Ganzo G704: The Little POS That Could (lots of pics)

[kwackster]

The pivot pin in my knife has a flat side along the entire length with matches the holes in the liners so it can't rotate.
I have teflon tape on the threads of both pivot screws, so they stay exactly in the position where i want them to be.

 

[WCEDC]

It was might just your luck happen to have a good copy. The Ganzo G710 I bought a couple months ago is a serious piece of junk. The blade had almost 1/3 of metal grounded off, and is a blade-play monster, the G10 is no where close to BM950's by a long shot. On the other hand, Enland EL04 is surprisingly good for $12. It's just no way to set expectation on a handful piece of examples when there's no consistency to begin with.

That's exactly why the Chinese knockoffs and other blades in general won't take off. Sure, to the amateur market, or to those who want a beater for stow-away knife for FAKS might go for something like this, that's relatively cheap price, and OK quality that will work in a pinch.
However, if you ask me, I'd rather have something quality and maybe a little less fancy, like a Kershaw Scallion - Made in the USA, High Quality, and Dependable (personal experience), that's small, compact, and can be had for $23 shipped.

 

[Stoli89]

I received the Ganzo 704 (green) from Fasttech.com for US$16.72 (including the extra 50 cents for quicker air shipment). I have plenty of high quality American knives and I was duly impressed by the fit and finish on this particular Chinese model. It came sharp, centered and operated smoothly, without blade play.

Nevertheless, I took it apart for its first time cleaning/oiling and replaced the Teflon washers with bronze-phoshor. After a short break-in of these new washers, it was almost as smooth as from the factory.

The blade holds an edge well, so I have no reason to doubt the manufacturer's claims.

Overall, this is a very good knife and an incredible value at less than $17 delivered.

As for Intellectual Property, I have no issue here. Until someone can coherently present the facts as they relate to alleged Design Copyright, Design Patent, Industrial Patent, and/or Trademark infringements...I have to chuckle at these assertions. In my experience, I would never make such assertions unless I had the facts. What I can observe is that there is no obvious trademark usurp-age.

As for the rest, it's incumbent on the IP owner to assert its rights in civil court and or patent office. As the Chinese manufacturer is also reportedly a contract manufacturer for the American company, I find it hard to believe that this has not already been sorted out in contractual terms between these companies. IMO.