In November I ordered a MT 151 from Amazon, because it was $15 delivered and I was impressed with those youTube videos of guys putting it through incredible abuse and all the very positive reviews on Amazon.
Out of the box, I thought it looked great, felt solid and had a not great but decent edge. The resemblance to a Trailmaster is uncanny, and it really looks and feels like a quality knife. But wait...
It baton-ed through the first few 3" pieces of seasoned oak firewood well enough, and my next piece was just under 4". (I know how to baton correctly and what not to do, so this was not newbie operator error). Starting the 4" wide piece, on the second tap the Mtech snapped in half on the second tap. The break was 1/8" inch in front of the crossguard. I can't upload a photo here, but the exposed steel at the break is grainy and sandpaper-textured. It looks like cast alloy 'pot metal' if you know that old school term. Quality steel, when it breaks, doesn't look like pot metal. And you have to take my word for it, the little piece of firewood I was baton-ing should not have broken any decent knife, even a cheap one. The 151 is a very thick blade which makes the failure all the more serious.
Well, at $15 I'm out the price of a burger and an iced tea, so I'm not crying. But I won't buy another mTech no matter how cheap or how perfect a knockoff it appears to be. I wasn't hurt when the mTech broke, but I could have been and so could any bystander if the broken blade had gone flying off.
Good luck with your 151, Blackie. To the other knife suggestions I would add the Ontario SP1 Marine 7" knife. Amazon for around $35, great ergonomics, Ontario quality, lanyard hole, and a pretty good sheath, leather in back and sail Dacron in front.