Anyone know: Mtech Usa?

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Don't let these guys fool you -- they just want all the M-Techs for themselves!

I've got one and I slice through Sebenza's and Busse's to test the edge.

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If you're looking for a cheap knife from a company that likes to use other company's designs, Sanrenmu makes better knives than Mtech.
 
I have one of their fixed blades. It is a functional knife, and nothing more. The quality of the coating on it sucks, but removing it solves that problem.

Unless I really trusted a particular knife/ model, I would avoid any of the no-name Chinese and Pakistani folders like the plague.
 
I once bought an mtech karambit like knife from a garage sale, dullest thing ever. I can make the lock fail just by regular cutting.

My friend has a mtech butterfly knife and I keep telling him not to use it for fear that blade is going to go flying and kill someone.
 
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Sal Glesser said:
When you knowingly purchase a design copy or counerfeit, Doesn't that make you part of the problem by supporting thieves?

sal
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Exactly. There are some others on this forum that do the same thing
but use the excuse that they're getting a "good deal".
It's OK to copy and counterfeit if you pay less right? :rolleyes:

mike
 
Sal Glesser said:
When you knowingly purchase a design copy or counerfeit, Doesn't that make you part of the problem by supporting thieves?

sal
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I think the phrase that best answers that question is "Why, yes; yes it does." :D
 
Sal Glesser said:
When you knowingly purchase a design copy or counerfeit, Doesn't that make you part of the problem by supporting thieves?

sal
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No, it leaves $100 dollars in my pocket that I would have spent on
a Chinese made Cold Steel that I seriously doubt is tougher than this
copy. By the way, I have purchased($8) a Chinese copy of your Poliwog
also, great little knife. ;)
 
yerscattergun said:
No, it leaves $100 dollars in my pocket that I would have spent on
a Chinese made Cold Steel that I seriously doubt is tougher than this
copy. By the way, I have purchased($8) a Chinese copy of your Poliwog
also, great little knife. ;)
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I'm sorry, the correct answer to the question is "Yes.".

Better luck next time.
 
yerscattergun said:
no, it leaves $100 dollars in my pocket that i would have spent on
a chinese made cold steel that i seriously doubt is tougher than this
copy. By the way, i have purchased($8) a chinese copy of your poliwog
also, great little knife. ;)
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fail:D
 
yerscattergun said:
Can't think of a bettter response? :rolleyes:
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Regardless of whether or not you "saved" $100 by buying a copy, you still bought a pirated copy that supports the lying thieves that steal peoples designs.

Don't YOU have a better response? What you are doing is wrong. Period.

(I don't doubt that a $25 Chinese piece of junk could be equal to a $125 Chinese piece of junk. We are talking about principal here, and you are on the wrong end.)
 
From a serious standpoint: Regardless of the quality of knockoff knife, it's still morally wrong (in my opinion--feel free to disagree.) Those dollars would be better spent at least buying a cheapo with an ORIGINAL design instead of going into the pockets of the unscrupulous bastards that let honest hard-working craftsmen do all the hard work and not see the benefit. :mad:
 
Tripton said:
Regardless of whether or not you "saved" $100 by buying a copy, you still bought a pirated copy that supports the lying thieves that steal peoples designs.

Don't YOU have a better response? What you are doing is wrong. Period.

(I don't doubt that a $25 Chinese piece of junk could be equal to a $125 Chinese piece of junk. We are talking about principal here, and you are on the wrong end.)
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No, wrong is spending an extra $100 on something(tactically equivalent) when I can
use that $100 to benefit my family. That's principal. I'll have to give you
a "c" for effort on your response though. :D
 
FortyTwoBlades said:
From a serious standpoint: Regardless of the quality of knockoff knife, it's still morally wrong (in my opinion--feel free to disagree.) Those dollars would be better spent at least buying a cheapo with an ORIGINAL design instead of going into the pockets of the unscrupulous bastards that let honest hard-working craftsmen do all the hard work and not see the benefit. :mad:
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Unfortunately there are people in the world who do not value ethics and honesty. To these people, saving a few bucks is all that matters. It is pointless trying to educate these people, greed and selfishness is their only motivation. I find it best to simply ignore them.

OK, back on track .....

I think it's false economy to buy really cheap crappy knives. Sure, you can pick up some bit of junk for $10 and it may even work for a short while. It probably won't be long though before it fails, possibly taking a chunk out of you when it does, and it will need constant sharpening and how can you possibly have any feelings of pride or pleasure in ownership?

Spend $50 and you'll probably get something made from decent materials, far less likely to fail, be better constructed and something from which you can derive a little pleasure in owning.
 
yerscattergun said:
No, wrong is spending an extra $100 on something(tactically equivalent) when I can
use that $100 to benefit my family. That's principal. I'll have to give you
a "c" for effort on your response though. :D
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And why not spend the $25 on an original piece of junk?

Besides, if $100 is that big of a deal to you, maybe you should add the $25 to benefit your family 25% more rather than supporting thieves.


Either way, unless you want to start a thread up over in W&C, I am done here.

See what kind of grades you can give the responses over there.:rolleyes:
 
Sal Glesser said:
When you knowingly purchase a design copy or counerfeit, Doesn't that make you part of the problem by supporting thieves?

sal
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Yup. :thumbup: Very well said.

I don't know what's worse - thieves changing specific design elements to make sure they don't infringe on a patent or copyright; or building & selling an exact copy without changes, and hiding behind their country's laws.

When I first joined up here, I wasn't very sophisticated when it came to knives. Now, after reading about the Beggs, Emerson, Ralph, Spyderco and others getting ripped off, I research everything I buy. Like I said before, there are just too many good inexpensive designs out there; if I buy one that doesn't suit me, and can give it away to a (very grateful) friend. I would never give an MTech to any of my friends. I like them (the friends, that is) too much.

Friends don't give friends MTechs. ;)

thx - cpr
 
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