Help! Did I buy a fake?

[Jason E Franzone]

I was on the Tactile waiting list for the new Dreadeye magnacut. Last weekend, I was watching a fave knife YouTube and he recommended an online retailer called Eknives. I checked the site, the Dreadeye was available and I purchased. I got the knife last evening and it has no steel marking (Magnacut) or Christensen logo on the blade face. It does have the Tactile branding only. I've seen early versions marked "Proto", but all production versions have all three brandings. I'm especially concerned that the steel isn't identified since it's supposed to be magnacut. Any opinions? Should I seek a return just to be safe? Thanks.

 

[Yo Mama]

The vendor you got it from is legit and I'd say you have the real deal.

 

[Jason E Franzone]

The vendor you got it from is legit and I'd say you have the real deal.

Appreciate the input. I know its silly, I just like seeing the steel info on a blade. Thanks

 

[MrStabby7]

I know Eknives is an authorized CRK dealer. It seems unlikely they would carry anything fake.

 

[Jason E Franzone]

I know Eknives is an authorized CRK dealer. It seems unlikely they would carry anything fake.

Fit and finish seem correct and the kydex sheath and clip seem legit too. I know Tactile trying to keep up demand, so I can imagine markings being dropped. Thanks.

 

[King of the Cheese]

I would find it hard to believe a Chinese factory would have got their hands on one, reverse engineered it, spun up tooling at shipped it to a distributor already at the same time you got in on a waiting list drop. I’d say if you have one without the markings (sanitized) it would make it more appealing to some folks.

 

[Jason E Franzone]

I would find it hard to believe a Chinese factory would have got their hands on one, reverse engineered it, spun up tooling at shipped it to a distributor already at the same time you got in on a waiting list drop. I’d say if you have one without the markings (sanitized) it would make it more appealing to some folks.

Just to clarify - I was on Tactile waiting list but then saw it on Eknives and bought from them. I got taken in by a fake some years ago when I first got into knives. With my knowledge today, it was clearly fake. It was super cheap so I didn't lose any money, but it made me feel kinda dumb for not realizing. I wasn't aware of Eknives before and after my order the order/package tracking app I use (Route) identified my Eknives order under the name "Hearingaidsweatband.com". I was weirded out by that, so the no branding thing on top was suspicious. To be fair though, the order arrived fast and everything else was fine.

 

[burf151]

I will vouch for E-knives, they are legit and fantastic.

 

[Jason E Franzone]

I will vouch for E-knives, they are legit and fantastic.

Thanks. Package came fast, had a nice handwritten note, a band-aid and snickers bar inside, which was cool. Just the weird stuff making me question, but all your assurances here making me feel a lot better. Thanks all.