Bass Pro pocket knives.

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BRASMAN

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Are the Bass Pro pocket knives made by Case and are they made in China? Thanks for any info! :D
 
I was recently at a Bass Pro in Myrtle Beach, S.C. They had a ton of different pocketknives, made by all manufacturers, including a pretty good sized Case display full of everything 'ceptin the Peanut I wanted. :p I believe various manufacturers produce Bass Pro-branded knives for the chain, including Case (again, this is a big I think), and some rather dubious looking cheapos that I reckon were made in the Far East. However, the Case knives are all made in USA.
 
Thanks for the info. The knife I was looking at looks like a Case but I could not tell. Did they have the cheapos looking like they would be made by Case also as far as the basic design?
 
BRASMAN said:
The knife I was looking at looks like a Case but I could not tell. Did they have the cheapos looking like they would be made by Case also as far as the basic design?
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Yeah, the cheapos were slipjoint pocketknives, very similar an appearance from afar to the untrained eye to Case. I reckon there were also some modern "high-tech" cheapos too, but I wasn't really looking at those. Just make sure what you buy has Case XX on it and comes in a Case box and you'll be fine. Let us know what you end up with and how it is.
 
The Bass Pro branded slipjoint knives that I've seen at Bass Pro in Orlando, FL are made by Frost Cutlery in China. There are several other patterns in this line. Here is one from their online store. Notice the tang stamp.
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yeah, I go to that Bass Pro in Orlando all the time, the one in Festival Bay, and I was going to buy a BP line knife, until I saw that it was a Chinese Frost. They look decent, though.
 
ElCuchillo said:
yeah, I go to that Bass Pro in Orlando all the time, the one in Festival Bay, and I was going to buy a BP line knife, until I saw that it was a Chinese Frost. They look decent, though.
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I have always found that the Chinese are a lot better at making inexpensive slipjoints that are very functional than they are at making tacticool knives. I wouoldn't hesitate to buy one if I was looking for a cheap traditional knife to mistreat, or if I wanted a budget user. I EDC a Buck 373, from their China line (I didn't know it was Chinese when I bought it, the packageing wasn't marked- I bought one of the early ones), and I didn't notice until one day when I saw the stamp on the sheepfoot blade.
 
I bought a sowbelly stockman from a Big oufit in eastern Tennesee, it was a Remington ,stamped on it $16.99 , now I knew where it was made,but figured I would try one for beating around.That thing would not hold an edge at all.It would get sharp but it would not keep an edge using it very modestly,it was like it had no heat treatment at all. Now it looked real nice F&F but steel was terrible . I stuck it in a junk drawer, and got out one of my Queens, no problem now, get it sharp and touch it up now and then . Maybe some far east knives are better than others , I don't know about that . I know I won't be buying anymore....Mike
 
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