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What do you think about Fox blades?? Does the Italians can compare their blades with the US??
 
Mr.Tech said:
What do you think about Fox blades?? Does the Italians can compare their blades with the US??
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I have several Fox Knives and all are of very good quality. They do liner locks and coatings very well. On flippers they're weak. Mostly N690 steel which is very popular in Europe.

They have a huge variety for Military, Rescue and Law Enfrocement as well under Fox Knives Military Division.

They do many collaborations with Wilson Combat, Combative Edge, Tops, etc. They also have models with the licensed Emerson Wave.

There's also Fox Knives USA with knives made in Puyallup, Washington with mostly 154CM.
 
I wouldn't put too much weight on country of origin, TBH. Boker, Kizer, Lionsteel, and Fox all put out high-quality products that compare favorably to almost any US maker (in terms of build quality - obviously, blade steels are really more of a personal preference).

I've heard good things about Fox knives, however I will say that is based on a relatively small amount of feedback. Not the biggest name 'round these parts.
 
Comeuppance said:
I wouldn't put too much weight on country of origin, TBH. Boker, Kizer, Lionsteel, and Fox all put out high-quality products that compare favorably to almost any US maker (in terms of build quality - obviously, blade steels are really more of a personal preference).
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Just around the very small town of Maniago, Italy (70 miles northeast of Venice) with a scant population of 12,000 is world famous for knifemaking (like Solingen, Germany) since the 15th century. LionSteel, Fox, Viper, Maserin, Fantoni, etc. are all headquartered there.

Fox Knives USA not only makes knives in Washington state but if I remember correctly handles warranty and repair for all Fox knives for U.S. users. This I wish more foreign knifemakers would do but I know it's cost-prohibitive.
 
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My Fox of Italy , made for TOPS, has served me well excellent fit and finish. and the N690 works well for an EDC folder.
 
I own a couple of Fox blades and they're very well put together. They do all seem to have a very weak detent, though, so the flippers are finger guards more than a method of deploying the blade.
 
RamZar said:
On flippers they're weak.

They do many collaborations with Wilson Combat, Combative Edge, Tops, etc. They also have models with the licensed Emerson Wave.
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And with Bob Terzuola and Jens Anso as well! Wish there were more reviews on Youtube. Can't find any review of the Fox Terzuola unfortunately.

I believe FKMD also makes the Combative Edge knives.

And the Anso- and Wilson Combat flippers of FOX are excellent, as far as I know....
 
I love my Fox Anso flipper. It doesn't have any of the detent problems being a flipper. The built quality is great.
 
I have a Fox 599 Karambit, the quality is excellent but I put it up for sale because it's simply not a good fit for my hands. I would recommend this knife to any friend, just make sure you handle it before you purchase one! Have a good day!
 
I bought a Fox USA Amico last week for $90. Thought the pocket clip looked extremely long. Turns out the clip runs all the way to the thumbstud and when I tried to pocket it the thumbstud fouled the attempt. Took me a minute to figure out what was going on. I knew it was billed as a lightweight with FRN handles and no liners but it was so flimsy I could easily squeeze the blade opening together. There must be different grades of FRN because I have a Spyderco Goddard bigger, lighter and thinner than the Amico and the scales will not budge. Lastly there was up and down play in the lock, the only knife I own of any lock type with play in the lock. I never send anything back but I sent this back. If it was $50 I probably would have thrown it to the back of the drawer but $90, that's an Endura and an Ontario rat 1 . That's my experience with fox knives
 
Tommythewho said:
I bought a Fox USA Amico last week for $90. Thought the pocket clip looked extremely long. Turns out the clip runs all the way to the thumbstud and when I tried to pocket it the thumbstud fouled the attempt. Took me a minute to figure out what was going on. I knew it was billed as a lightweight with FRN handles and no liners but it was so flimsy I could easily squeeze the blade opening together. There must be different grades of FRN because I have a Spyderco Goddard bigger, lighter and thinner than the Amico and the scales will not budge. Lastly there was up and down play in the lock, the only knife I own of any lock type with play in the lock. I never send anything back but I sent this back. If it was $50 I probably would have thrown it to the back of the drawer but $90, that's an Endura and an Ontario rat 1 . That's my experience with fox knives
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I don't have a single knife from Fox Knives USA but do have about a dozen of the Fox knives made in Italy and none have such issues. Perhaps Fox USA is too new to try but I may try one of the Drago folders in orange just to find out.
 
And I may try one from Italy!:D You may be right about too new. I usually wait for a review but it looked so promising. I forgot to mention the blade itself was great. 154 cm great jimping razor sharp. I really wanted to like it
 
I have only one Fox knife, the micarta handled Deimos, and it has great quality. I would like to see thicker liner's on the larger liner locks, but that said, what they put on the one I have works great. I not hesitate to recommend this brand.:thumbup::)
 
I've got a few mostly fixed blade, Leonidas, Navita, Sheridan, all from Italy, all have excellent fit and finish. The only thing I don't like is they are all serrated, which isn't a bad thing, and sure don't stop me from buying them.
 
I have only one Fox Knife, and Zero Fox complaints. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Fox product, in fact I know that I'll be a return customer, just a matter of what and when.
 
I don't own any, but have handled many. They seem pretty decent. The quality does vary by price.

A friend has a big lock back made by fox, but handled in birch by martini. He's bought it in sweden and has had it for at least 10 -15 years. It's held up good.
 
Tommythewho said:
I bought a Fox USA Amico last week for $90. Thought the pocket clip looked extremely long. Turns out the clip runs all the way to the thumbstud and when I tried to pocket it the thumbstud fouled the attempt. Took me a minute to figure out what was going on. I knew it was billed as a lightweight with FRN handles and no liners but it was so flimsy I could easily squeeze the blade opening together. There must be different grades of FRN because I have a Spyderco Goddard bigger, lighter and thinner than the Amico and the scales will not budge. Lastly there was up and down play in the lock, the only knife I own of any lock type with play in the lock. I never send anything back but I sent this back. If it was $50 I probably would have thrown it to the back of the drawer but $90, that's an Endura and an Ontario rat 1 . That's my experience with fox knives
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I recently picked up the same knife. The Wharncliffe version with a light blue FRN handle.

It is definitely a lighter weight FRN, but this works okay for me.

(I have never had any problems with FRN and I have plenty of knives with G10 handles too.)

I find the pocket clip to be a bit longer than needed, but it works the way it is supposed to.

I would like the thumb stud to be moved back, out of the cutting edge.

The above are just personal preferences, it works regardless of that.

It took a while for this knife to be made available too.

It must have been announced a year or more before it made it to dealers.

Fox isn't the easiest knife brand to find available like a lot of other knife companies.
 
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