Smith and Wesson Knives

I bought a S&W "Homeland Security" tanto folder at Big-5. It had a $59 pricetag on it and a $19 "sale" tag. I use it to carry on hikes, "just in case", and as a utility knife in my garage. It is a $20 value, a 'throw-away if necessary' knife, but it's got eyeball and is fun to play with.
 
trooplewis said:
I bought a S&W "Homeland Security" tanto folder at Big-5. It had a $59 pricetag on it and a $19 "sale" tag. I use it to carry on hikes, "just in case", and as a utility knife in my garage. It is a $20 value, a 'throw-away if necessary' knife, but it's got eyeball and is fun to play with.
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I don't know of anyplace that actually charges $60 for that knife. And I charge MSRP for pete's sake.
Just promise me you'll keep an eye on that lock. You can't trust them.
 
Thanks for the warning... I will make sure not to use it to punch a hole thru the hood of my car; I will save that duty for my Benchmade ;)
 
Hey all,
I imagine this thread is already dead but I just got my S&W Extreme Ops Karambit in the mail today. I wasn't so much looking for EDC carry quality, more just something cheap to get a feel for the finger hole. Anyway, its a good thing too because as someone pointed out they advertise 440C stainless, but the truth is its hammer forged surgical steel. On the plus side it seems to be put together fairly well using Torx screws, no play in the blade, and it locks up pretty solid (mind you I've only been spinning it around for a few hours). Also the urban camo paint job is pretty cool. All in all I don't think I'd buy from S&W again but it seems like a good starting point for me being between the flea market no name brands and the Emerson karambits. In terms of reasonably priced EDC knives I've been quite pleased with CRKT. Anyway, thats just my 2 cents. Take care all.

-Lindey
 
Lindey said:
Hey all,
I imagine this thread is already dead but I just got my S&W Extreme Ops Karambit in the mail today. I wasn't so much looking for EDC carry quality, more just something cheap to get a feel for the finger hole. Anyway, its a good thing too because as someone pointed out they advertise 440C stainless, but the truth is its hammer forged surgical steel. On the plus side it seems to be put together fairly well using Torx screws, no play in the blade, and it locks up pretty solid (mind you I've only been spinning it around for a few hours). Also the urban camo paint job is pretty cool. All in all I don't think I'd buy from S&W again but it seems like a good starting point for me being between the flea market no name brands and the Emerson karambits. In terms of reasonably priced EDC knives I've been quite pleased with CRKT. Anyway, thats just my 2 cents. Take care all.

-Lindey
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How do you know it is hammer forged surgical steel and not 440C? Do they write the material used on the blade or on the box or literature?
 
Lindey said:
Anyway, its a good thing too because as someone pointed out they advertise 440C stainless, but the truth is its hammer forged surgical steel.
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"surgical steel" doesn't mean much of anything. It's usually used when a manufacturer doesn't want to admit they use some low quality form of 420. It's possible it's not really 440c but rather something very similar. I have a couple, and they aren't that bad.
 
hey there,
It has it stamped into the blade , "Hammer forged, surgical, china" and it has 440 written above it with the logo. Take it easy.

-Lindey
 
Lindey said:
Hey all,
I imagine this thread is already dead but I just got my S&W Extreme Ops Karambit in the mail today. I wasn't so much looking for EDC carry quality, more just something cheap to get a feel for the finger hole.
-Lindey
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Today, I just got the same S&W Karambit. The cheapest in my collection as I was just wanting to try something different.

In the first couple minutes I got it in the mail, the linerlock concerned me. I couldn't get it all the way back to lock and was playing with it to see if it would collapse close if you strike incorrectly on the unbladed side -- and it would! This is a big concern for me because of the way Karambits are shaped.

I finally got the hang of locking it but still not confident about how locked it really is. As an experiment I pushed the liner further in to ensure the lock. Then it got stuck! It took me a bit, but I finally got pliers to pry it unstuck.

Man, this is supposed to be a fighting knife. But I don't trust it. I'm afraid I'll lose my fingers in a real battle with it.

Good thing it only cost me $21 on ebay. And it retails for $34. I'll keep it in my collection as an example of what a cool looking knife that I would not use.
 
OK, on the same day as my S&W Karambit, I received my ebay purchase of a S&W Extreme Ops Bullseye, another tactical folder. It feels sturdy, has a 4.2" blade and closes at 5.69", and is a solid 11+ ounces. This is the heaviest folder I now have.

It does lock a lot better than the Karambit. But dang, I'm not sure I trust these S&W linerlocks, though.
 
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