Meyerco: opinions, thoughts?

[ckpj99]

I own two Meyerco knives.

The first I bought with another order, just for fun. The Dirk Pinkerton Dew Claw. Stupidest knife name ever. It's AUS8. Pretty sharp out of box. It's great for opening boxes, and in the sheath I've even used it to hold the door closed on a bathroom stall with a broken latch.
http://www.meyercousa.com/knife-des...inkerton-dew-claw-utility-keychain-knife.html

The second I bought intentionally. It's another Dirk P. knife, his Wharning fixed blade.
http://www.bladehq.com/item--Meyerco-Dirk-Pinkerton--6416

It's SCR17 which I know nothing about. It's sharp and handy for medium knife jobs. The totally straight edge is good for scraping.

I figure these are Asian produced, US distributed, but I don't know much else about the company. Their knives seem, for the most part, simple and cheap with a few outliers. They also seem to rely on the names of their designers like Blackie Collins.

Just curious as to their history (apparently the first assisted opening folder?), quality, and anything else I might be missing.

 

[singularity35]

I carry the wharning some of the time. I do like the design and the blade steel seems sufficient for my uses since it an SD knife for me.

 

[CARRERA50]

As far as history goes, it may well be that the StrutnCut was the first assisted opening folder. I had a couple
of these back in the day and they were well made if somewhat crude. The Blackie Collins name has always
been connected with Meyerco; I have a cheap assisted box cutter w/ a replaceable blade that is a Collins design.
Still going strong after about 8 years. Meyerco is dismissed as junk, wrongfully so imo.

 

[OhShoot]

I could buy about any neck knife I wanted, and I've tested quite a few.

But the winner in overall suitability for me is the Meyerco LawDog. Like it enough that I had custom Kydex made for it, and even bought another to stash, since it's a discontinued model.

Anyway, I see many of their knives as gimmicks and or poor quality, but some are really unique and plenty functional.

- OS

 

[GripnCOLDSTEEL]

^ I like that. May have to get one. Have anything to compare it to size wise?

This thread piques my interest. I just ordered a Meyerco Pinkerton "Wharning" to beat on. Looks like alot of utility for little $$.

 

[Knifestyle]

I kept hearing rumors that the Wharning was being re-released with a better steel and sheath because it actually caught on quite a bit with higher end users. It's the poor man's Spyderco Ronin, at this point I can't find anywhere online that sells it. I haven't heard anything about the upgrade rumors in months, curious if it will ever surface.

 

[Dirk]

I kept hearing rumors that the Wharning was being re-released with a better steel and sheath because it actually caught on quite a bit with higher end users. It's the poor man's Spyderco Ronin, at this point I can't find anywhere online that sells it. I haven't heard anything about the upgrade rumors in months, curious if it will ever surface.

Meyerco has been around for a while and as mentioned brought Blackie Collins Strut-n-Cut to market. Meyerco is primarily imports. There are a few made in the USA products. I believe that line will expand a little bit. Meyerco has had a rep as a low quality knife company for a long time. They are working very hard to change that image. They have brought several big name designers into the line up and are striving to improve the quality of the knives being manufactured overseas. Take a look at the Kirby Lambert folder. It is an amazing piece of work and not just for the price. This process takes time. Keep an eye on Meyerco's line up and you will see continued improvement.

Thank you for the kind words about my designs.

The Wharning is, in fact, going to be updated. I met with Meyerco at Blade about the improvements. There will be some changes to handle shape. The scales will be contoured and textured from micarta. We are looking at changing steel as well. That is, if we can keep the same price. The sheath will be greatly improved. OH there will be jimping for the thumb as well. Look for similar changes on the folding Wharning and also look for a small keyring or mini neck knife version called the Subtle Wharning. I am hoping to see these available first of the year. Won't know for a couple of months.

Thanks again.

 

[Knifestyle]

Sounds like it's worth waiting for. The Subtle Wharning could really catch on, what are the dimensions going to look like?

 

[Dirk]

Sounds like it's worth waiting for. The Subtle Wharning could really catch on, what are the dimensions going to look like?

I think so. The Subtle Wharning will be 4.5" overall with a 2.25" blade and .80" wide. Not a tiny knife, but small and easy to carry. There is enough sheath to permit mounting a small tek-lock. It's going to be a winner.

Thanks again everyone.