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Lycosa said:
Many knives made "over seas" are Good Quality.
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Agreed. But by "overseas" I was talking about China. Their absence of quality control, shoddy workmanship, and inferior materials produce cheap products that are in the long run dangerous to the user ie: blades that snap, locks that fail etc. It's a shame that several once great American knife companies have put their names on these cheap pieces of garbage in the name of cost cutting.
 
I don't like any company going to China, but the Chinese made Gerbers I have (the Ripstop and the Fatty) are very good sub-$15 tactical folders. The Gator is still USA made and is a very good knife, especially if you're expecting to work in wet enviroments. My dad has a multitool, the one with the sliding pliers, that has been a good tool- I'd just get a Leatherman if I was buying a multitool.
 
For reasons I've posted so very many times, I completely agree with Preston about US companies going overseas, and is one of the main reasons I shy from most Gerbers. However........

The Freeman series (all made in the U.S. and marked as such) are fine knives, though I've only handled two models. In my queue of knives to purchase is Cabela's Freeman Caper in S30V.
 
I have no experience with the Firestorm, but I can dig an XM-18 copy. I like flippers. If it is US made, it will be a good knife, and if it is imported, I would say it will be a pretty decent knife- not excellent, but not terrible either.

As for Chinese made knives- I'd rather not buy them. We fought China in Korea and they have a history of human rights abuses. However, when it comes to knife, if there is a design or a price I like, and I really want, I'm going to get the knife.
 
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