Pakistani Damascus knife is impressive!!

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I mean someone can really get a pulse of something around here :cool::cool::cool:

If I was a knife maker I would have a bogus account here for sure :D
 
danbot said:
Nope.
I'm only going by my own experience and not judging the OP's knife. I'm certainly not hating on it. The nice filework is definitely a good sign that care was taken in its making.
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honestly I would put 60$ right now to get one and "check it out" even with the experience I have with Paknoives.
 
danbot said:
Since the OP seems to have just posted and ran...it's looking like the real purpose of this thread is trollish baiting. :rolleyes:
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That seems like a bit of a stretch. Not saying it's impossible, but this is a pretty pedestrian post to jump straight to a conclusion that he's trolling.

My general feelings are that I'm pleased the OP has a knife that he's happy with, but until reviews like his become much, much more commonplace I'll keep my knife money away from Pakistani manufacturers.
 
Insipid Moniker said:
That seems like a bit of a stretch. Not saying it's impossible, but this is a pretty pedestrian post to jump straight to a conclusion that he's trolling.

My general feelings are that I'm pleased the OP has a knife that he's happy with, but until reviews like his become much, much more commonplace I'll keep my knife money away from Pakistani manufacturers.
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True, but we're 6 pages in now without a peep from the OP, so hardly "jumping straight" to that conclusion.
I also will hold off on buying until I see more positive reviews and more honest marketing practices.
 
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SteelJunkee said:
honestly I would put 60$ right now to get one and "check it out" even with the experience I have with Paknoives.
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I agree SJ so the next time I pick my son up at the mall I'm gonna run inside to the lame import store and pick one up to EDC test it and report my results. BTW the whole time I have been reading this thread I was toying with my Buck 55 Pakistanie knockoff knife. The blade is so soft that it has been sharpened down to the width of a nail file. Relax it was a gift:)
 
Okay first off I understand this is a hobbyist forum and knives will be scrutinized under a microscope for perfect tolerances and fit and finish and optimal steel hardness blah, blah, blah. But IMO in reality all that matters is that a knife can do the function it’s supposed to do. Most of those other things are purely cosmetic (except for steel blade characteristics of course) but most people want nice looking knives too.

I happen like this particular Pakistani Damascus knife I got. I think it looks better than the vast majority of knives from the popular hobbyist brands. These Pakistani knives have cool artwork and exotic materials that most knives of the popular hobbyist brands lack.

I bought a few more Pakistani Damascus knives but haven’t tested them out yet. Maybe they will fare as well or better, or maybe not. Doesn’t matter much really since they are so affordable!! I paid about $45 and $25 for my other two Pakistani Damascus knives on EBay. So we shall see. And yes, I have experience with (and own) quality knives (Spyderco, Brous, Cold Steel, Himalayan Imports) and I have basic metallurgy education and I am a trained machinist as well.
 
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Viper2 said:
Okay first off I understand this is a hobbyist forum and knives will be scrutinized under a microscope for perfect tolerances and fit and finish and optimal steel hardness blah, blah, blah. But IMO in reality all that matters is that a knife can do the function it’s supposed to do. Most of those other things are purely cosmetic (except for steel blade characteristics of course) but most people want nice looking knives too.

I happen like this particular Pakistani Damascus knife I got. I think it looks better than the vast majority of knives from the popular hobbyist brands. These Pakistani knives have cool artwork and exotic materials that most knives of the popular hobbyist brands lack.

I bought a few more Pakistani Damascus knives but haven’t tested them out yet. Maybe they will fare as well or better, or maybe not. Doesn’t matter much really since they are so affordable!! I paid about $45 and $25 for my other two Pakistani Damascus knives on EBay. So we shall see. And yes, I have experience with (and own) quality knives (Spyderco, Brous, Cold Steel, Himalayan Imports) and I have basic metallurgy education and I am a trained machinist as well.
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Can we have pix of the handle plsssssss
 
Viper2 said:
Okay first off I understand this is a hobbyist forum and knives will be scrutinized under a microscope for perfect tolerances and fit and finish and optimal steel hardness blah, blah, blah. But IMO in reality all that matters is that a knife can do the function it’s supposed to do. Most of those other things are purely cosmetic (except for steel blade characteristics of course) but most people want nice looking knives too.

I happen like this particular Pakistani Damascus knife I got. I think it looks better than the vast majority of knives from the popular hobbyist brands. These Pakistani knives have cool artwork and exotic materials that most knives of the popular hobbyist brands lack.

I bought a few more Pakistani Damascus knives but haven’t tested them out yet. Maybe they will fare as well or better, or maybe not. Doesn’t matter much really since they are so affordable!! I paid about $45 and $25 for my other two Pakistani Damascus knives on EBay. So we shall see. And yes, I have experience with (and own) quality knives (Spyderco, Brous, Cold Steel, Himalayan Imports) and I have basic metallurgy education and I am a trained machinist as well.
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Thanks for chiming in here again. And I do agree that a knife should be judged as a tool that performs well for what it was designed to do.
 
Night Rider said:
^^X2

I agree SJ so the next time I pick my son up at the mall I'm gonna run inside to the lame import store and pick one up to EDC test it and report my results. BTW the whole time I have been reading this thread I was toying with my Buck 55 Pakistanie knockoff knife. The blade is so soft that it has been sharpened down to the width of a nail file. Relax it was a gift:)
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You hand a knife you haven't checked to your child :confused:
 
Pattern Welded Damascus can be made inexpensively in a land with inexpensive labor. The fact that the steel does not come with a pedigree does not automatically make it junk. The custom of stating exactly what alloy is being used is relatively new in the overall history of knives.

Viper2, if you have a knife you like, personally, I want to hear about it, whether or not I'm in the market for one.
 
knarfeng said:
Pattern Welded Damascus can be made inexpensively in a land with inexpensive labor. The fact that the steel does not come with a pedigree does not automatically make it junk. The custom of stating exactly what alloy is being used is relatively new in the overall history of knives.

Viper2, if you have a knife you like, personally, I want to hear about it, whether or not I'm in the market for one.
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We've recently (in the last few years or so) seen a Pakistani manufacturer making some very nice "looking" Damascus knives and attempting to sell them for a relatively low price. The thing that makes me skeptical is that they are lying about the origin. They are claiming that they are made in Canada or certain US states or places in Europe, but that clearly isn't true. I think they are probably trying to avoid the Pakistani reputation of poor quality "made for tourists" type of knives.
The Damascus patterns are usually quite blurry, or ragged around the edges of the contrasting steels. Do you think that's from etching with acid that is too strong?
 
The finger grooves in the handle don't seem large enough for fingers.
 
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