Damascus Knives

[William Schrade]

Hey guys,
I was at a boat show today and there was a table with hundreds of Damascus knives. The guy told me he forged the knives himself but when I shook his hand they were as smooth as a babys' but. Bob Perogine of the HP Agency out of Elmsford N.Y. which is actually an insurance agency. Anyone ever heard of him? Knives look Pakistani.

 

[timw1]

I probably saw and spoke to the same guy in Saratoga Springs at a gun show. The knives I saw were definitely Pakistani.

 

[lieferung]

Well the guy's been around a few years, found this thread about the knives he sells:

http://www.mixedmartialarts.com/forums/OtherGround/I-CHEATED-on-Altofsky:2378882

This site also seems to indicate that he does not hand forge, rather he is a "North American importer":

https://festivalnet.com/Bob_Perogine/

 

[Lapedog]

Imagine that, someone using flashy Pakisteezy Damascus knives to bamboozle the public. What will they think of next?

They put so much work into pulling flexes on people and separating them from their loot. If they put that energy into something productive, they would be making more money than a lowly seller of inferior goods.

 

[katanas]

But...But...then they would have to actually WORK! Lapedog, you are CRUEL!!!

 

[palonej]

Yup!! There is no 'rush' in doing things the right way!
Ugh

But...But...then they would have to actually WORK! Lapedog, you are CRUEL!!!

 

[popedandy]

There is a guy that shows up at gun shows around here with damascus knives that I am convinced are Pakistani. It is disappointing that folks know so little about knives that he is able to stay in business

 

[Mitchell Knives]

The most basic damascus typically sells for around $15.00 an inch.

An inexpensive "damascus" knife is most certainly garbage.

 

[brownshoe]

I've seen cheap damascus knives sold at gun shows in the Midwest both as Pakistani made knives and as custom knives made by the seller. Both guys have folders and fixed blades. The guy selling Pakistani-made knives looks Middle Eastern and has an accent. The faker who claims he makes them is a good-old-boy and has slightly higher prices and a better display. They all have really thick blades.

 

[DIY]

He duped my wife at the local craft faire, and it made me very angry, as she was trying to buy me a nice gift, and got stung!

Fraudulent-false pretenses of sale: said that he was the blade smith for all these knives. The next year I diplomatically pointed out that I was on to him, but he didn’t break “character”, and I let it go at the time.

That was years ago, and it always bugged me. Fast forward to this year and he was at the very same craft show! I didn’t engage with him, as he was lying again and I wasn’t going to be able change that. But I DID go to the organizers and say that he was defrauding people, and organizers indicated I wasn’t the first to complain about him, and that he wouldn’t be invited back.

Wondered if there was actual repercussions as far as trade/fraud/etc.? I’m no lawyer, but what laws would he be breaking? Knives have no markings to indicate where made, in fact, no markings at all. (No makers mark, which initially made me suspicious..)