Which Company Makes The Best Chinese Knives?

[Dr Heelhook]

Cold Steel!

 

[OrangeBlueOrangeBlue]

Cold Steel!

That knife is made in Taiwan.

 

[ourgon]

Probably best quality/price ratio has WE.

 

[3D Anvil]

Reate has the best quality of manufacture, IMO. Not wild about most of their own designs, but for me it's a big bonus if they're the OEM for a designer I like.

 

[Jeff Perkins]

I do a lot of custom knife anodizing and modifying. That being said I only work with knives that are constructed of titanium, so my opinions will only relate to the titanium knives that each company makes.

Reate in my opinion is at the top of the list of Chinese knife companies. I have been working with Reate knives for the last 7 years and have handled and worked on almost every model that they have produced. As far as fit and finish and materials go they are top notch. Any of the many companies that Reate produce knives for is a good bet.

WE Knives is another great option at a lower price point then the Reate. They have a full line up from high to low end. They are not as easy to deal with as far as getting replacement screws and parts, hey actually charged me to ship some replacement screws that the heads popped off due to being milled incorrectly.

Maxace, and Kansept are two companies that seem to be very promising.

 

[jill jackson]

Never had a problem, with lockup or the grinds on any WE knives. One I carry a lot is the 037. Like the way it carries, for it's size.

https://imgur.com/a/fXORXuQ

 

[jill jackson]

https://imgur.com/a/XwjZu14

 

[madcap_magician]

CKF in Russia honestly to my mind makes just about the best small-batch production knives on the planet, and they're getting a lot of parts made in China. Of the Chinese brands, I would say Reate is top and WE is probably next.

 

[Zulus]

MTech it the Best

 

[Chronovore]

MTech it the Best

Sarcasm doesn't always work well in print. You've got to worry about the n00b who reads this and takes it seriously.

If anyone is curious, MTech seems to be more of a rebrander or a distributor. They have a long history, going back long before most of us could buy knives directly from China. Most of that history seems to have been spent bringing very cheap knives in steels like 420 and 3Cr13 to US shores at bargain prices. Given the range of fanciful or tacticool designs they've carried over the years and their abundance at mall gift shops back in the day, they've often been the punchline of jokes among enthusiasts.

Coincidentally, it looks like they've been trying to reach past that reputation lately. Their Evolution line includes less terrible budget steels like 8Cr13Mov. They've also been importing rebranded models from CH Knives in D2. Some of those CH models represent the lowest stateside prices I've seen on titanium frame locks.

 

[Bob Denman]

WE?
Oui!!

 

[herisson]

Cold Steel!

Good one ! But true...

 

[KLRKris]

I've got a Tuya Knife Bruiser that I feel really punches above its price in the quality department. My knife snob co-worker can't believe how nice the action is. I'm kind of a knife cheap skate compared to most enthusiast though so what do I really know!

 

[JPD1998]

I don't know if it's the best company, but I bought this Reate knife when they first started selling knives in the US and they were way ahead of the competition.

 

[UNBLF]

As far as I know, as I stated in another reply to another Chinese knives post, the best Chinese knives are only known and available in China.

If you haven't heard of brands / makers like:

XXSTJP Forge Works
Six-fingered Zeng
Moye Works
GENEX Studio
ZhengYi Knives
P. Z Handcraft

and the likes.

Then you have not seen what Chinese Knife makers are truly capable of.

 

[Bob Denman]

As far as I know, as I stated in another reply to another Chinese knives post, the best Chinese knives are only known and available in China.

If you haven't heard of brands / makers like:

XXSTJP Forge Works
Six-fingered Zeng
Moye Works
GENEX Studio
ZhengYi Knives
P. Z Handcraft

and the likes.

Then you have not seen what Chinese Knife makers are truly capable of.

If "Six-fingered Zeng" has an accident with a knife: do they start calling him "five-fingered"?

 

[Zulus]

You've got to worry about the n00b who reads this and takes it seriously.

MTech is selling milions of them for years and still made more ...
So maybe there are buyers already ??

 

[UNBLF]

If "Six-fingered Zeng" has an accident with a knife: do they start calling him "five-fingered"?

I'm not sure actually. I believe he already have had accidents with knives, since the full name he goes by is actually "Six-fingered knife-scar Zeng".

 

[Bob Denman]

I guess those six fingers are just what is left on BOTH hands...

 

[NG VI]

MTech is selling milions of them for years and still made more ...
So maybe there are buyers already ??

MTech doesn't make anything, it's important to identify the manufacturer whenever possible, and in this case we know who is making their upscale knives.

They're not one of the bigger names, but they're a well regarded manufacturer in their niche, and it's honestly the best move I've seen a brand make while trying to expand their line and hit new customers/ introduce their existing customers to higher quality products.

They are still super inexpensive but now they have something to offer that isn't just cheap. It makes sense for a company that will never merit $100+ pricetags but still wants to earn a better reputation.