Bear and Sons MGC, Good or Bad

[tendy]

Are these knives any good. They do not seem to hold their value and are hard to resell, with the exceptions of maybe their butterfly knives. I was looking at getting a Bowie and hunting knives from them, but am unsure now. I thought being made in the USA would be a plus for them? Is the steel, workmanship, aesthetics? Any insight would be appreciated.

 

[Seals]

IMO,they've always had problems with quality issues.Wiggly blades,gaps in liners,poor fitting scales,ect.If you can select your knife as opposed to ordering online you could likely find a good one.I like their Damascus steel.Ive heard they bought a lot of the old Schrade tooling and quality is improving.I hope that's true.As things are now,for about the same money you can get a better knife from Buck,Case,or Queen.As for the Bowie knife,ive had one with Damascus and was quite happy with it.Also,when i sold it i believe i at least got my money back.

 

[richard j]

over the many years of sharpening knives, i have seen quite a few of their knives and they were "ok" but that was about it. i would go with case or queen like seals said.

 

[JD Mandrell]

I've handled enough Bear & Sons knives to come to the conclusion that I will never buy one online or mail order, but only if I can personally inspect it first.

The last time I was interested in one, was a bone handled trapper they did for Gander Mountain, and after spending the time to examine around 35 of them, could not find a single one that didn't have either fit or finish problems.

 

[Danbo]

I say no to Bear & Sons MGC knives.

 

[2brothers]

I've had a few good and a few not. I agree with the folks above, handle one before you buy.

You can also contact them and tell them that the use of 3 pins on slipjoints and lockbacks is a necessity, not an embellishment.