The CKF Kremlin

First two picts. show CKF models that have the bronze anodization buffed off.
I also have one of each with the bronze ano. (it's a sickness).
Second two picts. show the Spectra with a DLC pivot, lightly buffed to match the blade finish.
When I buffed the scales, liners and pivot (in the first two picts.), I decided I liked a black pivot, better.

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birdave said:
First two picts. show CKF models that have the bronze anodization buffed off.
I also have one of each with the bronze ano. (it's a sickness).
Second two picts. show the Spectra with a DLC pivot, lightly buffed to match the blade finish.
When I buffed the scales, liners and pivot (in the first two picts.), I decided I liked a black pivot, better.

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Awesome knives! I didn't know hoback did a kwaiback with CKF, added to the list!
 
birdave said:
First two picts. show CKF models that have the bronze anodization buffed off.
I also have one of each with the bronze ano. (it's a sickness).
Second two picts. show the Spectra with a DLC pivot, lightly buffed to match the blade finish.
When I buffed the scales, liners and pivot (in the first two picts.), I decided I liked a black pivot, better.

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Always regret not getting that bottom one in the stack...😥....Not a framelock guy but this is an exception...There are always exceptions.😜with sexy blades.👍
 
norcalAF said:
Awesome knives! I didn't know hoback did a kwaiback with CKF, added to the list!
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Edit: I am a dope. I combined the kadat (lost the shield) and the kwaiken (had the custom scales) in my head.

It's a big beefy boy. I had one and the little timacus/zircuti (can't remember which material) square shield on the clip popped out. I ended up supergluing it back in. I am lucky I didn't lose it. I also has some of the custom scales that CKF released. I kinda miss it.
 
Tsujigiri said:
Correct, as I mentioned their Chinese OEM is Venom Knives. They might do some finish work in Russia; I'd be curious if anyone has more info on that.

I think a lot of the cost of a CKF comes from the design phase more than the manufacturing phase, so it wouldn't be fair to compare them directly to Venom. Getting prominent designers to work on your product and work out the kinks through a series of prototypes isn't cheap, especially when you're distributing those costs over relatively few limited editions. Compare that to Twosun, which offers some of the best pricing out there for a given style of knife or materials. On the other hand, they come with little design issues that they didn't work out because they don't prototype at all.
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CKF = Venom = Kevin John

Kevin John is the Chinese clone company that has been making counterfeit knives for years.

Go to Blade Show and stop by the CKF table. You’ll be greeted by a couple Russian guys who clearly hate America.
 
Medieval Peasant said:
CKF = Venom = Kevin John

Kevin John is the Chinese clone company that has been making counterfeit knives for years.

Go to Blade Show and stop by the CKF table. You’ll be greeted by a couple Russian guys who clearly hate America.
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I believe Kevin John manufactures parts for them but isn't part of CKF. Apparently the owners of CKF started out as Kevin John dealers but then started producing their own knives. Maybe that's where that claim came from.

Also, Kevin John was not technically a counterfeiter, its knives were not made with fake logos to appear to be original and weren't marketed as original. Rather it was a cloner, stealing the design but not passing it off as the real thing. So a bit less unethical than a counterfeiter. It seems many now reputable Chinese manufacturers started out similarly.

I haven't met the owners but I would be curious to know how you determined they hate America.
 
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