Originally Posted By: JustinC
Okay, this is my first post here...

Anyhow, if you have to keep it under $50, check out Columbia River Knife and Tool. I, and several of my co-workers, have used them extensively, and they offer a number of models over a wide price range.

Quality is very good, and the locking mechanism on the M-16 series is extremely robust.

Hi Justin,
Welcome aboard. CRKT are great knives for the cost for sure. I am not so much a fan of some of their designs but they do make a good quality knife IMO.
Bill