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If its made in a forien contry its required to say where it is from. Products that dont say, are usualy made domesticaly.
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Who is selling you these knives? They sound like a deal.The Last Confederate said:I have a Buffalo Horn S&W Sowbelly coming in the mail this week, curious to see if it's any good. From online photos I would bet money it's made in the same plant that is turning out the Taylor/Schrade 129OT Sowbelly under their "Schrade Classics" series with Ram's Horn scales. I've had one of those for 2 months now, quality on it is really high.
Esav Benyamin said:yes, I thought the marking was supposed to be permanent, too. Are yoiu sure none of the blades has a stamp hidden somewhere?![]()
Esav Benyamin said:440C seems to be a regular Chinese steel, although we can't tell without using them how well they do it. This sounds well worth the money, though, with horn handles and a good old pattern.
Esav Benyamin said:Who is selling these knives? They sound like a deal.
No they aren't. Gerber sucks, but Buck's worst knives are better than S&W's best knives (well, most of them). Buck Mayo TNT anyone? Even Buck's Chinese-made slipjoints and Mayo Cutback and Hilo are far better than any similar-priced S&W.mr.trooper said:So...Why all the hate? They are way better than anything made by Buck or Gerber in the last decade.
A bit of both, IMO.mr.trooper said:Am I insane or people just being knife snobs?
I disagree. There's nothing snobby about wanting quality for one's money, even on a budget. With products like Spyderco's Byrd line and Benchmade's Red Class, there's absolutely no reason to resign oneself to an inferior, yet similarily priced product like S&W. If you look at S&W by itself, it might seem reasonably priced for the quality, but if you compare it to other knives like Byrd or BM Red, it's clearly overpriced/inferior.Hair said:So when people say S&W knives are worthless junk and a waste of money, they are being snobs. They don't understand that not everyone has the same standards as they.
deathshead said:I don't support a company that steals and makes poor quality knives. If you are satisfied in the product, then you must me the 1 in a 1000 that isn't willing to pay $10 for a proven brand. I wouldn't trust the liner lock in that thing if that is what it has.