A noob review (trigger warning: Chinese content)

[DangerZone98]

I have all my knives tested in the Lab. It's just a good habit to get into.

I analyze the alloy composition of all my knives. With Science!

 

[Lyndino]

Someday I'll be rich...

Not if you only buy USA made knives, that'll keep you in the poor house for sure.

 

[shane45-1911]

Or

Reread from that perspective.

Yup, he IS a troll. I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, but he removed any uncertainty with his recent postings.

 

[bolabeenz]

" 2 perfect dogs" ?

 

[craytab]

You are misguided. I'm just sharing what I love, no different than any other.

Ah, so it is me, and everyone else saying the same thing that are misguided. Couldn't be that you are either a troll or in denial. No way. It is everyone else that has the problem, right? You know what they say about if you constantly find yourself surrounded by assholes....

Enjoy your expensive fake cloner knives, there is no need to tell a forum full of knife enthusiasts about it though, unless you want attention.

 

[ferider]

OP, for your next thread, may I suggest to discuss/try a fixed blade ? For instance, GSO or Bark River make some really nice ones.

 

[tony281sc2]

I'd love to send this thing to some users here to see what they really thought about it, not from across the internet, but given what I see here typically I'm sure it wouldn't return.

^ It looks like a ZT 0456 and 0850 got drunk, there was some incest involved, and then they met Medford at a bar and had a deformed baby…. Uh, no offense
I’d send it back before I opened it. Just kidding, I’d open it, and then send it back… if they take returns that is. Hey maybe it’s not too late, you could have something like this instead…

 

[tony281sc2]

I really don't need to sharpen anything often. I don't use my pocket knives for anything. I do use my kitchen knives. I've only used my pull sharpener on a few cheapie from back in the day like Gerber Paraframe and a couple junk CRKT I can no longer recall what they were or where they might be. Now I'm pretty sure I'll find somewhere to get it done properly. Or just buy a new one. I like the easy way out.

Might be worth it to try a Ken Onion edition Worksharp belt system. It’s very quick to shapen any steel, with just a bit of learning curve, so as not to round the tip of your knife. Check it out man

Again really wish some of you could feel this thing in your own hands and then tell me what you think. Anyone live in Oregon, Portland metro tricounty area and want to meet up to find out? Open invite. I'm buying the beers.

Oregon huh? Lucky SOB, that’s where they make Zero Tolerance knives. If I didn’t live 1,000s of miles away I would love to go take a tour, maybe buy a knife in person.

 

[Legendary_Jarl]

According to the internet the model is called "Flame Shield" not "Diving Dragon". At that price point it was probably blessed by Xi Jinping himself before being shipped to you.

Materials: $50
Uyghur slave labor to assemble it: $0
Blessing by Xi Jinping: $300

 

[beeinak]

It's not that I wouldn't use it, it's that I don't need to. With this particular knife is just a bit large for carry in slacks at the office. But on weekends I might. I just love looking at it. Nothing wrong with that.

Just mentioning that in another of your threads you said you work retail so weekends were a no go for attending a knife show. You post about knives of questionable materials and construction from crappy sites, then when a post has criticism you say you don’t use your knives (although they have to be slicey), and then say you don’t care what anyone thinks. If you truly have disposable income to waste on crap, maybe spend it on quality.

 

[abcdef]

Funny as h e double hockey sticks.

 

[Blues]

Folks, keep politics out of the General Knife Discussion Forum...Period. Doesn't matter whether we or others agree or disagree with the sentiments expressed...this is not the venue.

Warnings will be issued if you can't be bothered to keep it in mind.

 

[JayDeep]

Just mentioning that in another of your threads you said you work retail so weekends were a no go for attending a knife show. You post about knives of questionable materials and construction from crappy sites, then when a post has criticism you say you don’t use your knives (although they have to be slicey), and then say you don’t care what anyone thinks. If you truly have disposable income to waste on crap, maybe spend it on quality.

You make no sense here to me. You say I "post about knives of questionable materials and construction", but that's an assumptive claim without knowledge, as I clearly stated in this original post the knife is a super solid build. I also clearly state here that I find this knife to be of good quality. The materials may be questionable, but it's still steel and even if it were 5Cr it will still cut just like any other sharpened hardened steel knife would. So your entire premise is squash. You see I have spent my money on quality a far as I'm concerned. Everything you think you base on an utter lack of knowledge of the object itself and rather an assumption based on where it's from. All of you are doing this. It's of course of zero surprise to me, but it's worth calling out even if it is falling off intentionally dead ears and blind eyes.

 

[JayDeep]

Might be worth it to try a Ken Onion edition Worksharp belt system. It’s very quick to shapen any steel, with just a bit of learning curve, so as not to round the tip of your knife. Check it out man

Oregon huh? Lucky SOB, that’s where they make Zero Tolerance knives. If I didn’t live 1,000s of miles away I would love to go take a tour, maybe buy a knife in person.

And Benchmade and Kershaw and crkt and Gerber and Leatherman. I've toured Benchmade, Kershaw, and Leatherman. Yes I'm very lucky in that regard.

 

[JayDeep]

^ It looks like a ZT 0456 and 0850 got drunk, there was some incest involved, and then they met Medford at a bar and had a deformed baby…. Uh, no offense
I’d send it back before I opened it. Just kidding, I’d open it, and then send it back… if they take returns that is. Hey maybe it’s not too late, you could have something like this instead…
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So interestingly enough I almost bought this one before the monstrosity in the OP. It's actually cheaper and more my style. Recon1 had a used one up but I took too long to decide and someone beat me to it. Very sad, I should've gotten it regardless. I love ZT!

 

[JayDeep]

Ah, so it is me, and everyone else saying the same thing that are misguided. Couldn't be that you are either a troll or in denial. No way. It is everyone else that has the problem, right? You know what they say about if you constantly find yourself surrounded by assholes....

Enjoy your expensive fake cloner knives, there is no need to tell a forum full of knife enthusiasts about it though, unless you want attention.

What's fake or clone about this? I would die for any evidence anyone could provide for such a claim? Go on, I'm waiting...

 

[JayDeep]

Yup, he IS a troll. I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, but he removed any uncertainty with his recent postings.

Do tell... I like something many of you clearly don't, but I still like it and want to share it. I do so hoping to find some that don't get drowned out by the loud mouth aholes, although it's appearing more and more that it is all this place has. I do like poking an angry bear though, when that angry bear is wrong and I'm right. It's always fun to expose idiocy. Even if the idiots can't recognize it.

No a troll wouldn't spend $350 of their own money on anything just to mess with people. I'm truly into knives. Just paid $720 for a Mnandi. $250 for a ZT0450. And $280 for a Kizer. Still got plenty of what I'm guessing most of not all of you would consider worthy knives. I just so happen to also appreciate what you guys are far too wilfully and ignorantly bigoted to try. I'm not a troll, but I'm not above trolling those bullying me, because I cannot be bullied. I'm far too egomaniacal and strong willed for that. Thus I continue to say, no victims here. I'm just playing your game that you all set forth by being such gigantic dix.

 

[beeinak]

You make no sense here to me. You say I "post about knives of questionable materials and construction", but that's an assumptive claim without knowledge, as I clearly stated in this original post the knife is a super solid build. I also clearly state here that I find this knife to be of good quality. The materials may be questionable, but it's still steel and even if it were 5Cr it will still cut just like any other sharpened hardened steel knife would. So your entire premise is squash. You see I have spent my money on quality a far as I'm concerned. Everything you think you base on an utter lack of knowledge of the object itself and rather an assumption based on where it's from. All of you are doing this. It's of course of zero surprise to me, but it's worth calling out even if it is falling off intentionally dead ears and blind eyes.

If you don’t know what it is made of it is questionable you moronic troll.

 

[Blues]

Since it appears that polite discourse is not foreseeable, we will put an end to this debacle forthwith.
Future instances of this behavior will not be met with kindly.

JayDeep You're relatively new here, you are going to get the least amount of latitude of all if your behavior, language and demeanor toward other members is rude or insulting going forward. (It goes for all, but you haven't earned any points here.)