Is this a copy of something else ?

[Hickory n steel]

This little knife really interests me, and I wouldn't mind having one for cheap if it's not a copy of something else and can be found in the US of course. The concept seems similar to the countycomm rescue blade, but just barely.

 

[WValtakis]

Looks very similar to a Spyderco dog tag.

~Chip

 

[DocJD]

Search "dog tag knife" and you'll find a bunch of similar . If you like something though and it's legal to purchase -just do it . Maybe not buy if it's a actual counterfeit - like if it was branded falsely as spyderco or curtiss . This is not.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I just wouldn't want something that's a direct copy of something else leaving me wondering how much better the original may be, because I've been there with cheapo lockbacks that just made me want a buck 110 even more.
Everyday I'd resent these knives for not being the one and only 110.
Anyways after a google search all I saw were spyderco's and their copy's, bokers, and customs.
While the general concept is similar to the spyderco, I think this one seems more practical.
I also don't think the one is a spyderco copy, as it's not actually called or sold as a dog tag knife and didn't come up once in my " dog tag knife " search.

 

[DocJD]

Be the Guinea Pig , then do a review . Take one for the team !

 

[tirod3]

Since knives have bee made copying has been the foundation of the business. Once the Bowie became popularized the Sheffield cutlers swamped the market with cheap copies in endless variety and they overran the business - which led to them being carried everywhere and the result was efforts to outlaw them.

If you pick up a knife these days with G10 scales it dates back to the Terzuola's made in the '80's, if it has a hole in the blade it's due to Spyderco, if it uses a liner lock then Walker invented that, and the progression from there to a framelock was inevitable. Point being the average ZT or Hinderer is based on other people's work and are largely combinations of copying other peoples knives.

So, who's jeans are you wearing today? The originators? How about the computer the post was typed on, a made in America IBM? I suspect very few who protest the copying of knife designs will go out and crank up their Model T to get to work.

Point being "I won't ever buy a copy" never stands up to close scrutiny.

 

[Petunia D. Feeble]

It's not a direct copy of any model I've ever seen. There are some clear concessions to manufacturing, but it's VERY close to a Serge Panchenko dog tag knife.

Have a look at a Spyderco Dog Tag. They're not terribly expensive and are a fully licensed product. Same knife too, just with a spydie hole instead of Serge's elongated opening hole.

 

[Hickory n steel]

It just dawned on me that as a lefty this knife wouldn't work out so well, so I guess that's that.