I have two of these ($90 US, each), which I use for miscellaneous activities, and
have a 13MBIX (2nd from right, $360 US) just cuz I love it. It might come in handy if I ever decide to commit seppuku too.
The recon tanto is a wonderful field knife. These pictures don't do the blades justice.
Finally, I have these:
The katana was a special order from Bugei (placed by someone else, who defaulted so they made them available for a very good price that I couldn't pass up). It is forged and folded and made for cutting. A friend later gave me a matching wakizashi, but it is not really a cutting blade (forged, not folded). The katana is megasharp; the wakizashi is not. I've done tameshigiri (rolled and soaked tatami mat cutting) with the katana and it cuts very nicely.
I love blades too!
Oh, um ... I use maglights too. I have a couple of mini-mags for utility and one big 4 cell Mag for the residence. They're all I need.
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