Any rivalries between knife companies ?

Hickory n steel

Hickory n steel

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Everyone knows coke vs pepsi, Ford vs Chevy or dish vs direct TV, but which knife companies if any have rivalries ?
 
Cold Steel versus the world, and fair warning: fans of various companies versus fans of other companies. Of course, the latter are far worse than any actual rivalry between the companies themselves.
 
Benchmade vs Spyderco vs ZT.

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Quiet said:
Cold Steel versus the world, and fair warning: fans of various companies versus fans of other companies. Of course, the latter are far worse than any actual rivalry between the companies themselves.
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Duck and cover, man! :D
 
As far as I have seen most knife makers and manufacturers not only get along but most work together and help each other out. The fans is definitely a different story. I remember when we started selling Emerson Knives and I posted a picture on social media of an Emerson and a Hinderer together. I had some fans on both sides tell me I should never do that. Thought that was pretty funny!
 
I'm a card carrying Cold Steel fanboy, but I have to admit, Cold Steel does not play well with others.
 
Victorinox vs...

Nobody.

Not only do they not have any competition to speak of, but when they bought out the only real competitor they *did* have they went to great lengths to ensure nobody lost their job.

Have I mentioned how much I like Victorinox?
 
Boker vs. anyone with a logo that has fruits, vegetables, roots, leaves, sticks, trees, bushes, or flora of any sort
 
Frailer said:
Victorinox vs...

Nobody.

Not only do they not have any competition to speak of, but when they bought out the only real competitor they *did* have they went to great lengths to ensure nobody lost their job.

Have I mentioned how much I like Victorinox?
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Frailer said:
Victorinox vs...

Nobody.

Not only do they not have any competition to speak of, but when they bought out the only real competitor they *did* have they went to great lengths to ensure nobody lost their job.

Have I mentioned how much I like Victorinox?
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There's a new company called swiza trying to modernize the Swiss army knife, but I really don't think they'll ever give Victorinox a run for their money because they just don't know what Victorinox knows and their knives are ugly.
 
Several years ago Spyderco took Benchmade to court because Benchmade was using the round opening hole without permission in some of it's knives (like the original AFCK). Spyderco owned the round opening hole, and it took court action to make Benchmade stop using it.

Imagine that, Benchmade "stole" a design owned by another knife company. Spyderco was none to happy about that. So much so that they brought out the lawyers.

For the record, I like Benchmade. And I own a few of those original AFCK's.
 
Quiet said:
How is a company ripping off other companies' products to be considered a rivalry?
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Perhaps you may be right.
So, ethics aside
and placing it into a global business perspective, its
benchmade, spyderco, etc. vs Ganzo
All are in it for the money.
And all's fair in love and war, more so when it involves business interest.
Creating wealth with all forms of rivals is a constant battle
fought with vision, determination and might.
Some have turn to unethical means.
Having a personal opinion doesn't change anything
when it comes to unfair practices.
It's going to be business as usual.
So that when it comes to cloning
it's very likely a similar situation as in the past, where Law of the land
doesn't apply to a massively restless mongol horde at your doorstep.
More often than not, they would continue to have it their way far and wide ...
 
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From my point of view, some companies try to fill the same market niche and have quite a few common points which cause knid of a Rivalry between them, especially betweent the fans of both of them. Maybe not negatively, but they're often compared and put side to side
These are (to me)

Emerson vs. Cold Steel
ESEE vs. TOPS
Ontario vs. KaBar
Benchmade vs. Spyderco
LM vs. Victorinox
SOG vs. CRKT
Hinderer vs. Medford
 
Hickory n steel said:
Everyone knows coke vs pepsi, Ford vs Chevy or dish vs direct TV, but which knife companies if any have rivalries ?
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They all do...it's called "competition." All knife companies want you to buy their knives, not somebody else's.

Are you talking about X and Y not liking each other? Maybe you can give us an example so we know what you are asking about. :thumbup:
 
Hickory n steel said:
There's a new company called swiza trying to modernize the Swiss army knife, but I really don't think they'll ever give Victorinox a run for their money because they just don't know what Victorinox knows and their knives are ugly.
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So is Boker. Does that mean they have a rivalry? Like the Boker guys "hate those Victorinox guys."
 
killgar said:
Several years ago Spyderco took Benchmade to court because Benchmade was using the round opening hole without permission in some of it's knives (like the original AFCK). Spyderco owned the round opening hole, and it took court action to make Benchmade stop using it.

Imagine that, Benchmade "stole" a design owned by another knife company. Spyderco was none to happy about that. So much so that they brought out the lawyers.

For the record, I like Benchmade. And I own a few of those original AFCK's.
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Are you completely sure about that statement?
BenchCo offers that very same hole in their custom griptilian feature menu.
 
marcinek said:
They all do...it's called "competition." All knife companies want you to buy their knives, not somebody else's.

Are you talking about X and Y not liking each other? Maybe you can give us an example so we know what you are asking about. :thumbup:
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I think he's talking about similar style knives vs each other. GEC vs Benchmade doesn't work because they are different styles. Similar to Ferrari vs Honda. They are both car companies but they don't really compete for the same customer base. Correct me if I'm wrong.
 
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