New BM Slip Joints

BM has piqued my interest. I've always liked the non-bent blade method of housing the blades in the handle. If I can find one in person I'll probably pick it up.
 
I'm intrigued by the fact that a knife company like BM is going to market a traditional pocket knife.
 
Yep, definitely made in China, which doesn't make them bad knives, just another contribution to the trade deficit. The steel sounds a lot like Spyderco's Byrd line 8Cro13MoV, which performs a bit better than AUS-8 in my experience. If BM hadn't convinced me they are utterly without integrity, I might be tempted. As it is, I'll pass.
 
No one seems to have mentioned it yet, but these are NRA knives? And they're made in China? I know I'm missing something here... :confused:
 
cerulean said:
No one seems to have mentioned it yet, but these are NRA knives? And they're made in China? I know I'm missing something here... :confused:
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No you're not missing anything, that's just hypocrisy. I know it seems strange at first but it's the wave of the future. You'll get used to it. ;)
 
The bolsters look a little clunky, but I like them. As for what Cerulean said, I'll quote the Godfather. "It's not personal, its strictly business." ;)
 
In response to an email to BM about the country of origin of these two knives, I received this answer: Both the 12720 and 12770 are produced in our off-shores facility. Not sure what that means....probably China
 
FlyingMuskrat said:
In response to an email to BM about the country of origin of these two knives, I received this answer: Both the 12720 and 12770 are produced in our off-shores facility. Not sure what that means....probably China
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Well, it means I won't be buying one. :thumbdn:
 
I ordered the Stockman. Oddly enough this only my second Benchmade and both are NRA models. The first is a small Steigerwalt springless lockback in 440C. However that was US made so I'm curious to see how the quality rates on the Chinese made Stockman.
 
I am not interested at all. They are made in China. I left Benchmade knives behind a while back for the good old traditional slipjoint.
 
In the end, it doesn't really matter does it? It's the end that matters. One reason is that we are preaching to the choir. Those who frequent these forums are interested in much more than a cutting tool. A knife can be a very personal possession if many of it's virtues fit nicely into our daily lives or into our favorite pastimes. To the mass market, how a knife looks and compares to another that looks similar but costs less is often the determining factor in a purchase. When we buy an offshore knife (excluding a knife from a foreign culture with a long history of making good cutlery) we reinforce the business decisions of looking offshore in order to "compete" for our dollars.
By so doing, we send a dollar offshore instead of to a domestic maker who will respend it here... ever seen how economists calculate the economic effects of a NASCAR race on a local community?
I know I don't have much of an influence on international trends, but I refuse to voluntarily contribute to the slide. The reason I often have no choice to buy domestic is because the end has already arrived for those industries. OR because domestics have to slash and burn in order to compete with cheap labor imports.
I prefer to have my dollar flitter around the US. Yes, some domestic companies are owned by foreign investors, but I still try to buy domestic even if "it's going to happen anyway". I don't care if China knives are good, bad, equal, or superior. So long, Schrade. So long, Camillus. Why do so many domestic makers show no attempt to reveal where their knives are made except models that are made here? Not very PC am I?
 
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