People ever buy replica knives?

Zach4542 said:
Just curious if anyone ever buys replica knives, by that I mean like knives from movies and such.
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Nope - but not because I'm look down on replicas, it's just that none (that I can recall) have ever sparked my interest.

Edited to add: I take that back - I did research the barehead lockback that Anthony Hopkins carried in The Edge, but it was way out of my price range. I think that's the only knife I've ever wanted to own from a movie.

thx - cpr
 
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Josh K said:
People buy replica's Omegas that Bond wore. (http://www.omega.ch/index.php?id=217)

I imagine the only reason that Rolex doesn't do the same thing is because they feel they are too good for that.
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Omega seems to have become an un-official sponsor of the Bond franchise. I don't ever recall Seiko or Rolex ever making a special edition run of watches with a 007 logo on the face (which I must say look very ugly). I wouldn't call it a replica though.

My opinion of "replica" knives is quite low because most of these knives are pieces of junk. If a respected maker or company attempted to make a quality replica, not only would they have to pay production costs but also some sort of royalties to the movie label if they have any thought of marketing it as "the knife from Alien Slasher 4". This would make a quality replica very expensive. This would be prohibitive towards the target buyers of movie replica pieces. When you are 16, $120 is about the most you'll pay for an "authentic replica" Kill Bill sword.
 
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well since you're the one who was rude,how does that reflect on a rambo thread???
zach,i think this is a great thread bro...
britt
 
Charlie Mike said:
Omega seems to have become an un-official sponsor of the Bond franchise. I don't ever recall Seiko or Rolex ever making a special edition run of watches with a 007 logo on the face (which I must say look very ugly). I wouldn't call it a replica though.
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Technically it could be, but I'm just pushing a point here. :p :D
 
Charlie Mike said:
Ask yourself the same question and substitute something else for knives. Would you buy a replica Rolex?
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I'd buy a replica Winchester 1892 or a replica Stevens Favorite or 44 1/2 in a heartbeat. Better materials, closer tolerances.

In the knife line, if I cared for that sort of stuff, I'd buy a replica Applegate-Fairbairn. That one has been through 3-4 makers, all pretty decent.

"Replica" does not have to mean bad.
 
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...easy now guys :cool:

I bought a Rambo III when I was younger because at the time I thought it was the coolest looking knife ever! -Still have it, and I also have most of the LOTR swords, and a funtional "William Wallace" Claymore, like the one used in Braveheart.

Sure the LOTR swords aren't functional, but they are quite beautiful, richly detailed, and look cool hanging on my "man room" wall! :D

-Allways wanted a Conan sword, but the price tag is around $3000 last I checked.
 
Jeff Clark said:
AG Russell has some miniature WWII US combat knives as "letter openers" at the moment. I am tempted to get one of the repros of the Devil's Brigade dagger.
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I've been temped by a couple of them. They aren't really tiny and I believe he has them made of good carbon steel. If they are heat treated reasonably (?) they might make decent utility knives. :)
 
I'd buy a replica in a heartbeat if it was a quality replica, and that is the key here. For instance I'd never want to have the money wrapped up in real Michael Price or Will & Finck. It would scare me everytime I touched it, but I'd love to own a replica made from one of the better custom makers.

Same thing with certain other knives. They are too rare or too expensive to be an option.

The problem with most of the movie replicas is that the quality just isn't there.
 
I don't own any, but I don't have a problem with people buying replicas -- as long as it's for collector's sake.

The only problem I have is when guys buy the replica, say Rambo, knives and think that the junk "Made in China" steel will hold up like it did in the movie.

IMO replicas are for the same thing any other movie memorabilia is: to display, and have something you like to look at from a movie you liked.
 
Jeff Clark said:
Back when I was a teen one of the hot TV shows was, The Man from Uncle. They had great spy weapons. The star of the show was Robert Vaughn. He played Hamlet at the Pasadena Playhouse around the same time. The owner of Kingston House Cutlery around the corner from the playhouse provided a dagger as a prop and part of his costume. She gave it to me when she got it back.
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Ah the Man from U.N.C.L.E. BUT what did Uncle stand for. Now don't look it up on the computer.......lol...............................................................











































United--Network--Comand--for Law--and Enforcement.

On topic. I would never buy a unauthorized fake (copy) of a product. Especially something like a Rolex. Rolex and companies like Rolex spends countless dollars fighting and shutting these places down to make sure the consumer doesn't unknowingly buy what they believe to be Rolex and being completely ripped off.
Bill
 
How about the CAS Lake interframe replicas. Ron approved them, and AG is selling them for $275-295.

Actually, a whole mess of production knives are replicas of customs. Elishewitz, Onion, Gaylean, Hawks, Terzuola, Hayes, Nealy, etc
 
I bought a replica of a Spartan sword from the movie 300. It is fully functional and made from carbon steel - nicely done in my opinion. Yes, I'll admit it, I bought a replica. :eek: Other replicas don't trip my trigger because, as has been menioned above, most are of very dubious quality.

- Mark
 
Esav Benyamin said:
Treg, this is the General KNife Discussion, not Whine & Cheese.
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Sorry about that...in that case I've got a Rambo III, it's nice to look at and it's just about it. But I just got a Hibben IV in 1090 steel and it's definitely a user...I haven't tried it yet but look's like it's gonna be a monster chopper!!!!
 
Charlie Mike hit the nail on the head. They just can't make and market really high quality pieces at a price point the masses will pay. They do have to pay the movie studios for the rights to use the movie name and pay a small royalty to the knifemaker/designer. There are usually a couple of other people involved who get a piece.

You can buy handmade replicas from some of the original makers but of course you are going to pay hefty prices for them.
 
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