Originally Posted By: spasm3
You can spend hours browsing here.
https://www.smkw.com/
If cost is a concern, look there and search amazon for the manufacturer number to save shipping.
If you think spending hours at the website is bad...you should see the store.
In half a dozen visits, I still don't think I've seen the whole thing-the only thing I can claim is that I can at least find the Case counter without asking for help.
I've been taking family vacations to the area for several years, and the over the past several years I've bought a knife as a souvenier of the trip. Because they are in the highest tier of Case dealers(I forget what it's called) they have virtually guaranteed availability of any current pattern in the catalog along with special editions. Typically, I end up buying a bone handle version of a pattern I already have and like, although I'm considering a damascus blade knife for my next purchase. The other possibility is a Russlock, which is a knife I don't recall seeing for sale in any of the local shops and is something I want to "try before I buy."
Although I've heard nothing but good things about their mail order service, it's hard to beat having them actually hand you the knife you're going to buy before paying for it. By that, I mean that they let you "play with" the display models, but the when you've agreed to buy they unbox the one they're going to sell you and let you examine before they take it to the register.
Granted, one disadvantage to buying in the store is that you get hit hard for the sales tax. The base TN sales tax is not inexpensive, and Sevier county adds on an additional amount-I think the total of the two is either 9.25% or 9.75%.