From an ebuying point of view all of my Schrades come from the net.-I started collecting USA Schrades around 06(strangely just after I found blade forums

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I don't know how cluey you are about this but I always start by reading the vendors words carefully. Rule of thumb-if it does
not say USA or made in the USA or refer to the knife being from the USA in anyway-that means they are either unaware of the knifes origin and maybe don't care anyway OR they are deliberately neglecting to tell you because it isn't true.That isn't breaking the rules . I have been caught like this. Words such as "ORIGINAL" "OLD STOCK" "BNIB" "AUTHENTIC SCHRADE" mean absolutely nothing. Lets face it and not wanting to raise any hackles but no one will put "FROM CHINA" unless they are selling a truckload.And they will because for the price they are not bad value. But not what we are after.
READ CAREFULLY and read between the lines.
NOTHING is stopping unscrupulous knife counterfeiters from doing as you say. Except for the profit margin which would likely be pitiful compared to the time and effort that would go into such an operation.
I could be wrong.
The Price is a good indicator-compare the selling price of USA old Schrades and new Taylor brand Schrades you will immediately notice a difference.
Don't be fooled by Chinese manufactured knives that have an English name such as Taylor or and even more sneakily German names. In fact -if you see a knife with a name like "AMERICAN PRAIRIE "or the like it's probably made in China.You will need to dig deep to discover its true origin.If it is a German brand knife it will not say China but a look at the cost will tell you that it was made in ,assembled in ,or manufactured from parts made in and where it stopped nobody knows (well someone does but they're not saying) and a guy in Germany put a sticker on it before it went out the factory which gives it credibility as being a German made knife.
On a happier note - Used USA Schrades are plentiful and many are in like new condition. Some have a champagne price tag but there are enough to be picky about.
Hope that helps and sorry if you knew it already.
