Which Company Makes The Best Chinese Knives?

Dadpool Dadpool if you are worried about the D2 on the Civivi knives, as I was when I bought my first couple, I will tell you I have a Civivi Statera in D2 that has seen all kinds of use over the course of the last year in a moderately humid environment and has not showed any rust at all. It also holds an edge very well.
 
My Civivi Baklash was $42. Fit and finish is fantastic. In my mind, they are THE top “bargain brand”. My Kizer Vanguard V3 Vigor is one of my favorite to carry too.
Ruike makes a quality knife too!
If I’m spending over $100 on a knife, I try to keep it US made... or Lionsteel. I just won’t allow myself to try a WE or Reate, because I know I’ll be tempted, LOL. WE has some gorgeous designs. But for the money, Civivi is amazing. I see a few more in my future.
 
Bestech is a great knife company too.

I have several of their G10/D2 knives and like them very much.
 
I like the "traditional" multi-blade slipjoints.
I have no need or use of flippers, one-hand opening, assisted opening, pocket clips, screwed together construction, and so on.

The only single bladed knives, and the only locking blades I carry and use are the Buck 110 (and the Old Timer 7OT/6OT) or a Buck 112.

If you're talking about those that are manufactured in China:

Rough Rider, Marbles, Schrade, and the off-shore produced Buck 37x and 38x series, are all good users that are quite capable of performing any knife task I may have.

If you are asking about Chinese owned brands, I have no idea.
The ones I mentioned are all owned by American companies.
 
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afishhunter said:
I like the "traditional" multi-blade slipjoints.
I have no need or use of flippers, one-hand opening, assisted opening, pocket clips, screwed together construction, and so on.

The only single bladed knives, and the only locking blades I carry and use are the Buck 110 (and the Old Timer 7OT/6OT) or a Buck 112.

If you're talking about those that are manufactured in China:

Rough Rider, Marbles, Schrade, and the off-shore produced Buck 37x and 38x series, are all good users that are quite capable of performing any knife task I may have.

If you are asking about Chinese owned brands, I have no idea.
The ones I mentioned are all owned by American companies.
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Dont worry, there are plenty of chinese companies making some awesome traditional slipjoint now too.
 
Reate leads, they're followed by WE. Can't go wrong with either, the quality and F&F for the price is a bargain.
 
Rough rider traditional come to mind - while they aren’t anything incredible, from a value perspective they really are great.

Other than that, Kizer makes solid knives with the (to me, at least) added benefit of being very affordable when purchasing used. The fact that they drop so much in value means that I can get more knives!

WE is the highest end Chinese made knives that I have tried, and they make a product that I think easily rivals other brands’ knives at double the price.
 
Agreed that Reate and We top the list, also just picked up a Tuyaknife Envy 2 that is fantastic.
Best value IMO is Twosun.(considering materials used)
 
I have Chinese-made knives from Real Steel, Reate, WE, Kizer, Civivi and Spyderco. I’d rate the RS Megalodon as the best I have, with the Reate Hills coming in second and WE and Kizer tied for third place. My Civivis and (Chinese) Spydercos are in a different (budget) category but they’re good value for the dollar beaters.
 
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Can't believe no one mentioned ruike, budget knives of good quality. Mostly made in 14c28n. Check out Nick Shabazz on the P801 and P121 (not my photo)
 
Ryan Thompson said:
Dadpool Dadpool if you are worried about the D2 on the Civivi knives, as I was when I bought my first couple, I will tell you I have a Civivi Statera in D2 that has seen all kinds of use over the course of the last year in a moderately humid environment and has not showed any rust at all. It also holds an edge very well.
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My experience here in Seattle is that uncoated D2 will spot while sitting in my knife chest, despite being clean, dry, and having desiccant packs in there with it. (Coated D2, zero problems.)

I know I could oil the blades or whatnot, but that starts to sound like work and I have plenty of other knives that don't require it. :D
 
I’m going to go with JE Made. Although maybe they’re more of a midtech operation than full scale production factory. Small batches of knives with incredible attention to detail. I have two of their slipjoints and they’re among the best pieces I’ve ever handled.

Second to that, I’d say Reate. Just wish they’d use thinner blade stock and give you a thinner BTE grind.

I’d put WE a very small step behind Reate, followed by Kizer, Real Steel and Bestech. This is just in my experience/opinion.
 
Plus one for Reate. I bought an Epoch several years ago when I first started collecting flippers and it is up there with some other US brand knives I own. Also, I have a Rike knife and it is pretty well built for the price. The top China manufacturers Reate and We do a lot of OEM work for other brands so that in itself is a good sign of their reputation for quality and performance in the industry.
 
Based on these recent offerings from Bestech, I think they're closing the small quality gap with We Knives. Fit and finish, material selection, complex milling inside and out, precise blade grinds and nicely-tuned detents are all up there with my We knives. The only shortcut being the use of slop-free stainless fasteners instead of titanium, but they compensate with slightly lower prices. From top to bottom: The Kamoza in Hand-rubbed M390, designed by Grzegorz "Kombou" Grabarski and two excellent Todd Knife and Tool designs; the Shodan and the Malware.

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