Strider fakes!

[jbmonkey]

Good info thanks for the heads up.

On the joke about sharp. It was pretty funny. Lifes too short and serious to not enjoy some light hearted heckeling. Maybe its a regional thing? Where i am heckling is a way of life, and we're all pretty thick skinned.

 

[scouter27]

Good info thanks for the heads up.

On the joke about sharp. It was pretty funny. Lifes too short and serious to not enjoy some light hearted heckeling. Maybe its a regional thing? Where i am heckling is a way of life, and we're all pretty thick skinned.

Do you typically only tell jokes at others expense when they are not in the room?

Thick skinned, indeed.

 

[Murdamook]

Do you typically only tell jokes at others expense when they are not in the room?

Thick skinned, indeed.

Cry more.

You don't own the forum. Yes you did initiate the thread, but you don't make or enforce the law.

The information I could find on this knife and the Sebenza copy indicate that they are ti-framelocks and the blades are D2. They seem to use pretty solid materials, and they are less than 5$ before shipping. There is the obvious issue of them clearly ripping off well established manufacturers; regardless of any half-truths, lies, or fit and finish issues said dealers have had in the past.

 

[Tsujigiri]

Do you typically only tell jokes at others expense when they are not in the room?

Thick skinned, indeed.

What does that have to do with anything? He wrote it in your thread, it's not like it was a secret behind your back or something. Grow up and stop expecting universal agreement from everyone else.

 

[THE PUNISHER]

no need to hate in an informative thread. some people dont like strider, thats life

i happen to have them as my go to knives and they out perform everything else ive owned. and as far as the sharp comment... you never owned one have you?

+++++++++++++

 

[jbmonkey]

Do you typically only tell jokes at others expense when they are not in the room?

Thick skinned, indeed.

I didn't tell any jokes, just thought it was funny and harmless heckling. That aside, yep thick skinned. It takes allot to get under my skin.

Back to the main topic?

 

[scouter27]

What does that have to do with anything? He wrote it in your thread, it's not like it was a secret behind your back or something. Grow up and stop expecting universal agreement from everyone else.

FYI, I am not Mick Strider. No one has said anything bad about me here (that I know of). Your (and anyone else's) distaste for him has no place in this thread. I merely wanted to make the forum aware of a potential threat. I would be upset if I bought a $550 knife only to find out it was a $100 Chinese copy, and I'm sure anyone else out there would be to.

I didn't tell any jokes, just thought it was funny and harmless heckling. That aside, yep thick skinned. It takes allot to get under my skin.

Back to the main topic?

You didn't, others did. AFAIK, Mick does not have anything to do with BF anymore, and that's his choice. I don't think people should be personally attacking him behind his back, "heckling" or not.

 

[1966c10]

I would be upset if I bought a $550 knife only to find out it was a $100 Chinese copy, and I'm sure anyone else out there would be to.

What if you bought a $500 pocket knife with a too thick an edge or multiple pointless hollow grinds, an uncomfortable handle, and a poorly executed lock mechanism? :foot:

 

[scouter27]

That would suck, however, after owning several Strider folders (and fixed blades), I haven't found that to be the case with them.

Do you have a point?

 

[Murdamook]

That would suck, however, after owning several Strider folders (and fixed blades), I haven't found that to be the case with them.

Do you have a point?

Forums are public, and, as has been said multiple times, Mick is welcome to come defend himself. I don't think the joke was said in bad taste, nor was it a shot at Mick Strider. It was a joke at the expense of known fit and finish issues. I really can't believe you are taking this whole thing as seriously as you are. Once more, you initiated this thread, however you do not own it, nor are you a mod. If you don't lighten up, your blood pressure is going to go through the roof.

 

[kawr]

The real reason Strider fakes are really hard to spot is because the Chinese fakes have similar quality as a real Strider . I kid.

 

[Colog]

I say:

3: Mick has explained all of it himself and it's not my place to tell his story. I will say this, according to the linked images, at the very least Mick spent half a year as an honest to gods infantryman. That's a hell of a lot more than most so called Americans have ever done.

Explain please. This is not consistent with what I've read. Perhaps I'm ignorant.

 

[newcoyote]

How do we know these are fakes? I mean how do we know someone isn't just pulling a hoax? Anyone could "quote" Mick Strider himself. I am not asserting it IS a hoax. I'm saying the claim and video is not very compelling. Assertions and evidence are two different things. I don't see anything but an assertion here. Yes I know the obvious retore will be "Why would any body want to..." There are a lot o trolls out there. I can not even try to gauge the poster of the video as the channel is mostly in Cyrillic. Can anyone offer any better sourced/referenced evidence?

 

[espnazi]

How do we know these are fakes? I mean how do we know someone isn't just pulling a hoax? Anyone could "quote" Mick Strider himself. I am not asserting it IS a hoax. I'm saying the claim and video is not very compelling. Assertions and evidence are two different things. I don't see anything but an assertion here. Yes I know the obvious retore will be "Why would any body want to..." There are a lot o trolls out there. I can not even try to gauge the poster of the video as the channel is mostly in Cyrillic. Can anyone offer any better sourced/referenced evidence?

These are fake, they are from the same manufacturer making the fake sebenzas although the strider fakes are much harder to tell apart.

1. Real striders dont come with a box
2. DGG SMFs never used the BOS stamp
3. you can get these(fakes) anywhere from $100-$150
4. the nightmare grind version has slighly weird angles and all are exactly the same.

This manufacturer also produces different Strider fakes, although they all seem to be SMFs.

 

[like em sharp]

How do we know these are fakes? I mean how do we know someone isn't just pulling a hoax? Anyone could "quote" Mick Strider himself. I am not asserting it IS a hoax. I'm saying the claim and video is not very compelling. Assertions and evidence are two different things. I don't see anything but an assertion here. Yes I know the obvious retore will be "Why would any body want to..." There are a lot o trolls out there. I can not even try to gauge the poster of the video as the channel is mostly in Cyrillic. Can anyone offer any better sourced/referenced evidence?

You can find them on Aliexpress.

 

[Robert.B]

You can find them on Aliexpress.

and it says they have a 440 cobalt blade? not D2 as people have alluded to...frankly if they were d2 for that price, I'd buy one. I dont see me ever laying out $500+ for a strider with customer service that I wouldnt expect from a maker pumping out knives in that price bracket.

 

[like em sharp]

and it says they have a 440 cobalt blade? not D2 as people have alluded to...frankly if they were d2 for that price, I'd buy one. I dont see me ever laying out $500+ for a strider with customer service that I wouldnt expect from a maker pumping out knives in that price bracket.

I don't even pretend to know what steel they use. Could be recycled corrugated aluminum siding. The only way to find out would be if someone on here bit the bullet, bought one and beat it to crap against a known D2 folder and see how it holds up. Since Aliexpress doesn't accept Paypal and I don't fancy giving my credit card info to some (I'm sure fine, upstanding) folks from China it ain't gonna be me.

 

[espnazi]

and it says they have a 440 cobalt blade? not D2 as people have alluded to...frankly if they were d2 for that price, I'd buy one. I dont see me ever laying out $500+ for a strider with customer service that I wouldnt expect from a maker pumping out knives in that price bracket.

Depends on the version. The DGG version is 440c while others are D2 including the fake sebenza.

I posted this on another forum to aware everyone on the known fake striders.

I first heard about high quality fakes on another forum, specifically a CRK large 21 sebenza after some research I found out about the fake striders.
Apparently it's two companies manufacturing them.

For all to be aware these are the models I know exist apart from the video posted(440c DGG SMF):

These are listed as D2 steel for the blades.

And a new upcoming fake.

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The guy performing a test on it.
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[Robert.B]

I don't even pretend to know what steel they use. Could be recycled corrugated aluminum siding. The only way to find out would be if someone on here bit the bullet, bought one and beat it to crap against a known D2 folder and see how it holds up. Since Aliexpress doesn't accept Paypal and I don't fancy giving my credit card info to some (I'm sure fine, upstanding) folks from China it ain't gonna be me.

I didn't notice they didn't accept paypal, and I never see these on the bay...guess I'll pass and buy some more traditionals lol

If someone already has one they're offloading I'll take it if the price is right.

 

[newcoyote]

So what do these fakes use for frame material. I can see the blade steel being tricky to positively ID but titanium is easier with spark testing or anodizing. I doubt a fake would use titanium?