Counterfeit, anyone?

[Shelbyclone1966]

Is Amazon a fairly trusted retailer for Cold Steel and other knife brands? I have been hesitant buying knives from the site. Im not looking for an endorsement but as anyone had to return a fake? I want the Espada Large or the XL but, the counterfeit risk keeps me from buying there. Thanks.

 

[Blue Sky]

The risk is real, you are right to be cautious. I acted rashly once and almost got stuck with a fake Garberg. Foolish of me. There are plenty of legit, stand up dealers around and the couple extra bucks it may cost is well worth the peace of mind IMO.

 

[David Mary]

Is Amazon a fairly trusted retailer for Cold Steel and other knife brands?

Amazon hosts many third party sellers, so there is definitely a risk. Even if you check the seller's feedback and it looks good, I would still be hesitant given that the feedback is from Amazon users in general, not necessarily knowledgeable knife folks. I'd prefer to get it from a reseller I know and trust.

 

[DocJD]

or the XL

Search google , and find the Espada XL , Ruby Red handle and Black blade for $137.99 , right now but only 13 remain .

From a trusted retailer , but not a sponsor here . Hard to beat on their Cold Steel sales specials .

I've never had a problem from Amazon.com itself , and returns are easy . Other sellers on Amazon are a different matter , some good , some not .

 

[GrumpySoreOldBastard]

Seeing a recent proliferation of counterfeit AK 47 field knifes on ali.
Some of the sellers are using their own images rather than stolen CS flicks and the easy tell with the counterfeits is the scale fit.
Genuine CS AK field knife scales fit seamlessly, even with your thumbnail there is no perceivable step between the scale and blade stock in any of the gripping area.
The counterfeits appear to have sloppy scale fit as well as the area around the lanyard hole the genuine one has scale flush to the hole for approximately 180 degrees while the counterfeit shows 2-3 mm of steel.