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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.
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Just got my SRK...(in China)
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Well, I'm surprised at the amount of Chinese people on this board. I'm a Canadian born Taiwanese living in the US. Yea, good quality knives are hard to find in Taiwan and will cost you a pretty penny.
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NO,there are many good knives in TW
NO,there are many good knives in TW
Kuangwei, i have a number of CS knives.
First there are the "collectables", like the Mini Culloden and Safekeeper III in AUS-8 (older model), ODA in 420 steel
Amongst the folders I have a Voyager, Vaquero, Scimitar and Night Force. The first 3 all have AUS-8 steel which is good quality. I have used the first 2 as EDCs. In fact i still carry the Vaquero regularly (as in right now). Although a lot of people moaned about the use of 440A like on the Night Force I have, this one came shaving sharp and I'm happy with it.
Fixed blades. I have several with the softer 420 steel like the Kobun, Desperado and Peacekeepers. Nice knives for the price, but the 420 is a bit soft. I chipped the Kobun's edge on a paper clip. Also have a HTC Kukri and Recon Scout in Carbon V which are both exceptionally sharp and tough knives.
Other than the folders, the most used knives are the Spike and the Super Edge. I have actually given a couple of the latter away as birthday gifts.
Only really used the folders and the Super Edge for everyday tasks. The only knife i ever "hammered" was the Kukri - i once used it to cut a frozen piece of meat in half. My wife frieked out. I hit so hard that some of teh screws on the kitchen counter came loose. Kukri - 1, frozen meat - zero.
No ill effects. I have carried many of the others as part of my daily carry routine.
The folders in AUS-8 are all good value for money.
My 5 cents. I know CS and LT get a lot of bad press, but I have always liked the products. Could use better steel on some models, but i still like them.
First there are the "collectables", like the Mini Culloden and Safekeeper III in AUS-8 (older model), ODA in 420 steel
Amongst the folders I have a Voyager, Vaquero, Scimitar and Night Force. The first 3 all have AUS-8 steel which is good quality. I have used the first 2 as EDCs. In fact i still carry the Vaquero regularly (as in right now). Although a lot of people moaned about the use of 440A like on the Night Force I have, this one came shaving sharp and I'm happy with it.
Fixed blades. I have several with the softer 420 steel like the Kobun, Desperado and Peacekeepers. Nice knives for the price, but the 420 is a bit soft. I chipped the Kobun's edge on a paper clip. Also have a HTC Kukri and Recon Scout in Carbon V which are both exceptionally sharp and tough knives.
Other than the folders, the most used knives are the Spike and the Super Edge. I have actually given a couple of the latter away as birthday gifts.
Only really used the folders and the Super Edge for everyday tasks. The only knife i ever "hammered" was the Kukri - i once used it to cut a frozen piece of meat in half. My wife frieked out. I hit so hard that some of teh screws on the kitchen counter came loose. Kukri - 1, frozen meat - zero.
No ill effects. I have carried many of the others as part of my daily carry routine.The folders in AUS-8 are all good value for money.
My 5 cents. I know CS and LT get a lot of bad press, but I have always liked the products. Could use better steel on some models, but i still like them.
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你好，我们的朋友！
我的太太是中国人。她现在在北京。她叫丹华。
It is good to see you here. When I was in Beijing last year I noted that some of the larger department stores had some Benchmades, Cold Steel, Victorinox, etc. knives at higher prices than I could get them in the States.
Where do you live? I may be going back to the middle kingdom in the near future, and I am always interested in picking up some traditional knives. Do you have any suggestions of things to look for and places to search?
I got this one in Shangri-La last year. I had to search for the shop that made them. The quality is good, in contrast to some of the ones I saw.
再见。
澳利斯
我的太太是中国人。她现在在北京。她叫丹华。
It is good to see you here. When I was in Beijing last year I noted that some of the larger department stores had some Benchmades, Cold Steel, Victorinox, etc. knives at higher prices than I could get them in the States.
Where do you live? I may be going back to the middle kingdom in the near future, and I am always interested in picking up some traditional knives. Do you have any suggestions of things to look for and places to search?
I got this one in Shangri-La last year. I had to search for the shop that made them. The quality is good, in contrast to some of the ones I saw.
再见。
澳利斯
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That Tibetian knife was about $100 including the shipping fee. We were not allowed to bring it with us at the Shangrila airport, even we were going to put it into our check-in bag. So we had to ask the vendor to ship it to our Beijing's home.
Nice to see so many chinese here. As you know I am Chinese too.
丹华
Nice to see so many chinese here. As you know I am Chinese too.
丹华
I live in Beijing, too, a student of Tsinghua University.
I have collected some traditional knives, including Tibet and Mongolian knives. But I got them from my schoolmates. There are some reliable websites selling Chinese traditional knives in China.
Welcome to Beijing again!!
I have collected some traditional knives, including Tibet and Mongolian knives. But I got them from my schoolmates. There are some reliable websites selling Chinese traditional knives in China.
Welcome to Beijing again!!