Pawn shop knife for $7.50

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ml1209

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Okay, you knife enthusiasts will not like this. I myself own and have owned from Al Mar to Benchmade and Spyderco knives. I know what a quality knife is, and yet when I stopped into this pawn shop today, I was taken by this little fixed blade.

Blade length is 3-3/4", steel is some unknown stainless.

But I loved the size, balance, shape, and even the flat grind of the blade.

And it was sharp. Razor sharp.

To me, this is practically the perfect fixed-blade EDC.

Does anyone have an idea who makes this? I would guess China, but I really like it.

Price: $7.50 plus tax





 
"Does anyone have an idea who makes this?" Hmmm, could be Winchester... ;)

Good find. A friend here at BFC once found an early Bob Loveless 'Delaware Maid' hunter in a pawn shop for $30...then again, I don't think that one was made in China...
 
This is not a joke. Winchester is not a knife manufacturer. They contract these out.
 
Technically, the Winchester knives are made by Carolina Knife and Tool. CKT is a Fiskars/Gerber offshoot company that's geared to international sales and mass produced, cheap knives and multi-tools. All I've ever handled of the CKT products are the Winchester knives, and for cheap China junk they feel pretty good in hand.

I just can't bring myself to buy anything labelled as using "surgical stainless steel" though.
 
Scott Neelan said:
Technically, the Winchester knives are made by Carolina Knife and Tool. CKT is a Fiskars/Gerber offshoot company that's geared to international sales and mass produced, cheap knives and multi-tools. All I've ever handled of the CKT products are the Winchester knives, and for cheap China junk they feel pretty good in hand.

I just can't bring myself to buy anything labelled as using "surgical stainless steel" though.
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It's not labeled anything - no China, no "Surgical Stainless Steel"
 
ml1209 said:
It's not labeled anything - no China, no "Surgical Stainless Steel"
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Last I knew all the CKT knives, and thus all the Winchester knives, were said to be "surgical stainless" steel. I know all the ones I've seen at work have been marked as such on the boxes.
 
Scott Neelan said:
Last I knew all the CKT knives, and thus all the Winchester knives, were said to be "surgical stainless" steel. I know all the ones I've seen at work have been marked as such on the boxes.
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It may not be a quality steel, but for a $8 beater carry knife it'll do.
 
They had those in a three piece set at WalMart last year. After Christmas they went on clearance for five bucks.
 
dipbait said:
They had those in a three piece set at WalMart last year. After Christmas they went on clearance for five bucks.
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I have no doubt. The point is I like the design for a cheapie. If it had been made with V10 stainless and G10 scales by Seki City, Japan I would have liked it even more, but it also would have cost about $100 more.
 
For what the winchester's cost, they're not bad knives. They're not good either, but they're at least half decent.
 
GWashington1732 said:
For what the winchester's cost, they're not bad knives. They're not good either, but they're at least half decent.
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Bingo. As long as you know you get what you pay for, the Winchester knives are pretty good value for the money. It's just a weird personal thing that keeps me from buying one.
 
I've gotten quite a few of the Winchester sets as gifts over the past couple of years, and have been surprised by them. Meaning for a beater knife or an extra in your pack they are pretty good.
 
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