J Norman Knives

I have no personal experience with these, just read about them on another forum, so I hope I am not out of line by saying if I bought one of these, I would expect to receive the somewhat cheap "kit" knife, put together by some kid in the far east, that it looks to be. I think they probably spent more on the photos, and the hand model, than the knives.
But I could be wrong (doubtful), and if you think you can collect on a return if you send it back, you would only be risking the S&H so it might be worth a try.
 
i was thinking the same thing. they all look the same and whatnot. I wasnt planning on buying it but didnt want to miss out on something decent if it really was.
 
crbauhs said:
i was thinking the same thing. they all look the same and whatnot. I wasnt planning on buying it but didnt want to miss out on something decent if it really was.
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I know what you mean.
I don't know exactly what you found attractive in that knife, but if you shop around you should be able to find one of the Case Stockman w/ Raindrop Damascus blades, and Stag handles for less than $150. Then you would know what you have, and if you decide to unload it down the road you know it will have good resale/trade value.
Another big plus, IMHO, would be helping out some men and women right here in the USA at a time they could really use it:thumbup:.
 
well i was mostly just wondering if the make was american. if he wasnt i wasnt going to even consider it. I try not to buy non american, no offense to them, but I like to support my country first and foremost.
 
crbauhs said:
well i was mostly just wondering if the make was american. if he wasnt i wasnt going to even consider it. I try not to buy non american, no offense to them, but I like to support my country first and foremost.
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It's shipping out of London, and even if it was made there it was probably made from Asian kit parts. The opening bid is just too low for a "custom" knife. There are plenty of American production knives in or below the same price range that are a lot better looking and are actually functional.
 
London shipping often means Pakistani manufacturing.

The damascus blades also supports this; you can hide a lot of sins with that.
 
I have been watching this guys stuff for a couple of months now...everything looks good and the red inlays on this did not come from a kit. His prices have been going up steadily and more people are bidding on them.I would say he is buying kits but I don't think they are the super cheapies and his detail work looks pretty nice. I do plan on getting one of his knives if I see one I like...for the price I think it would be hard to go wrong .
 
sure does look thick. I agree with pakistan. waste of money IMO

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From what I've read, there is no such maker. Previous auctions claimed they were made in Sweden, but no one could locate a custom maker of that name. Most likely they are being made in Pakistan

That said, they are very nice looking. I almost pulled the trigger on one a few weeks ago out of curiosity, but missed the closing.
 
One just went Today for $500 (with poor F&F) and I see that they've been selling in the 300-400 range as of late. Anyone got any more definitive info on where these are being made? The same seller is now listing them with "William's" instead of "J.Normen".
 
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