cheap pakistan knives

[Rat Finkenstein]

I've bought 6 over the last month. One was of poor quality . Three were fair, and two were outstanding. Curiously, the one I paid the most for, was the poorest quality. I paid $80 for the poorest quality knife. A couple were $40 with three day DHL shipping from Pakistan. The craftmanship was excellent. I thought the file work was excellent and the blade quite nice. Was it 58-60 HRC? Maybe. I just found a knife maker in Wazirabad , Pakistan who agreed to make a 8.5 inch folder with a rain drop pattern on the blade and the handle. I'll end up paying $90 with shipping. Is it 'purely' 1095 and 15N20? Is he really catering to some guy in the US? A few years ago, I'd say, no way. It's scraps of whatever is laying around the neighborhood. Now, I believe the competition is fierce and the quality has moved up substantially. My opinion, a few years back, you were buying a pig in a poke. Now, I'd say, WTF! Use the hell out of a $40 folder. See what happens.

you overpaid by ten times. You could have bought several quality knives instead.