Thoughts on Mtech Knife (Pictures Included)

A while back I got one of their kbits that was in essence a cigar cutter for your pinky and never entertained the idea of owning any of their knives again.
 
Horton_Knives said:
i went into a mtech dealer in Chicago's Chinatown,,,,,,, we tried to takes a picture holdin some fantasy blade,, and the girl started screamin,,, no picture. no picture......... it really upset the rats in the ceiling,, we got the hell outa there,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lol. true story...........lol
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this is a true story. i almost had pictures to prove it, but "no picture! not picture!". the rats were yakuza i think. lots of tats and missing toes
 
Let's put some perspective into this. For the most part, you get what you pay for in knives. $10 knives are never going to have the materials and workmanship of $100 knives. That's just common sense. However, the quality of Chinese knives has improved considerably over the past 5 years. There are now some good knives being made in China. Check out the Spyderco Persistence, as an example or their line of Byrd knives.

Master Knives (MTech) is aimed at the low end of the market. Are they crap? No. They are knives worth every penny of their selling price. Comparing them to better knives isn't appropriate. For what they are, they are a good value. People who buy $100 knives won't like them. Not everybody buys $100 knives, however.

I should mention that the "knockoff" of the Boker Plus knife might not be a knock off in the traditional sense. I would imagine it was made by the same factory that made the Boker Plus knife. You need to understand that the Taiwan factories do as much outsourcing as American factories do. Because it says Taiwan, doesn't mean it was ground and assembled in Taiwan. It means it was provided by a Taiwan manufactuer. It might have been outsourced, however. The rules over there are different than they are here. The rules in Europe are different also. If it was a Boker design then you can criticize for stealing a design. But if it was the design of the factory, then it might be the same knife that two different companies bought and put their label on. I don't know the answer. But I do know the situation is a little more complex than people make it out to be.
 
My own experience with Mtech has not been good. However, I would not be so quick to totally crap on everything with China stamps. My Spyderco Tenacious is stamped China and it seems pretty good.
 
The Boker knife shown looks like a ripoff of the spyderco Salsa from a few years ago. :confused:
 
I haven't owned an MTech knife in years so my opinion is based on knives I bought 8 or more years ago.... back then the blade steel and hardware was very soft. I would imagine that's probably changed , but given you can buy a knife from Buck or Kershaw for under $40, buying an Mtech at $10 is not even economical.
 
Knife Outlet said:
Let's put some perspective into this. For the most part, you get what you pay for in knives. $10 knives are never going to have the materials and workmanship of $100 knives. That's just common sense. However, the quality of Chinese knives has improved considerably over the past 5 years. There are now some good knives being made in China. Check out the Spyderco Persistence, as an example or their line of Byrd knives.

Master Knives (MTech) is aimed at the low end of the market. Are they crap? No. They are knives worth every penny of their selling price. Comparing them to better knives isn't appropriate. For what they are, they are a good value. People who buy $100 knives won't like them. Not everybody buys $100 knives, however.
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I've seen this argument before and it's just wrong. A knife that breaks soon after buying or sometimes coming out of the box broken is not worth any penny. And comparing them to better knives that cost the same price is very appropriate. There are knives out there for the same price that are decent knives, the KaBar Bob Dozier folders, KaBar K2 Folders, CRKT Drifter, a few of Buck's foreign made knives, and a good deal of Gerber's are all decent, cheap knives. Just because it doesn't cost a lot of money does not make it crap, the fact that it's crap makes it crap.
 
I would personally say knives from well known name manufacturers that cost around $40-50 are the best price/value ratio. Kershaw is a fine example of affordable quality knives. I don't like CRKT as much, but they're typically decent as well.

I put Mtech in the same group as Smith & Wesson knives, Colt knives, Winchester knives, Browning knives, (most)Gerber, etc.
 
Thalestin said:
I think mtech make good losing knives.
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haha , that's funny.

MTECH = EDL (Every Day Loser) :D


Master Knives (MTech) is aimed at the low end of the market. Are they crap? No. They are knives worth every penny of their selling price.
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no they aren't worth a penny. Had one given to me as a gift , someone saw them for sale (non knife person) and thought it was similiar to my Emerson Karamit , well it was similar in appearance , however after a couple openings , the lock bar failed. Worth a penny ? Not to me, certainly not worth a trip to the ER over when it fails on you. At the outdoor swap meet a guy used to have a crap load of MTECHs for sale , each one felt the same way , like it was about to fall apart right out of the box.

Seems the only people who defend this POS knives are those who sell them. MTech is low quality , knock off crap , plain and simple.
 
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They're good for Halloween costumes and safe to use as long as you don't open them. Like if you are dressing as a Mall Ninja, Blackwater Tactical Fighter or Terminator, etc.
 
100eyes said:
I put Mtech in the same group as Smith & Wesson knives, Colt knives, Winchester knives, Browning knives, (most)Gerber, etc.
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I wouldn't necessarly lump Browning in with them. The Browning knives I own were made by Mcusta and Tops. Granted there are some el cheapos in Browning line up, but there some real good ones too.
 
my first response post...probly my last.
mtech is crap but for a throw away knife who cares.
 
If you're going to go for a super inexpensive folder at least have the good sense to get something like the Kershaw Half Ton. I just did a some quick google-fu and was able to find it for less than $10. :cool:

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Or go traditional and get an Opinel for around the same price. :cool:
 
I just got one out of curiosity and I'm very impress with it...I mean for $7.95 it's great. 440 steel wich is no so bad for a pocket knife with aluminum slabs and liner lock wich I tried pretty hard to bring to faillure and it didn't, I will even say that it's feels more secure than some of my other more expensive folders. No bad at all for a cheap knife...btw I got the same one as GrayChristopheR. Oh and I forgot to add Mtech USA..........made in China!!!!!
 
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Mtech, arose from the former 888 sporting goods firm, who was sued out of business, hence the name change. For the most part, they are very low quality, but there are a few decent ones. They are far better than the Frost $1 ones, but still not a safe long lasting knife. Edge retention stinks, and the locking systems will wear and fail quickly. I had bought some years back, and still use them for fishing, as I don't care if they fall in the lake!
 
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