muleman69
USMC -1st marine Div. RVN
Great Idea,thanks
Kershaw Emerson CQC Knife - What a deal!!
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muleman69
USMC -1st marine Div. RVN
Not much for quality like the old days but for $15 bucks I really can't complain. I go through one a year opening hay bales, sure makes it nice as I don't have to take my gloves off. I think I will order half a dozen before the sale goes off
You'll go through half dozen in one year
My friend has a old 1960s or 70s kershaw fixed blade, it may be be best steel in a knife i have ever seen. And i carry a magnum by boker damascus.
Yes, this is a good point...many knife makers have gone to China {like just about everyone else} and the problem is that while they may now do some QC to assure that the labor is of high enough quality there really is no control over the materials used. You could be getting a good "looking" knife that is not quite what it is supposed to be.
Same with boots. I just learned my state pride in my Georgia boots was false. Turns out I had China pride this whole time.
Unfortunately, more and more are being made in China. A.G. Russell recently started using a Chinese factory for his knives. Said it was purely financial, before he selected a Chinese factory he got a quote for the tooling for a run of knives from a German plant he had been using. The tooling cost would have put the knives price point way off the chart. He reluctantly moved his business to Chinese plant.
While I still think the price in the Bargain Finder is really good for this knife, if you are concerned about warranty then start buying from A.G. Russell exclusively. He still has his "Iron Clad Guarantee". You can read about it here: https://agrussell.com/about/guarantee
He backs it up too! I called about the snaps on the sheath for my SOG Seal 2000 rusting. I bought one of these right after they hit the market. I was told to return the knife and sheath for replacement. SOG had upgraded the snaps to stainless by then. I paid the shipping back to him, he paid the shipping to me. Quick return, you can't beat service and policies like that!
While I still think the price in the Bargain Finder is really good for this knife, if you are concerned about warranty then start buying from A.G. Russell exclusively. He still has his "Iron Clad Guarantee". You can read about it here: https://agrussell.com/about/guarantee
He backs it up too! I called about the snaps on the sheath for my SOG Seal 2000 rusting. I bought one of these right after they hit the market. I was told to return the knife and sheath for replacement. SOG had upgraded the snaps to stainless by then. I paid the shipping back to him, he paid the shipping to me. Quick return, you can't beat service and policies like that!
AG Russell knives have been made in China for quite some time, and they are made with the same low grade Pakistani car bumper 8Cr13MoV steel used in the Kershaw knives. The move was most certainly "purely financial"
. His business was suffering due to better knives made right here. To maintain his profit margin, he moved production to China, and it shows.Edit: When it comes to top quality, the better made knives come with a bigger price. When it comes to folders, MicroTech is the king.
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If china stops sending us shoes we will be a barefoot nation!!Same with boots. I just learned my state pride in my Georgia boots was false. Turns out I had China pride this whole time.
I don't know...if you use them like knives are supposed to be used and keep them sharp they really are not terrible knives. That said, I personally can go thru 6 knives in one year no matter who makes them. I will loose 4 and break the other two using them as a pry bar!!!
I don't treat my good ones that way, they last me. My "good" is probably not up to most others idea {MicroTech Troodon}....I don't have any "custom" knives, they are all entirely too ugly for me.
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muleman69
USMC -1st marine Div. RVN
We would really be up a creek if they stopped all Imports. Even though it's mostly junk we find ourselves having to buy the stuff
muleman69
USMC -1st marine Div. RVN
I can usually make it about a year on a Gerber fast draw(if I don't loose it) . They seem to hold up good ,I just sharpen them down to were they are to short with in a year. As JRS said mostly all Pakistan bumper material
Nothing ugly here.
I bought one of those about a year ago and lost it the same day!!! NO B.S.!!!!
No, you are right, I can stand that one!!!! That is real nice!!! Most of them make me wonder what the cat was thinking about when he designed it. What's even worse is that some guys pay dearly for it....it's like dude, didn't you notice the goat in the corner puking when you bought that?????
I have many knives similar to the one I posted the pic of.
I used to really love a pocket knife and still do - but I like Ontario Knife's Rat II. Pretty cheap, well made and durable. If I leave home without a knife (highly unusual), I have to go back and get it, or stop and buy another. I work in a farming/outside job and I can be really rough on a knife.
Then I saw a neck knife on Ebay and when I researched it I found it was made by a guy named Doug Stice and when you can find them they are $125. I was able to get it for $65 brand new. Now, it has pretty much replaced my pocket knife for a work tool because it so handy, plus it has a flat head screw driver which is a great pry bar and 9/16 down to 5/16 wrenches. It is in my hand in the blink of an eye, with no digging in my pocket with dirty hands and there are many times the built in tools have saved me time and energy.
Then I saw a neck knife on Ebay and when I researched it I found it was made by a guy named Doug Stice and when you can find them they are $125. I was able to get it for $65 brand new. Now, it has pretty much replaced my pocket knife for a work tool because it so handy, plus it has a flat head screw driver which is a great pry bar and 9/16 down to 5/16 wrenches. It is in my hand in the blink of an eye, with no digging in my pocket with dirty hands and there are many times the built in tools have saved me time and energy.
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