Linton Knives

Take a look at the strider WB which is the second knife from the top in the photo below...

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Now look at the Linton Tanto...

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I had a U2 Tanto folder for about 4 days before dumping it on ebay for about $30. I don't think it was a knockoff because it was so godawful ugly I can't see any reputable designer marketing that one and I don't see how they could have profited by copying that design. (If it was a copy, I respecfully apologize to whomever the original designer was.) It was a huge knife - about 10 inches long and 1/2" thick with G-10 scales. The construction however was solid enough.
 
The one I am looking at doesn't look like the Strider. No cord wrap, different shaped handle with black micarta. Questioned the seller and it is the only Linton he offers for sale from his store as he said it was the only one that was made decently and didn't copy anybody's elses. But then again cord wrapped knives look the same to me anyhow. Didn't buy it but bought a Linder small machete with a convex grind instead for cheap. keepem sharp
 
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If this is the knife that you are talking about, get it.
I mean ther is no one in the U.S that make CPM-S30V
Blade for this price.:D :D










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All i hear in this thread is "they rip off designs" OK, seems it is true, but do they make good rip off knives?? heat treament on the steel? assemble quality??

They are people who copy but do a sh*t job, They are people who copy that improved the design to a better job. Which is statement Linton stand behind. CMP S30V with the price does sound attractive. As long they run the knife right.....i will not put them into bad knives catagory, more of copied knives catagory.
 
rover said:
What the hell are you talking about?
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Maybe he meant to say price?

BTW steel itself doesn't matter too much. I'm corious about their heat treatment also. BTW I inspected some Linton folders in knifeshops, and tehir grindlines were uneven, and sometimes I found their lockup problematic and they were quite expensive too.
 
wuyeah said:
All i hear in this thread is "they rip off designs" OK, seems it is true, but do they make good rip off knives?? heat treament on the steel? assemble quality??

They are people who copy but do a sh*t job, They are people who copy that improved the design to a better job. Which is statement Linton stand behind. CMP S30V with the price does sound attractive. As long they run the knife right.....i will not put them into bad knives catagory, more of copied knives catagory.
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It isn't so much about the quality of the knife that is the issue. It's their business ethics that are being brought into question. Strider Knives has an established catalog of knife designs that are to some the best there is. Linton has stolen those designs and by making them can and have deceived the unknowledgable public into thinking they are purchasing an original design... or worse yet....and actual Strider knife. By supporting a company like Linton, you are in fact, also stealing from the original makers.
 
From the comparison photos posted here, I wouldn't say the Linton-TOPS is a direct rip-off. Definitely similar, and too similar to be a coincidence, but not an exact copy. With the two knives side-by-side, I doubt anyone could be decieved.

The Linton-Michigan, on the other hand, is a direct copy with no attempt at even disguising their knife's origin. Huge Thumbs Down for the sleezy bastards at Linton. :thumbdn:

-Bob
 
If someone feels fit to copy my stuff I'd be honered! :D really I dunna care much if someone put's out good products,if they make crap well now.....

I been thinking of getting a Linton,and seeing this I probably will get one.I see it as a bit race-blind to rag on some country sorry but the best knives I've had are Japanese;then GOOD Chinese stuff (American owned mostly);then Europe;THEN American knives....but you gotta pay $200+ for it :D though I've had a few lower priced U.S.A goods-but it's rare.
 
Well thats the pic of the Linton alright.(Sea Otter) I may be stupid here or just not seeing it. But how does that Linton look like any of the Striders? I just am not seeing a distinct similarity. Granted they are tanto points, which I do not like, but after that the similarity ends if you ask me. Dual guard vs. single guard, pommels are different where the wrist thong goes through, the angle of the tanto points are different, cord wrap vs. micarta slabs, thumb ramp/match striker serrations are different as well as the blade shape and the choil area is totally different. I was just thinking for the price of the Linton it seemed like a good deal. Anyways thanks for all the feedback and info. It is appreciated. keepem sharp

PS I understand the other photo fo the Linton. How could you not think that was a Strider.
 
I been thinking of getting a Linton,and seeing this I probably will get one.I see it as a bit race-blind to rag on some country sorry but the best knives I've had are Japanese;then GOOD Chinese stuff (American owned mostly);then Europe;THEN American knives....but you gotta pay $200+ for it though I've had a few lower priced U.S.A goods-but it's rare.
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I don't think anyone here is doggin' on Linton just because their knives are produced overseas. Praise for Asian/European knives is abundant and re-occuring on these forums.

then GOOD Chinese stuff (American owned mostly)
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I am curious to hear which knives you think are examples of "good" American-owned Chinese imports?

Best Wishes,
Bob
 
longbow,

A few years ago Linton Knives started out in the knife business by directly ripping off designs from custom makers. Now, they may have recently added their own designs to the lineup but the fact still remains that they are rip off artists. They made a bad first impression and unfortunately for them there are those of us who never forget or forgive. You can say "Get over it" but it still doesn't disguise them for what they truly are.....thieves.
 
Bob W said:
I don't think anyone here is doggin' on Linton just because their knives are produced overseas. Praise for Asian/European knives is abundant and re-occuring on these forums.

I am curious to hear which knives you think are examples of "good" American-owned Chinese imports?

Best Wishes,
Bob
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CRKT isn't bad (just watch the Zytel scaled stuff) Buck has the Diamondback fixed blade and that's good,I see no problem with them...just stay clear of the $9.99 "specials" :D
 
I just got a chinese folder( leaf design) as a gift from a friend and it looks great to me ! Grind is straight, blade is thick(3/16" ATS34) with a nice flat grind. Have not used it much but works perfectly. Handle is titanium. Time will tell how it holds.:confused:
 
Krull said:
CRKT isn't bad (just watch the Zytel scaled stuff) Buck has the Diamondback fixed blade and that's good,I see no problem with them...just stay clear of the $9.99 "specials" :D
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Aren't CRKTs made in Taiwan? BTW chinese Kershaws are kinde good, and also Spyderco's Byrd line.
 
Keith Montgomery said:
Sounds like a bit of salesman's BS to me. This salesman didn't happen to mention the custom knifemaker's name did he?

Linton started out in the industry by ripping off the designs of Strider. I can not comment on the quality of their knives since I will have nothing to do with companies that do business in this way.
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Gotta agree with that line of thinking!!! :)
 
Redguy said:
Aren't CRKTs made in Taiwan? BTW chinese Kershaws are kinde good, and also Spyderco's Byrd line.
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Taiwan is part of China in my mind,any knives made on the mainland? I never knew of that if it's so.
 
Krull said:
Taiwan is part of China in my mind
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What do you know, it is not. :rolleyes:

Krull said:
any knives made on the mainland? I never knew of that if it's so.
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Besides the above mentioned Spyderco and Kershaw models, some lower end Bucks and Gerbers are made in mainland China.
 
Nearly all of the cheap crap sold by Frost/United/Fury/BudK is made in mainland China. Some traditional American companies are experimenting with Chinese production as well - Buck, Gerber, etc. Some traditional European and American brands are whoring out their names to, or their names have been bought by, Chinese import companies - Harley-Davidson, Smith & Wesson, Schrade...

In nearly every instance, the quality of the Chinese imports is sub-par to American/European/Japanese-made knives.

CRKT and some other companies have been quite successful with Tawain-made products. Nothing at all like Chinese productions.

There have some exceptions. One brand of Chinese-made knives is above the quality of average American-made pocketknives, as shown on these forums in side-by-side photos. But I think until actual Chinese knife companies begin exporting their own proudly-made products, China will merely be the low-cost-labor home of budget-cutting foreign corporations.

Best Wishes,
Bob
 
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