Painkiller is right in that Ganzo did not steal designs. Ganzo is a company offering Ganzo knives, not counterfeit Benchmades. The models range from being modified to heavily inspired. Not even getting into that very obvious and very inane assembled in x region with X super secret parts discussion... Quite a few US knife companies ordered Ganzo to make those knives. Ordered Ganzo to make Ganzo knives. I did not say they ordered Ganzo to make US knives. Look that up yourself or contact their customer support. I don't know if BM was one of them and I don't have the time to read through all the links that have been posted in this thread, so sorry that I cannot comment on that. But a bunch of grown adults derailing a thread about one simple question so quickly amused me quite a bit.
I wanted to thank everyone who told me about their experiences. I was thinking of the axis lock as much more of a beater than your average liner lock, so it's good to hear from people who use their knives and don't put them up for display. The Spyerco compression lock was a favorite of mine before trying out this Ganzo knife.
Oh my god, what a dull slogan. There is nothing integral about a US-American, a German or a Swiss flag being stamped onto a product. I said it before and will say it again: I could not care less where a knife is made, the working conditions are what's important to me. I have had Benchmade knives in my hands and decided not to buy them. Not just because of the price tag, but because of the entire attitude and marketing. My decision. I did not see anyone stopping you on your shopping tour, so quit being BM's marketing robot for a second and realize that it's not just you who is free to take his money wherever he pleases. My conclusion has been that no pocket knife could ever be worth that money. No Benchmade, no Ganzo. Nothing self built from scratch.
