Foldable Knife on Tight Budget - <$15~ Knife ?

[Dfunk1210]

Aliexpress is not the best place to get American knives. That said though if you go the Ganzo, enlan, Sanrenmu route, Gearbest which is based in China will be a good place.

 

[22-rimfire]

At the under $15 price point, the only knives I honestly consider are Rough Rider traditionals. A slightly more expensive choice and one I like is the Kabar Dozier folding hunter at about $20.

I view knives in this price range as akin to buying an inexpensive flannel shirt at Walmart. It usually lasts a couple washings before it has shrunk to the point of not being usable for me. It becomes a rag then. So, I only buy them when I am working out of town and need a flannel shirt that I didn't pack.

 

[fuzun]

Sorry but that Rat 2 from DLT is definitely counterfeit. A member here got burned by them I think a few months ago. The one they got had garbage steel and was gritty and unfinished on the inside. Of all those get the Sanrenmu 7010. I like it so much I got 3 extras as gifts for the guys at work! You really won't find a new knife that compares to it at $7.

Thank you so much for warning. I think the best choice is buying Sanrenmu 7010 from Gearbes_t. They sell legit things. (I would appreciate if you can find a better one in that site under $20 and pm me.)
I am also a student so $7 is very good price.

But one thing worries me, maybe dcbea.r company or random sellers at ali makes better but they are unknown. They say they are making 440c and 8cr*** knives at 58HRC. Also design is not much important to me but they are looking better than 7010. Did you buy any random knife from aliexpress? If so how was them?

 

[kaozer]

The sanrenmy 7010 gets my vote too. I stonewashed the handle on mine and its a pretty knife