>>609114Well to start I do not recommend you start collecting as in "buy these 5 new knives". Buy ONE knife you really like, you'll then like another one etc...
Just be very picky and selective about what you want but get it.
I used to think I could only use cheap stuff, but now my hard use and everyday outdoors knife is a Fallkniven A1, which by the way is the one I paid more money for. Unless it's a one of a kind custom made luxury knife I now feel like all of them are worth using. I think it is absurd to at least not try them out, since they are made for that and your life is here and now, and you won't be around forever.
It is embarrasing to me but right now I don't have pics of my entire collection. This one represents about 45% of it. Besides from cheap iconic things or utilitarian ones (like the Leathermans) I focus on military knives, mostly iconic and discontinued or old models not available anymore.