Chinese made knives - in the future...

Another thing worth mentioning, while their government may be commie, all the citizens are not necessarily, and with a quarter of the planets human population, there are bound to be some great thinkers, and designers in their midst who are yet to break out or be discovered, which would only help their cause of establishing more legitimacy in the knife making market...

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If they used better steel and dropped the weight of their knives by a couple of ounces then they would be on to something.
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The Kizer ki302b2 offers a titanium framelock with 3.25" vg10 blade in a package just under 3.5oz. For under $100

The ki405 gives you a thick spined (0.13") 3.5" s35v blade, with titanium liners under 5oz., and the 403a2 gives you a 3.75" slab of s35v of the same thickness in a titanium framelock, weighing right around 4.5oz. Both can be had for just above the $100 mark.

Not saying everyone should run out and get one, but for comparison sake, a pm2 in s35v at just shy of 3.5" with Steel liners, is listed at 3.75 oz. and runs about $150+

A standard BM grip is around that ballpark price of just over $100, about the same size and weight as the the PM2, offering just a 154cm blade and 420j liners...
A barrage in s30v, 3.6" blade is just a hair shy of 5oz. (W/ Steel liners) and will run you well above the $150 mark

And a comparable ZT titanium framelock, will run you much higher $ and typically higher weight knife to knife...

and granted there are some higher priced kizers as well, but just pointing out, listed alongside a few of the most popular non chinese production models around here, they are indeed comparable in what they are offering, for very competitive prices, showing the Chinese companies desire to be a real player on the scene of quality materials and quality builds in the knife market.
 
In the future they're going to take a huge chunk of the market as their own. Enlan, Sanrenmu, Realsteel, Kizer, Reate, and so forth. Why would I buy a Kershaw or Spyderco with 8cr13mov when Sanrenmu will sell me a knife with Sandvik, bearings, and a much better fit and finish for the same price (Realsteel)?

The major players are crushing themselves this way. Their sources will keep jacking up 3rd party manufacture prices, all the while offering more and more of their own products for cheaper, made with better materials and more craftsmanship because they're not looking for a 100% profit game like the current big guys.
 
It is very much possible that China will produce high quality knives soon.
China is trying to rapidly advance the world market.
 
I abhor the Chinese attitude, which seems to be to make cheap crap and flog it off to the rest of the world, to piss us off. That and ripping off other people's designs and ideas. Frankly, screw 'em. And they are still a totalitarian society. People here complain about the rich making money off of the back of their workers, and milking the system. At least our workers get paid a decent wage. Screw China, frankly, I hate the country.
 
I really think Chinese knives have come a long way. I for one look for the best bang for the buck. My last three knives have been from Chinese knife makers. I've been more then happy with all of them.
My last purchase was a Stedemon. I participated in a pass-around for Stedemon DSM2015, after trying it out for a week I bought one. CPM-S35VN steel, ceramic bearings and a titanium frame all that for less then $200.
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If it's quality, the product/design is authentic, the technologies utilized are done so with permission, and the employees who have assembled the products are taken care of, then I will be proud to own it. It's that simple.

If it's China, Vietnam, Russia, Korea, United States, Germany, Italy, France, <insert your country here>, if the above holds true, it's welcomed.
 
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