Top 25 Best Knives Of The Year Over $100

THIS IS A LIST OF THE 25 BEST KNIVES OF THE YEAR, THESE ARE MY TOP 25 FOLDING POCKET KNIVES. THESE KNIVES ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST KNIVES OVER A $100.
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OESER F22
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[@ozzyfranf]

At over $300.00 you don't think that Magnetron is a "Premium Knife". It just feels like one. I guess I really am a poor.

[@cyphersuit1]

It is a premium knife. Love mine.

[@anthonyberardi8904]

They sure look premium too

[@quickslashgib5800]

Some people are in too deep. I personally think the watch hobby is a little tacky. But the knife world has its own Rolex down to Casio. Does it get the job done AND have long lasting durable performance? It’s high end. Does it look cool at the same time? I consider it Premium. I refuse to accept knives that look like they they could be hanging in a plastic Walmart mold.

[@GregPaurzke]

I don’t have a Magnetron but I have many We knives. The Magnetron looks really cool and I would definitely consider it to be a premium knife.

[@JTG40cal]

Absolutely LOVE my Padre. Had it in pocket today!

[@seansmith4183]

You have put together an awesome list. I am surprised that Brian Nadeau and Sharp By Design did not make the list. Thanks for all the great work throughout the past year.

[@scottsierra_bound3162]

Nice job Jared. Like your pics! Thank you.

[@danielabbott9312]

I was looking at the Veritas and militaw last night I dig the reverse flick that you can do on them, they look like good fidget knives

[@jamesmcnitt6860]

Once again you’re just crushing it…..🔥🔥. Great video.

[@clintcrosby6337]

What a list. Wow. Thanks Jared

[@winterbladeco]

Thanks Jerad! Awesome line up!! Happy 2024 brother!

[@plausible.deaniability]

Thanks for putting together this list!

[@NeevesKnives]

My pleasure!

[@themahones]

Damn USA needs to step up China getting all the wins

[@jocemarine6247]

Your right. Many USA made are over rated and over priced. A Benchmade with ultra cheap scales over 400.00 no thanks. There is so many options with premium material under this price that make me think that I don't see the day that I will buy another Benchmade again. My money is too hard to earn . . .

[@elde667]

Great effort….thanks for this Jerad.

[@joshwheeler1633]

Great list!

[@zakariaott]

great list. If I may I have a few to add to the list. The Berg Blades Mini Barber, Luft Concepts AVNT, Null Knives Voodoo, Wehr Allie-P, and my pick for knife of the year the Arcform Theory!

[@jimgray2575]

"Gas station knife fighting grip".....I LOVE IT!!!

[@the_knights_edge]

Solid list man

[@davegoodridge8352]

That Kizer Varatas sure looks nice. That Big Idea knife looks like the We Banter, my favorite knife, with a flipper!

[@paullmight42]

Oeser F22 Kickstop takes the cake for me...I have 3 of them now...

[@mikereese15]

Man I need some more WE's from this year.

[@fredstephens6737]

I checked out when the watch review started.

[@michaelray7523]

Yeah, fast forwarding past that part is absolutely too much work. 🙄

[@1981-A_R]

The miguron miro looks stunning 🤩🤩

[@stuartrollings602]

Quiet Carry rocks!

[@scrick7112]

Great video Jerad. Have you got your hands on a Tactile Knife Co. Archer yet. I’m looking forward to your overview of the Archer, a 599.00 price point. See ya

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

I still need the Varatas, Militaw, and Huntsman. I would have put them way higher because the quality to price ratio is crazy. The Bestech Cetus is one of my most wanted knives too, best design from Poltergeist works I’ve seen!

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Realsteel made them decent and the prices were not as expensive.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

@@tacticalcenter8658 yeah they made some cool models. I just like the Cetus design the best. Bestech knocks them out very well.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

@@BrandonGavin_EDC bestech soft and expensive though. So not worth it.

[@ger13nunyah56]

In the bucket list 👍😎🤘

[@christolley4946]

I absolutely love the blade on that Panchenko! It reminds me so much of one of my favorite designs out there. To see what I'm seeing check out the Kershaw/ Sinkevich: Concierge or the Shirogorov/ Sinkevich: Cacannibis. Both are the same knife but, obviously very different quality levels. I so wish the Concierge hadbeen. done through ZT rather than the Kershaw branch. It was such a worthy design. Only thing you will not like will be the pocket clip ( outta pocket is tough).

[@caidenjones918]

I bought the concierge on sale on BladeHQ a while back. Actually a solid knife, but the pocket clip does stink. Would love to see it in that $200-250 price bracket rather than either $35 or $700 lol.

[@Maurice895]

Nice selection, Kizer bringing their A game.

[@AudibleVisibIe]

Kizer has been going crazy the past 2 or 3 years. They're the $50-150 king imo

[@acid6urns]

@@AudibleVisibIekizer also is offering insane materials for the price point on their budget stuff, especially when they run sales on their site. you can get full size knives with g10/micarta and 154cm for literally like $42 right now on their site on sale. even normally 154cm/n690/vg10 for around 60-70 dollars is a pretty damn good deal when most other companies are offering d2 or 9cr at the same price

[@josh33025]

I was waiting for months for the militaw to come back in stock. I immediately bought one last week when they were restocked.

[@markus6167]

Picked up a Roc a while back but the sound & look of that Rook... damn

[@mtachjian]

Every choice is better than the last. I want them all. thanks

[@Philly1958]

How about a top USA made list for 2023?

[@TucoDog-ho6fw]

There’s some great stuff in this list. The market is exploding. I’m retired and don’t have near enough time to even come close to keeping up. Just Quiet Carry and Kizer have several of intrest to me. thanks Jared.👍🏻

[@toddcarr.]

Man it must have been a pain narrowing the list down this past year as there have been soo many great knives that have come onto the market at different price points over a hundred bucks. Been a great year to be a knife knut though lol. The Kizer escort in 20CV was one of my favorite ones along with some releases by Cold Steel like the Mayhem and 5Max. Great way to see what you like and prefer in knives. Thanks for the great vid and keep making sharp things fun and enjoyable.

[@GregPaurzke]

The Black Mirror is my favorite work knife. It’s not so expensive that I worry about scuffing it up but the materials (s90v, bro) and quality are top notch. It also looks great.

[@NeevesKnives]

mine is m390

[@r6201sk]

My Varatas (OG version) drops down nicely. Needed few flick to break in though. Probably my favorite $100+ knife of last year. Maybe overall with Vision FG and surpisingly Petrified Fish Hourglass. Also I think 2023 version of Black Mirror has S90V steel .. for the same money ... crazy.

[@AudibleVisibIe]

Varatas edged out the padre for my number 1 over 100.

[@KevinC_5109]

helluva list

[@Man_Ray78]

Want WMK Kizer Milltaw with some other inlays,,i'm waiting for that. But I'm surprised to not seeing Kizer The Clairvoyant. It's been in my pocket since i got it 2 months ago.

[@isthebeeflol]

Mini padre please and thanks.

[@tonysoprano7777]

Just would like to know what Happen with the Chaves redencion 229 kick stop that you were totally in love with. Why it didn’t make the list?

[@RABBIT-420]

metal complex just did a video on alot of versions of your number 1 knife

[@EmeryAustin]

I'm surprised more companies don't already have a compression lock model out now the patent is up. It seemed axis locks were around before the patent was up from other companies than benchmade, looking at you ganzo lol.

[@TheJohnbortle]

I was surprised to not see the Chavez Redicion with the kick stop. Other than that, loving my Padre and MSI that passed the spine whack test repeatedly.

[@deltawave11]

Id love to get a Magnetron. It must be really nice, especially since he emphasized that it Feeels premium. As if to say,you know its a premium knife by the way it feels 👍

[@michaelmillwood4930]

You didn’t mention that the pocket clip on the Miguron Arma is a spring clip as well. LOVE it!! ;-}. MM

[@aaronb.4830]

Where would you out the Kaviso Exclusive Kirby Lambert Raine?

[@TheRealDoctorBreezy]

It would have been cool if you also added the price along with the name of the knife. Also, I’m a bit shocked/disappointed that the Flytanium Arcade and the MBK Rosalinda didn’t make the list or at least an honorable mention…those two along with the Padre and the Militaw are probably the best knives I have handled in 2023. I guess it just comes down to personal preference 😅 Nevertheless, still a very very good list 👍🏽

[@TheCaptaintbone]

The American Blade works is a Model 2 if I’m not mistaken. Not a model 1.

[@DeedleEdmonds]

Aren't Washers better for a salty/beach environment? Fairly sure that's why QC uses them over Washers in most cases.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

How did the MSI get on the list? Failing locks very low hardness and issues sharpening and poor performing. And mushy action. Lol you rated it 5? Lolol how? Its awesome, but has zero good properties that would make it awesome.

[@oliverdotcom2928]

So many of the framelock/bolster lock knives on this list would be in my collection if they weren’t flippers. That’s a trend that I really hope ends up

[@Surago]

Same. I hate flippers.

[@kenriser4874]

ThYs s good lookin blade tap ot on tanle any ringing or flat thud sound thud id net

[@robertcullen4758]

I need a top 10 gas station knife fighting knives video!

[@NeevesKnives]

I already posted one a couple weeks ago 👊

[@jayr526]

All my watches went away since I have been carrying a smart phone changing the home screen is way easier than changing that watch strap

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

I’m honestly surprised the Giant Mouse Titanium Ace Tribeca wasn’t on the list or an honorable mention.

[@Eagor91]

Agreed

[@elde667]

That makes three of us.

[@DogshitArgument]

The detent on that knife is mushy, and also somehow with a light detent the action is still shake-shut and not really droppy at all. Baffling knife, not worth the pricetag, frankly.

[@adammaultasch6833]

No one takes about the Sog Zero One at all and I think it was one of my favorite knives i picked up in 2023. I have not seen it on anyone’s lists at all. Do they not provide them for free for review ?

[@sethfletcher8793]

WE Zifius is so bad ass.

[@Nightwolf866]

12:40 it's a regular Nato Strap 😮

[@GregPaurzke]

I have a We Nefarious on order from Blade HQ and I have not gotten it yet. It is January 8 2024.

[@NeevesKnives]

im sorry to hear that, theres only a few left, they obviously had to re make those ones that were supposed to go to blade hq, you can get your refund which they shoulda only took 5 bucks so far, and buy one of the versions that are availiabe atm unless you ordered a specific one that you wanted, i hate this happened to you

[@robertbarnum7541]

And each Piratech Kraken comes with it's exact hrc! Pay attention knife shops/companies.

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Are they 60 and below?? Cause if so its not even worth writing it.

[@robertbarnum7541]

@@tacticalcenter8658 Mine is 61.8, but that's the point. I can decide if the advertised hrc is what I want. The knife is tested for hrc. And we are told what the range of values is. This is not the norm in the knife world. I appreciate that hrc is right in the description and right in the box when I open it. They care about it and I care about it. I hope that it becomes more the norm than the exception.

[@kreeskalay7042]

As a lefty, I'd love to see a video on top "lefty friendly" knives 😢

[@windowbreezes]

will WE ever expand past 20CV?

[@elde667]

Apparently not. They must have bought up the world’s supply of freakin 20CV!

[@windowbreezes]

should have done Black Mirror 2 with S90V

[@wildflower1542]

Most of the knives that you show are Framelock , Liner Lock ..I notice that it seems to be your favorite Lock ..How about Button Lock , Axis Lock / Crossbar , Compression Lock which is favorite by many Knife Enthusiast ...You only showed very few of those !

[@wes.killed.it.5511]

It's because truthfully most knives in general are made with the tried and true frame/integral/liner lock mechanism. They give the user, without question, the best/snappiest opening action and the most satisfying (yet reliable) closing *click* when that detent ball goes home into the blade. Other than the compression lock which has almost identical opening action as liner/frame locks since it relies on a detent ball mechanism (but Spyderco just really hasn't come out with many new models), there really isn't another lock that mimics the functionality, or even is mass produced, in a similar way that a liner lock provides for the user. Axis/cross bar locks, although can be fidgety, have spongey and mushy openings because of the nature of omega springs. Also with cross bar locks there's a whole other separate issue with the fact that omega springs tend to break randomly without any notice. Those reasons I mentioned is why most companies tend to make all, or mostly all, of their knife models in liner locking or frame locking configuration; which inevitably provides a higher yield of models that are actually exceptional knives to market. This in turn provides less exceptional options with models utilizing cross bar/back lock/button lock systems. Jared did mention a few button locks on this list and I will agree that this was the year for button locks; especially WE and CJRB who have their "detents" and actual locking solidity down to perfection, but still not enough models to go head to head with how many great liner and frame locks have come out.

[@wildflower1542]

@@wes.killed.it.5511, Thanks for enlightenment now I know ..

[@fredp1983]

Does anyone know.... is it Serge Pan-CHEN-ko?? or is Jerad correct in saying Pan-CHEE-ko? I need to know.... I definenatly know its a RAGer not ROGer...

[@natehoover5266]

Isn't the American Blade Works the Model 2?

[@elde667]

He has two models: 1 & 2.

[@natehoover5266]

@elde667 yup he sure does and the one he showed in the video is the Model 2. At least that's what it said when I bought it.

[@Tatterdsoul]

Great Knives. That Rook gave me a bone. Which is kinda mean. And the 9 is in me pocket saying “Rook ain’t sh:t”. And I’m saying.. “9!…9?…Don’t be a b:tch”. “You Fire…You Fire”.

[@CloudyShinobi]

You wrote “Horable mentions” 😂

[@kenriser4874]

Lookslike my old pocket ketshaw

[@JasonLeeDeeCee]

Coming in at the buzzer for 2023, the Berg Blades Barber, full size button lock, is hands down one of the best knives of the year for me. Top five, if not top 3. The sparrow stryx, the jack wolf gunslinger, the Tuya wrath and the null voodoo were my other favorites and the barber is right there with them

[@austinb5834]

Still waiting for the pre order of the Nefaris to arrive from BladeHQ. Probably will never happen. We'll see

[@CloudyShinobi]

The kizer militaw reminds me of a slightly less amazing am8/miguron flix ll Glad u mentioned Miguron bc they have been KILLING IT and they don’t get talked about enough for the crazy quality and value they’ve been achieving Love my nine(wish quiet carry would do more bearing knives, I’ve begged them but they’re not into it for some reason😩), and nefaris is one of if not the best We knife to date . Berg blades Sweeney and button barber seriously should be on this list. Also the divo knives lush deserves a spot

[@dirtlegchaser2424]

is it kansept or concept?

[@NeevesKnives]

KANSEPT

[@Philly1958]

Microtech MSA locks are failing. The Stitch Ram lock has been changed.

[@Graham_Rob]

Is it a problem that I have 9 of the knives on the list lol

[@preelenede]

I’m an Oser fan but their prices don’t reflect the product! That’s why I refuse to pull the trigger on one.🤷🏾 Also the Microtech is just fine. This spine whacking foolishness drives me crazy!

[@Lion_Hamza]

The Knife at 22:48 looks really weird. I could imagine if this knife would be laying around at knife shops with a 50.- dollar price tag people would not buy it. Only because we know it’s a very seldom and expensive knife we want to obtain it.

[@kenriser4874]

Yap that nlackirror mirror isiallyeans tou h chrome lol mew coatings yhese snodizing like arrow shafts

[@MoxTactical]

SuRgE pAnChEeKo 😂😂

[@krazy_roach1698]

Thanks bro

[@kenriser4874]

I see slot of just as good or better serialed dated knife makers we dont claim frost he can stay in china trader lol

[@vascularpete]

Pancheeko

[@K.O.Knives]

Either I'm a member now, or something interesting is going on.

[@skipads8784]

Where the Piratech fails is the axis lock instead of a liner lock to take full advantage of clean scales. I'm calling it the biggest flop of an otherwise fantastic idea because of that alone.

[@PatheticPeasant]

Best knives over $100? I think you should have had a cap? Also should have disclosed who's promoting you? These are all the hyped up knives currently man but by far are they the best knives over $100 because the sky would be the limit.

[@DiamondEDC]

WE had an excellent 2023

[@timothy9596]

Just FYI, it's spelled Militaw.

[@kenriser4874]

Looks nalanced as jell i teach hand to jand with a knife and my guys jave to toss and purposly flip 360 amd fadt im their nackward combat stances im real good eith tossing and catching in all directions i purposly comceal and we do quick draws my back of the top shirt clippen in always play kersjaw se knife every time o buy so i know it bevause ots the same balanced lnofe i toss always dame nlade simple comfy nut if im scratching my ear watch it that top of shirt on nack already im the perfect grab toss it other jand your gone yu schouldnt jave followed that jand toss it cost yu dearly

[@GertTown]

You can make a knife sharp with that carbide tool. You use it like a knife to sort of whittle the edge. You carve the edge. You have to barely touch it. If you look close with a magnifier you can see the scrape marks. It does work though.

[@christolley4946]

Oh he'll an the Mongoose, that original recurve blade....Sexy AF. Even non knife girls I showed that knife loved it and wanted to start collecting. Now who could be against a knife when chick dig it. LOL : )

[@brandonhart4865]

Anyone want to sell there Sweeney lol

[@NeevesKnives]

Look on knafsale link in description

[@kenriser4874]

I dont see kershaws mew auto and toe and knowing good steel as in machining metal all my life id pput myoney on a 20 dollar lershaw blade to eear it out i stone dharpen all my life push away flip push away againa good stoned blade even if o useit to scrape grass outa the places o cant get kersjaws blades do hold a very sharp efge noatyer but o stone only with same stones arkansaw oil stones ive had since i eas trapping in 70 im 63 npw bormin 60 and the g97 japanese buck actially remember the eoolwprths g96 its alo same as a buck exactly but i jave the japanade g96 tear a whole couch up in 100 mi s cut cloth off ppaddingand never even had to push ever nest nlade i ever jad lostit in sold vcouch 6 years hot couch back some teason found my buck amd g96 jaanese steel it xaid on blade fad could not lose its edge dtone only nest skimning yralper blace thicker nut citlike a filet knife loved that knife

[@Robert_Thomas832]

A fine lineup apart from the Jack Wulf overpriced premium product :(

[@isaiahthekid41]

This isn’t free robux

[@elgatofelix8917]

How are we doing a top knives of the year video already when we're not even half way into the 1st month of the year yet LMAO 😂

[@peterrawlings6507]

So many of these are ugly, and expensive. Neeves integrity is in shambles. Start reviewing knives you don't get sent for free and earn some genuine enthusiasts back this year by reviewing established brands also

[@Ox-Axel-Ox]

💯 agreed, been losing his roots

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Maybe he's getting more people doing it this way? These are knives and often too expensive when they are that soft. Giving praise to soft expensive knives isn't good.

[@Ox-Axel-Ox]

@@tacticalcenter8658 it's all about making the sale, regardless if the knaf is shIt. That's the priority now.

[@vascularpete]

Horrible mentions

[@elgatofelix8917]

The Arcus looks cool, but it's WAY overpriced. I can never justify paying that kind of money for Chinese made blade.

[@20alphabet]

Not interested in Made in China knives. Sorry, not sorry.

[@jocemarine6247]

You should USA made are just too expensive. Benchmade with ultra cheap scales over 300.00 no thanks. You get a lot more for your money with Chinées made. Even Microtech is making the Bravo manufacture in China . . .

[@R4NDLL]

Unsubscribed. PEACE!

[@Hungrybird474]

Why ?

[@tacticalcenter8658]

I'll do the same. I'll check in from time to time though.

[@BangkokMark]

That's a great list and it's nice to see that it doesn't have a $700-900 knife as the top choice. Thanks for the great content!