i just bought a fake emerson for a laugh

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i just bought one of the ebay fake emerson commanders off ebay. for a laugh. who knows. it may work just as well. does anyone know what steel and materials are used in this knife? apparently its a 440 blade. but what are the liners? and are the handles g10 or plastic?
 
crap steel, crap liners, plastic handle. It's a fake knife! Or is there something I don't know about the ebay fake emersons?
 
its not a fake knife. its a real knife. its just a fake emerson..
i didnt ask you opinion of the knife. i wanted to know the materials.
 
So it's more of a knock-off than a look-alike fake. It would be fine if it just didn't pretend to be an Emerson. Sorry for the confusion, I thought it was just some POS emerson look-alike, not a knife that bears a striking resemblance to an emerson.
 
SuroK said:
yeah the emerson logo bears a striking resemblance to the emerson logo too hahah lol
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Thats funny. You know what would've been a real laugh. Had you not bought that thing and used your money on a knife that doesn't try to directly benefit from other peoples designs.
 
as soon as i see a REAL emerson commander on ebay.com.au that accepts australian bank deposit. ill buy that. till that time. my fakie will have to do
 
FWIW i'd prefer a spyderco byrd to a fake EKI.

that way ya arent putting $$ into bad folks pockets, and its a better knife to boot, probably cheaper too lol.
 
my problem is that i never use my expensive knives.. so this way when i get a commander soon. i can use the fake for cutting stuff and trick myself :D
 
Problem is mate is that if you go to cut something the liner lock may fail (they can fail on expensive knives to but more likely on a cheapy) and that can cause the blade to close on your fingers, cutting them off. That will cost more than spending a few bucks on a cheap and nasty knock off so you may as well spring for a decent knife. You need to get in touch with the Aussie community. I have bought and sold at least 20 emersons in the past 12 months all in the Sydney area. Don't bother using shops in Sydney but there is a good secondhand market for everything from Emersons to Busses to Striders downunder if you know where to look.
 
Uh... isn't that the point of fakes?

No one really ever knows what's used on them. It could be 440C, it could be 440A, it could be Pakistani Pot Steel A.

It could be that funky cheap G10, it could be some thermoformed plastic, it could be recycled tyres.

Same thing with replica watches.

How many say "Real Swiss ETA 2824" or "Authentic Swiss Unitas 6497" and when your watchmaker pops the display back, he says, "... wtf IS this crap? That en't gonna take any parts that I seen."

Genuine products have something that fakes don't: authenticity and accountability.

Real companies get in trouble if they give you something that they don't advertise. Fake companies, on the other hand, don't.

That having been said, I wouldn't be surprised if it's plastic on the scales, and 420J2 for both the liners and the blade. Those seem to be the cheapest materials used in similar mass-production Asian knockoff factories working for genuine Asian knife companies (e.g. those that outsource for S&W/Taylor or the ones that make the funny copies you find in gas stations), and I dare say it's a hop and a skip to running them to make fakes "at night".

I don't really have a problem with fakes for fun. But you pays your money and you takes your chances.

That's how it goes.

-j
 
i think it is absolutely retarded that you would buy a copy of an emerson in the first place. and then to publicly post that you did here is just stupid.
 
Hahhahahaha
Is this turning into a "don't buy from them because they didn't pay 'royalties' to the original owner" debate??
That argument always brings a smile to my face

absolutely retarded that you would buy a copy of an emerson in the first place
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Maybe it was a good price and it looked good??
 
He did it for a laugh and posted here for light hearted discussion or whatever. No need to bang his butt about it.

Only thing is I feel that this is bordering on the whine and cheese section.
 
Irezumi said:
Problem is mate is that if you go to cut something the liner lock may fail (they can fail on expensive knives to but more likely on a cheapy) and that can cause the blade to close on your fingers, cutting them off.
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I disagree completely with this statement. I doubt his fingers would get chopped off, I think it would chop down into the bone severing the tendons and nerves, causing permanent damage and making him look like he's giving the finger to everyone:D.
 
ANY lock may fail. But they're not likely to fail while cutting something, unless the spine is used to cut. Knives are not terribly high tech devices. Even cheap ones often perform well enough for most folks.

i think it is absolutely retarded that you would buy a copy of an emerson in the first place. and then to publicly post that you did here is just stupid.
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I think it's absolutely retarded to be such a jerk to SuroK.
 
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