fake cold steel

A.P.F. said:
Rule #2 - See rule #1.
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:thumbup: Good idea.I like some China built stuff i must admit.But its all imported by trusted US companies.Everything coming out direct on ebay seems to be total scam ripoff junk.
 
Considering that CS are less than original at times, i find the idea of them being ripped off vaguely amusing.
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Right, if you're going to steal, steal something valuable! :D
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dobervol said:
Well, thanks for the warnings. As an admitted CS fan, I know CS fakes are all over the place. Whether some folks like CS knives or not (I was watching this thread just waiting for the typical CS-bashing to start :rolleyes:), they're a well known, successful name, which makes them a huge target.

And no scammer in their right mind is gonna try to make a living off fakes of $500-$1,000 custom knives from some brilliant and talented but obscure (i.e., everybody on various internet knife forums knows, loves, and worships the guy's work, he has a 3 year waiting list, but no one else has ever heard of him) designer at, say, $125 a pop. Think about it; if you know enough to have even heard of a knife like that, you'll know enough to spot a fake a mile away. No, volume cheating by selling to the unknowledgeable is the key.

The important thing here, though, is that someone may pay for a product they wanted to purchase, only to find out that's not what they got. I just HATE ripoff artists. :mad: They're cheating both the customer and a legitimate business.

My personal prejudice, for example, is against Shrade products, but that doesn't amount to a hill of beans on this issue. If somebody likes and wants to buy a Shrade or S&W, then that's what they ought to get when they pay for one with their hard-earned money, not some fake.

This junk on ebay looks to be the approximate equal of a "gas station knife." :eek:

Oh, and the fake Rajah II also looks to be ripping off one of ZT's fixed blade designs. I guess they figured that, you know, while they're stealing from one company and all, they might as well just go ahead . . .
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You both have a valid, albeit opposite, opinion.:D
 
Translation gone horribly wrong :)

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Cold steel seems like a GREAT target to imitate. Cheaply made, huge customer base and already being made overseas. The only thing that I'm surprised with is that we don't see MORE Cold Steel knock-offs.
 
I wonder if the knock offs come as sharp as the original CS knives. Honestly guys, my CS 2010 Recon 1 came sharper than any other high end knife in my collection. It's a friggin razor.
 
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