>>295492Buy a KA-BAR OP.
huge knives [7"], reasonably thick stock [0.165"], nice steel [1095 cro-van] excellent quality of build, with great handle and handguard, typically flat quillions.
I picked up a KA-BAR 1213 just last month and it is a VERY satisfying knife, and they are all SUPER AFFORDABLE.
the only real tradeoff imo is the lack of a finger choil.