Who can tell me if this is fake - Strider SMF

SEALman799 · Apr 20, 2015

Hey guys, so I got my first strider today and as I handled it for a little bit I just knew something was wrong. So I did some google searching and found YouTube videos comparing fakes to the real thing and discovered that the Strider symbol on this knife is just not right. It has 5 terribly shaped leaves on each side of the sword when it should have 6 that aren't connected by a circle. It also just feels real flimsy and not of the quality I would come to expect from Strider.

Please let me know if I'm on the right track here.

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SEALman799 · Apr 20, 2015

Also the handle and blade on the sword are wrong, they're too thick. The stop pins are coated in black like the blade where as the real Striders aren't.

Czechmate · Apr 20, 2015

I dunno; it looks like legit DGG 3/4 grind SMF to me... :foot:

Did you get it from a reputable source?

Also, if you don't like it I'd gladly give it a new home LOL.

gooeytek · Apr 20, 2015

do you have a spine shot of the whole knife?

skwurll · Apr 20, 2015

Looks real to me also

Ajack60 · Apr 20, 2015

It looks like it's an older Strider, mine is the aluminum handled SMF. Logo looks the same to me.

Czechmate · Apr 20, 2015

Nice knife Ajack60; I had the same knife but the blade was polished.... Miss it dearly.

symphonyincminor · Apr 20, 2015

Looks real. If you scan all the available fakes on Ali Baba or the other counter-fitting marketplace sites, you don't come across any with the 3/4th's grind and black oxide (at least I haven't come across any).

skwurll · Apr 20, 2015

The fakes have a hard time replicating Striders Black Oxide and your BO looks right.

Gizler00 · Apr 20, 2015

Looks real to me. If not, that's a damn good fake

@LeathermanGX · Apr 20, 2015

That is a lot of mill work for a fake. I don't think anyone would take the time to fake a high detail piece.
Sorry I'm wrong though.

biggerjon · Apr 20, 2015

Looks real to me too.

The older ones had less 'quality control' than the newer ones. If it doesn't feel tight like you expect, you might have to send it in to Strider.

SEALman799 · Apr 20, 2015

I dunno guys, this thing just doesn't feel like the DDG SMF I payed with that my buddy got from BladeHQ. It just doesn't have the same lockup and feel like it's the right quality.

Czechmate · Apr 20, 2015

More close up detail pics of both sides of the blade would help verify; what's the blade steel btw?

KLJTech · Apr 20, 2015

Any SMF I've had has the type of steel used stamped below that Strider logo...other than that it looks good from what I can see. I'd contact Strider if you bought it from one of their dealers and have them take a look at the pics.

Czechmate · Apr 20, 2015

KLJTech said:
Any SMF I've had has the type of steel used stamped below that Strider logo...other than that it looks good from what I can see.

That's where I was going with my last post but I also believe there's older one's that weren't stamped. :foot:

SEALman799 · Apr 20, 2015

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I bought it from a guy on Bladeforums, he's refunded me and I'm sending it back. On his original post someone said if its u stamped it's S30v, but it doesn't say anywhere. If this actually is a strider, I'm very sorely disappointed.

Czechmate · Apr 20, 2015

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I bought it from a guy on Bladeforums, he's refunded me and I'm sending it back. On his original post someone said if its u stamped it's S30v, but it doesn't say anywhere. If this actually is a strider, I'm very sorely disappointed.

That's too bad; aside from the lack of a blade steel marking everything else checks out IMHO.

bigmark408 · Apr 20, 2015

SEALman799 said:
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I bought it from a guy on Bladeforums, he's refunded me and I'm sending it back. On his original post someone said if its u stamped it's S30v, but it doesn't say anywhere. If this actually is a strider, I'm very sorely disappointed.

It's a Strider and your not a Strider type of guy

try a CR.

Bludgeon · Apr 20, 2015

OPs knife is probably broken in and his buddies knife is newer with a tighter pivot. Would feel different if you didn't know about break in of theses knives.