• The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
    Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
    Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.

  • Today marks the 24th anniversary of 9/11. I pray that this nation does not forget the loss of lives from this horrible event. Yesterday conservative commentator Charlie Kirk was murdered, and I worry about what is to come. Please love one another and your family in these trying times - Spark

Import markings?

coop1957

coop1957

Joined
Oct 22, 2002
Messages
2,624
Over the past year or so I've bought a few Kershaw imports with mixed results. Most have impressed some have disappointed. Recently I received a CRKT Drifter and it has been a pleasant surprise. Overall f&f is very good. My question is about the markings on import knives. All my import Kershaws are marked "China" while the Drifter knife has no markings as to the country of manufacturing. The CRKT box is marked "China" but no markings on the knife itself.
What are the rules about identify country of manufacturing?
 
Last edited:
I think the labeling on the box is sufficient to be legally compliant. I think the law did say at one point that the product itself had to be labeled, but I wouldn't be surprised of that changed. Some people are under the impression that knives from China are still all garbage, even when companies like Kizer are making knives there. Don't get me wrong, not all Chinese knives are good, like Mtech.

If I am not mistaken, I thought all CRKT models with alphabet soup steel (8Cr and 9Cr) were made in China. I'm pretty positive the Drifter is, and I think the Drifter is even made in the same factory as the Kershaw import models.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top