Russian Knives… What Now?

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With this Russian military invasion and the financial restrictions placed upon Russia, what happens to knives coming out of Russia? Are prices going to go up? Down? Will it even be possible to buy Russian made knives?

Let’s talk this out…

I’m clueless. I just know Russian banks being removed from the SWIFT system is a major issue.
 
I think that if we knew the answer: we'd all have winning PowerBall tickets in our wallets...
The Ruble is dropping...
Scarcity of product may drive up demand...
Transferring of funds will be a lot tougher...
I think that it's "Flip of a coin" time!
 
Frankly I wouldn't buy anymore just due to the fact they invaded the Ukraine. We have to make a stand over something and a knife seems to me to be a pretty small thing but perhaps saying something cause you know we are all knife nuts in the end at least on this forum. This little bit of sacrifice is a small price to pay for the illegal invasion of an independent and democratic country. This is not to say that you could place an order via an American distributor and get one. I own a few Russian knives and frankly put them away and am in a quandry as to what to do with them. It's a matter of principle ya know. This is just me sayin though.
 
I feel like it is going to be a nightmare to deal with any Russian business. If the knife is already in the U.S. at a dealer, I suspect it’s business as usual, save warranty concerns.

There is no way I would ship a knife to or purchase one from Russia right now. Too risky. Luckily, I don’t have one.

Ultimately, I’m boycotting either way. I’ve had it with Russian aggression.
 
I won't buy Russian knives because they invaded Ukraine (a Democracy). I won't buy Chinese knives because they are threatening to invade Taiwan (a Democracy).
That said. as long as Russian banks are off the SWIFT system, people who want to import knives from Russia won't be able to pay for them
by international wire transfer. Which means that once existing stocks already in the U.S. are gone they will not be able to restock.
I suppose in theory the old Letter of Credit method might work but I don't know if there are any sanction actions that affect those. And that's assuming both the sellers' amd buyers' banks still even do L/Cs.
The whole idea behind the sanction is that it hurts you less to not be able to buy a Russian product (for which there are other options) than a Russian seller no longer able to export their product. The whole objective is to damage their national economy so that they will stop the invasion.
 
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Personally, I could careless. I’m not buying from the country, I’m buying from a person. That person may not even support what’s happening. I don’t know. Why should someone pay for what their country does unless they are someway involved in it? Just because they live there? Nah sorry don’t buy into it. If I wanted a Shiro or Cheb knife I’d still buy it in a minute. I mean I didn’t stop buy a Spyderco made in China knives even though I think this virus going around is China’s fault. It’s not Spydercos. I think if you wanted to find fault or a reason not to buy a product, pretty much every company out there has some skeletons in the closet that would make you want to boycott them. As is, buy what you want.
 
I don't engage in political discussions because they're toxic, especially for non politicians.

I'll just say, I had some Russian friends from college days, sweet gentle ladies who I can't imagine would be in favor of war. I also knew some Ukrainian guys who were quite protective over Russian women, i'm not kidding. The two nations have a lot in common. It's complicated, the people are one thing & governments are something else.

If we as human beings were to base our actions on what politicians do, by reacting to what politicians in other nations do, then it'd be a big hateful mess, I mean why should regular everyday people fall for that? Politics are nasty.

It's an ugly war, every war is ugly.. Hope it ends soon..
 
I agree the maker isn’t directly responsible for it’s country’s leaders actions. Still, the government benefits from the maker’s sales. The target is the government, which derives tax revenue (and possibly machinery) from the maker. The maker is more like collateral damage.

War is Hell and civilians are not immune from its impact.
 
i wouldn't advise
mixing business with pleasure.
and quite frankly,
its so sad to see fall outs happen
and innocent parties get hurt.
personally, the only russian government blade i own
is a bayonet, which to me represents an ominous reminder of just how different and divided the world has been for the longest time.
truly hoping for better times ahead.
 
Owen K. said:
Russian\Chinese knives were on my never buy list already. Maybe more people feel this way now, given current events.
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Nope. Half the dudes here "just like the knives!" Don't give a flying hoot who made what, what a company supports or anything else for that matter. Zero fcks given about anything but their like for the knife. That's the problem, to many people care about 1 thing and 1 thing only; instant self gratification.
 
shinyedges said:
Nope. Half the dudes here "just like the knives!" Don't give a flying hoot who made what, what a company supports or anything else for that matter. Zero fcks given about anything but their like for the knife. That's the problem, to many people care about 1 thing and 1 thing only; instant self gratification.
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I give us all more credit than that...
 
Have a Reptilian Knives Finka on the way that I ordered before all this insanity. Will likely be my first and last Russian made knife barring some major changes.
 
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