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CFK USA Custom Handmade D2 USMC Vietnam Right-Hand Navy Seal Combat Knife ?
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I couldn't find the exact knife you are talking about, but I'd steer clear of that company. It looks like a lot of knock off designs from TOPS, Tom Brown, and others. Plus they explicitly state they offer no warranty. They have "hand made" Damascus blades for $60, looks fishy to me. ESEE, TOPS, Becker, and many others would be far better than anything this company would ever offer.
This is what I just found. Mark
HISTORY: CFK was started in 2005 as a private label custom knife shop in Beaverton, Oregon, USA. This knife is 100% hand forged and hand crafted for us in England. Instead of using cheap or bad quality parts, to cut costs, we used only the very best materials. The handle materials, blade steels, leather sheaths are made professionally with no expense spared. Spec Ops soldiers, hunters, and survivalists can use this knife any outing and it will stand up to a beating and still perform for a lifetime. We are a new brand, but we are one of the best! Our knives come with a Certificate of Authenticity, business card, and the very best customer service!
KNIFE: This knife's blade is 100% handmade of German Sandvik D2, and forged for us in England. It is tempered to 60-62HRC on a C-Scale. This knife is part of our Bushcraft / Combat Series of Survival Knives. EVERY Knife is Hand Made, each with very minor imperfections and characteristic flaws which make them Unique.
D2: An Vacume-Hardened tool steel, which offers good corrosion resistance and excellent mileage in wear resistance. A good choice for hard use applications.
LIMITED LIFETIME WARRANTY: We stand behind our knives and we offer a limited lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects and Delamination errors. Alterations to the knife or normal usage is not covered. Should a problem arise, call us at the number on the attached business. The warranty only applies to CFK Cutlery Co. branded knives. NO Warranty on Rusted or Stained knives, PLEASE keep your knives oiled often
The steel was what caught my eye and the fact it was Forged in England and assembled in the USA. Hard to find that anymore with knives? I do know on EBay they seem to use every word they can for search reasons. Mark
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That tipped me off too. It's the kind of thing you see regularly on the bay, survival/bushcraft/hunting/camping/fighting/tactical knife with surgical stainless steel
What's so great about "forged in England"? This is getting fishy.
OK I see, I was asking what you think of the knife and not if you had used or bought one. Even Benchmade uses wording like this; (Quote)
BENCHMADE KNIFE 162 BUSHCRAFTER BUSHCRAFT DROP POINT USA SHANE SIBERT DESIGN!!!
So I guess the knife I was asking about is a piece of junk by the wording to get you to buy it? I have no connection with the manufacture or seller just wanted to know about the knife. Mark
I have found that when a knife company beats you over the head with marketing catch phrases,and, even worse, starts issuing Certificates of Authenticity.... that all means their products don't stand on their merits. (Making knockoffs of Tom Brown trackers doesn't help either)
Would I buy one? Not when there are a ton of other brands that don't indulge in that kind of silliness.
Sorry. You asked.
Would I buy one? Not when there are a ton of other brands that don't indulge in that kind of silliness.
Sorry. You asked.
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Do a search on BF and you will find out much about this company....and it aint favorable.
Truth be told, I did purchase one of their "D2 steel, forged in England" knives, and it looks more like something out of Bangladesh.
Save your money.
Truth be told, I did purchase one of their "D2 steel, forged in England" knives, and it looks more like something out of Bangladesh.
Save your money.
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Why so defensive then? You act like he's insulting you personally. Usually when people drop new knives in like you are then get defensive about the questions it's a shill thread.
Glad you don't have anything to do with the company.
Thank You, that is what I was asking about. I am not testy just pushing 100 degs (no AC) in a red flag area 11% humidity and lots of lightning coming in tonight. I live in a real bad wildfire area! They have so many knives out there on the net and none around me for at least 100 miles I can touch. Hard to tell by pictures and it seems everyone has there favorite brand/style to read about in posts. I haven't bought it and glad I asked first. Mark
I trust you on this one and one day will get to handle one. I was going to look for some good knife stores in Spokane, WA. next time I go to the VA Hospital there. Mark
PS Vietnam Vet US Army Regular (I joined when the draft was in effect)
Often you don't need to handle (or purchase) a knife to get a feel for its quality. Often knives just wave a bunch of red flags at you.
If you tell us your budget, and what you want to do with your knife, I'm sure we could suggest a high quailty knife that is available from one of BF's supporting knife retailers. You won't even need to handle it first.
If you tell us your budget, and what you want to do with your knife, I'm sure we could suggest a high quailty knife that is available from one of BF's supporting knife retailers. You won't even need to handle it first.
The knives are allegedly, supposedly 
Pakistani. There are a whole spate of mostly Ebay makers now having the Pakistanis build knives in American patterns and of better quality (but still off a bit). The knife itself is a copy of a Randall model #1, if you want a good copy, just buy a Blackjack or Cold Steel Military Classic. They are a good bit cleaner in production.
Pakistani. There are a whole spate of mostly Ebay makers now having the Pakistanis build knives in American patterns and of better quality (but still off a bit). The knife itself is a copy of a Randall model #1, if you want a good copy, just buy a Blackjack or Cold Steel Military Classic. They are a good bit cleaner in production.What I was looking for was a good fixed blade knife V10 or D2 type of steel. Blade length 6-7 inches or so aprox 1/16" thick Not a hacking knife but a cutting knife. I did like the shape of the CFK one in the picture. I can spend around $150.00 or so. I have been out of the knife buying since the 1980s except a Tomcat 3.0 I just bought and like. I did have a bush Kurka? style Benchmade (ballisong) around 14 inches long made in the early 80s that I wish I still had now!! Mark
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Since you usually search for the items you want on the auction site, it's probably to make it easier for people to find the items they are looking for. Without a very descriptive name, it'd be next to impossible to find on the auction site.