83 pages...I've read them all. I blocked Paratrooper long ago. Haven't blocked 3D Anvil yet, but I will after I post this. My 2 cents, which doesn't matter in the long run but this is a public forum, is that Jake Hoback is one of those people I usually avoid in real life. IME, anyone who touts their devotion to a religion like he did is immediately suspect as being dishonest. You see it all the time. People who are usually the most vocal about a particular position, be it religion, sexuality, political, are the ones who are the furthest on the opposite end of the spectrum. Hoback, who even puts the verse on his knives, has been shown to be dishonest, greedy, and downright snippy when it comes to people criticizing "his" work. I was never interested in his knives. I thought they were too expensive for what they were. The bible verse put me off as well as him being so overtly Christian. I'm not against that, it's your right to be whatever you want to be, just as I am an atheist, but it was off putting because I knew he was probably hiding something. Never said anything because it didn't matter, others enjoyed his work and that was fine. Wasn't for me.
Seeing all this come to light, making knives in China and deceiving customers...what a douchebag. Suspicions confirmed. This is 100% on Hoback, he should have made sure his knives were represented correctly, not letting others claim one thing and making a huge profit on them. I'm no judge, jury, lawyer, and my word holds no weight, but IMO Jake Hoback is a liar, theif, and a conman. I'd like to acquire one of his knives, just to do what was done before (shoot it). I have plenty of M193, and I can use the target practice.