Chinese knives?

[popplecop]

Lotta junk, but have a couple that aren't too bad. Have 2 Columbia River knives that are made in Tiawan that are very good, excellent design and keep an edge. Much prefer Finish, German, Engish and of course good old American knives.

[wrenchman]

marles knives used to be made right here in gladstone but now they have there blades made in china.
There brand has suffered frome it they still sell knives but nothing like they did.
I do have a couple of there pockit knives and they are nice i also have a prechina sheath knive.
I no case -frost and sharp are made here.
The employes from marbles make knives and they are works of art and everything is made right here i think there name is rock river knives.
If you look on line there are a few other knives still made here kissing crain i think is made here

[Brithunter]

Like anything there is good and bad coming out fo China. I feel it's a shame and very short sighted for these companies to move production to China to make a fast profit. I wonder who they think will be able to uy their products once everyone is out of work that's not in China that is?

Now a friend in the US sent me as a gift a Chinese made Frost "Apache" knife and it seems to hold an edge. He sells knives and claimed these were so poor he would be ashamed to sell them. So offered these "junk" knives as he put them to anyone who wanted one. I said yes but only if I pay the shipping to the UK and didn't hear anyhting then the knife just showed up in the post. I recently had a leather sheaf made for it by a fellow at the Achery club to replace the horrid nylon one that came with it.

[Seawolf1090]

Chinese knives CAN be okay, IF the US company keeps a close watch on their QC. But, they will cut corners if they get the chance.
I have a multi-knife set by Winchester - made in China though. Decent half-serated blade, holds an edge. But, one of the screws came out and the blade opened in my pocket! I managed to extract it without cutting myself, and that knife went in the trash.
I have another knife - a fixed-blade "Commando Tanto" with 5" tanto blade that is my favorite field knife. I once opened two steel 7.62X54R ammo tins using this knife as a chisel - it survived and stayed sharp with hardly a scratch! Takes and holds a good edge. Just the right size for general duty - NOT a huge Ramboesque knife. I lucked out with this one!
I acquired many junk knives when I first began 'collecting' them. Now I know much better what to look for.

[Dutchman01]

I don't buy chinese made products....at all.....ever. I fined their quality is extremely poor, sometimes toxic (remember the pet food) and the politics of the place is horrendous. Why do business with the enemy?