U.S. Classics

[IVANKERLEY]

Anybody here familiar with US classics? Ive seen quite a few on ebay and their website has some very affordable traditional patterns, anybody own any? Comments, reviews??? Price seems too good to be true
are they really made stateside?
thanks
ivan

 

[JD Mandrell]

No, they are not made stateside, they are made in China.

Quality of the ones I have handled was about on par with Rough Rider stuff, just priced a little higher.

 

[IVANKERLEY]

No, they are not made stateside, they are made in China.

Quality of the ones I have handled was about on par with Rough Rider stuff, just priced a little higher.

Thanks for setting me straight, might make decent user knives, dunno.
Takes brass balls to have a company named US classics and everything is made offshore
ivan

 

[RobbW]

Price seems too good to be true

While it's sometimes true that "you get what you pay for", I've found it to be universally true that "you don't get what you don't pay for." If it looks to good to be true, there's a reason. But that's not always a bad thing. For example, it doesn't mean the knife wouldn't make a good "scrape gum off the asphalt" knife--there would just be a different purpose for the tool.

 

[rosconey2]

Thanks for setting me straight, might make decent user knives, dunno.
Takes brass balls to have a company named US classics and everything is made offshore
ivan

lots of names like that-heck schrade is now china junk -

they use american sounding names as a sales gimmick-


its almost easier to just remember the few us companies left

 

[Pipeman]

I can understand the distaste for Chinese made knives but I read a pretty good article in Knife Mag about RR brand. They said it was a pretty good knife. Has anyone here done any testing? IE: rope cuts? The article said the knife compared to some US made slip joints?

Regards

Robin

 

[rosconey2]

I can understand the distaste for Chinese made knives but I read a pretty good article in Knife Mag about RR brand. They said it was a pretty good knife. Has anyone here done any testing? IE: rope cuts? The article said the knife compared to some US made slip joints?

Regards

Robin

makes no difference as far as im concerned -still enough us makers around-
schrade was my company,then i moved to a local ,camillus -china garbage and bad management destroyed bolth of them

 

[IVANKERLEY]

I can understand the distaste for Chinese made knives but I read a pretty good article in Knife Mag about RR brand. They said it was a pretty good knife. Has anyone here done any testing? IE: rope cuts? The article said the knife compared to some US made slip joints?

Regards

Robin

pipeman, yeah i have a baby sunfish that surprised me, fit and finish is excellent, its a user, i mean most of us started with something of lesser quality so i suppose in the grand scheme the imported stuff has a place. You buy a knife you learn from it and you move on to this and that etc, etc.
Eventually you learn your likes, dislikes and what to avoid.
ivan
pipeman, what does your screen handle mean?

 

[Pipeman]

pipeman, yeah i have a baby sunfish that surprised me, fit and finish is excellent, its a user, i mean most of us started with something of lesser quality so i suppose in the grand scheme the imported stuff has a place. You buy a knife you learn from it and you move on to this and that etc, etc.
Eventually you learn your likes, dislikes and what to avoid.
ivan
pipeman, what does your screen handle mean?

Hi there Ivan
Thanks for replying re: your use of a rough rider knife. The article I read spoke pretty highly of the line. I carry an old Hammer brand peanut and a couple of friction folders as EDCs and would like to tryout some of the rough riders to see how they are. After all they've been making blades for a few years
As for my name, I make "peace Pipes" (misnomer) for Native people who use them in traditional Ceremony. Stone bowls (Catlinite from Minn.) stems of different woods, some fancy some plain, depending on the person it's made for.

Regards

Robin

 

[Amos Iron Wolf]

Each of the RR knives I've gotten had some fit or finish issue or another. The blades were decent, but usually needed a quick stoning to get them razor sharp, even though they bill themselves as razor sharp.

The U.S. Classics I've examined, and still have two of the three, did not really impress me much.

The Steel Warriors seemed to be generally well made with good, though a bit thick, blades.

All the above, though in traditional patterns, seem a bit too heavy and clunky in comparison with good US or European slippies.

The only exception I've found are the Magnum Bonsai line by Boker. These are made in Asia, most probably in China with others in Taiwan. However, the Boker influence shows in that they are a wee bit trimmer and feel more like traditional slippies.

For not much more you can get real Boker, Case, and some other good knives that will work well and feel better both in hand and in pocket. That has been my discovery. The difference in feel, fit and finish is what sets them apart from being a functional tool and being something that is a pleasure to carry and use. At least from my perspective.

Amos

 

[Pipeman]

Thanks for your input Amos. I like the Boker line very much, the smaller congress is my favourite. Just got a very clean older boker with tiny bolsters and MOP scales for 5 bucks .

Robin

 

[IVANKERLEY]

Hi there Ivan
Thanks for replying re: your use of a rough rider knife. The article I read spoke pretty highly of the line. I carry an old Hammer brand peanut and a couple of friction folders as EDCs and would like to tryout some of the rough riders to see how they are. After all they've been making blades for a few years
As for my name, I make "peace Pipes" (misnomer) for Native people who use them in traditional Ceremony. Stone bowls (Catlinite from Minn.) stems of different woods, some fancy some plain, depending on the person it's made for.

Regards

Robin

Pipeman: Peace pipes eh? thats pretty cool, while i dont have one of those i do enjoy my nording and peterson pipes! Any pictures would love to check out your work
ivan

 

[Amos Iron Wolf]

Thanks for your input Amos. I like the Boker line very much, the smaller congress is my favourite. Just got a very clean older boker with tiny bolsters and MOP scales for 5 bucks .

Robin

Sweet deal! Congrats!

 

[jay9398]

I think using "U.S." in the name is deceitful. Why not name the brand "Chinese Classics.?" I will not buy this brand at all. At least the other brands (Rough Rider, Bonsai, Steel Warrior, etc...) do not use lies for marketing.
Sincerely,
Jay

 

[Pipeman]

I think using "U.S." in the name is deceitful. Why not name the brand "Chinese Classics.?" I will not buy this brand at all. At least the other brands (Rough Rider, Bonsai, Steel Warrior, etc...) do not use lies for marketing.
Sincerely,
Jay

I'm not 100% on this but I believe it is a US company who owns the name, having the knives made in China. I read an article in one of the knife mags that gave a US address. Maybe if you google U.S. Classic knives the company may come up. I agree that its misleading.

Robin

 

[IVANKERLEY]

I'm not 100% on this but I believe it is a US company who owns the name, having the knives made in China. I read an article in one of the knife mags that gave a US address. Maybe if you google U.S. Classic knives the company may come up. I agree that its misleading.

Robin

yeah their website isnt fully functional, but nowhere on it do the mention where the damn things are manufactured, they know its embarressing so they dont advertise it.
ivan