Chief brand peanut

[bdev]

I was curious about this brand, Chief, and since it was rather inexpensive, I ordered a peanut to see how good or bad it was.
I was quite impressed with the fit and finish of this Chinese made knife.
No gaps at all, bone is nicely colored, pins are flush, bone to bolster fit is quite good with no gaps, pull is consistent on both blades, no half stops.
I compared it to a Case peanut for size and the Chief is a bit wider. Length is the same.
I'm assuming the shield is glued and it stands a bit proud of the bone.
The knife feels solid in the hand and is sharp out of the box.

If you have a Chief brand knife, I'd like to hear what you have to say about it.

Thanks.....Bruno

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[Double Ott]

Out of curiosity I googled them. Found CF118RD Chief Peanut Pocket Knife for less than $5.50. Plus shipping to you.

Makes one wonder how they can do it. They still have material costs, cheap labor, package them and have to transport them across the seas and to a dealer. The dealer has to make something also.

It will be interesting to see what the comments about them will be...

Tom

 

[cchu518]

I'm betting everything is produced by machine! I did the same thing just two weeks ago and picked up a colt peanut by rr just to be different. Really happy with it.

 

[littleknife]

The Chief Brand knives are a hit or miss.
Some patterns, like the peanut are likely well made.
I have handled a very well made peanut, a medium congress, a copperhead and a poorly made large stockman knife.
All of them had jigged chestnut bone scales.

 

[Kickless]

I purchased a Chief 4" Congress to see if I liked the Congress pattern. I chose the Chief over the more popular Rough Rider because I don't care for all of the embellishments Rough Rider puts on their Congress knives. I was very impressed initially with the fit and finish. There were no visible gaps and the springs were flush in both open and closed positions. The blades came shaving sharp and the knife was comfortable to hold, something I'd been concerned with when it came to the Congress pattern. However, the more I looked at it the more I thought something seemed odd. Then I realized that the blades hadn't been properly crinked. It was as though the knife were assembled and then two of the blades were bent to fit into the frame with so that the blades wouldn't rub. If you look at these two blades they very clearly curve along the length of the blade, from tang to almost 1/2" from the tip. I was a bit disappointed, but how much can you complain about an ~$12 knife? Overall I was pleased well enough and carry it occasionally as a work knife. It holds a respectable edge and sharpens up quite easily. Given price appropriate expectations I feel that they deliver a respectable product.