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You can show me both at Blade in a couple weeks.
I'm sure ZT and Spyderco will have ones you can handle.

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You can show me both at Blade in a couple weeks.
Ok, thought you had both.![]()
Cool.Have the Drunken, had the 0456 for a couple years, but it didn't make the cut to stay in the collection, as I said above.
Is blade steel the only indicator of what a knife should be priced at?The Spyderco Drunken is not even made I Golden Co. as with many of their knives it’s made in Taiwan And still they are asking $400 for it.
With S90cv blade steel it should be priced at $150 IMHO.
The Spyderco Drunken is not even made I Golden Co. as with many of their knives it’s made in Taiwan And still they are asking $400 for it.
With S90cv blade steel it should be priced at $150 IMHO.
You must have not understood my post clearly, it's not just the cost of the blade steel is made of it's that this knife is being made Taiwan not in Golden Co. as many of Spyderco's lower cost knives are being made.Is blade steel the only indicator of what a knife should be priced at?
It is generally acknowledged, that Taichung knives are amongst the best made in the Spyderco line-up.You must have not understood my post clearly, it's not just the cost of the blade steel is made of it's that this knife is being made Taiwan not in Golden Co. as many of Spyderco's lower cost knives are being made.
I am in no way implying that the quality of knives made in Taiwan are less or not are good, as the knives Spyderco makes in the USA at Golden Co. it's the cost of labor in Taiwan is much lower then in Golden Co.
So i don't understand why Spyderco on their web page have the Druken MSRP at $630 and many knife online sellers are asking around $400 for it.
Again IMHO the price should be around $150.
Which of their lower cost knives are made in Taiwan?You must have not understood my post clearly, it's not just the cost of the blade steel is made of it's that this knife is being made Taiwan not in Golden Co. as many of Spyderco's lower cost knives are being made.
I am in no way implying that the quality of knives made in Taiwan are less or not are good, as the knives Spyderco makes in the USA at Golden Co. it's the cost of labor in Taiwan is much lower then in Golden Co.
So i don't understand why Spyderco on their web page have the Druken MSRP at $630 and many knife online sellers are asking around $400 for it.
Again IMHO the price should be around $150.
It's been around four years since i worked in a store where the Spyderco knives were good sellers, so i am not sure what knives are today priced lower then others, but that was not a problem i picked the Delica2vg10 blade steel one made in Japan as my first Spyderco knife then i picked up a sprint run PM2 with cpm s35vn blade steel it's my EDC today i also have their Manix2 with cpms110v blade steel and the Autonomy2 with Lc200n blade steel.Which of their lower cost knives are made in Taiwan?
The pricing differential your seeing is called MAP. More details/discussion can be found in the Spyderco sub-forum.
Your opinion is all good my friend. To each their own.
Spyderco sell knives at MSRP on their website, so as not to compete with their dealer network.So i don't understand why Spyderco on their web page have the Druken MSRP at $630 and many knife online sellers are asking around $400 for it.
I had a 456; couldn't wait to get rid of it. A big, heavy pig....over twice as heavy as the Drunken.In just what way is it vastly superior it's surly not in the blade steel.
Not much of a point there slick. I’d easily take a $30 Ontario Rat and keep $200 in my pocket before buying a ZT 456. How does my opinion matter in that scenario? I see a lot if really sweet knives posted that cost $2000 or more, I think wow, nice blade but doesn’t fit my budget. Not “it’s not worth it”