Your Most Regretable Knife Purchase

AKC75 said:
Must have been a serious knot. I would have sent the thing back to Kershaw. If it was light prying it shouldn't have broken and I would be upset about it myself. Especially if it closed on my hand! That thing will cut a finger off.
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It wasn't a mechanical failure in the sense that one or any of the parts had ceased to function properly. The fact was as I was twisting it inside the knot the meat of my hand and the direction of movement disengaged the liner-lock. Stupid user. Kershaw makes great knives and my blackout is among them. But... give a sharp blade to a dumb guy and the possibilities for personal loss and injury are endless!

God bless,
Adam
 
Back in high school I bought a nameless butterfly. Handle was steel so the thing weighed a ton. Since it was so high quality the lock never worked. The blade looked like somebody tried to sharpen it on a concrete slab. Good times!
 
jumpmonkey said:
Lastly, assisted open is over rated. It's an unnecessary fail point and doesn't really help a whole ton in the opening process for day to day work. If I were using it as a LEO or Soldier my view on assisted may well change. But I'm not.
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I have had a few blackouts and always loved them. My first one got lost, second one the assisted opening went out after about a year or more of daily use and third one is fine still. When the assisted opening broke on the second one, I took it apart and gutted the mechanism and put it back together and it is still a perfectly functional knife. But my main reason for replying isn't about that knife but about assisted opening. A couple years ago I got lyme disease which has since gone to chronic lyme. It sucks. Hardcore. But aside from all the other issues, my thumbs just don't bend the way they should, and pressing open most knives super-significantly hurts. Assisted opening is my saving grace. Also, professional-wise it makes sense for me as well. It may not be for everyone, and I totally get that, but for me it's a life (or at least thumb) saver. :)
 
MtnDude said:
I won't flame you Expat. Busse's are way over-hyped imo.
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I second that.

When you see an ad like the following link stating that he paid $1050 for a custom Busse, you know the hype has gotten out of control:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=809864

Saddest part is that that knife probably has only cut paper during its entire existence.

I wouldn't pay $1050 for a lightsaber let alone a piece of sharpened steel.
 
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GrinderMcgee said:
Nmfbm :mad: Sold at a loss MUCH rather had a Junglas
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Comments like this make me want to get a Junglas!

The only knife I have really regretted buying is a SOG Pentagon. It had nothing to do with the knife itself. The knife was excellent quality (from Seki) with a soldered guard and a nice leather sheath. The real problem is that I found out after buying it that I can't carry it anywhere in California. That includes out in National Forest. Oh well. I guess live and learn!
 
link2derek said:
I bought a Buck Strider SBMF when they first came out. What a POS. It took me about 2 seconds flat to determine that it was a waste of my $60 (or whatever I paid for it). I immediately boxed it back up and mailed it back for a refund.

I was really disappointed because I have several Buck knives that I enjoy, and I have had one Strider that was very nice too. But together, it just didn't work for some reason.
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There's no way I cannot agree with you. The blade finish comes off on your hands, and I actually polished the whole darn thing because the coating or residue wouldn't stop going on whatever I'm cutting.

The plastic "Fancy Fiberglass" was craptastic to say the least. The liner lock was a joke and I'd rather use a S&W knife. The only good thing about it was it's ability to be sharpened, but that is always a compromise and the less Edge holding, the easier it is to sharpen.
 
dirtpig67 said:
I second that.

When you see an add like the following link stating that he paid $1050 for a custom Busse, you know the hype has gotten out of control:

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=809864

Saddest part is that that knife probably has only cut paper during its entire existence.

I wouldn't pay $1050 for a lightsaber let alone a piece of sharpened steel.
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YIKES!:eek:

In this context, what does it mean when he says that the knife has been "nuked"? The ad reads, "It's nuked w/teeth on top."
 
I regret buying all the cheaper knives back when I was younger and just wanted to have a knife. I realize now that I could have bought one quality knife that lasted me. The only specific knife I regret was my Kershaw Ken Onion Leek. Don't get me wrong, it is a great knife but I was just attracted to it because it was spring assisted. Which after I brought it to Iraq completely stopped working and wouldn't open at all. It's a great knife for somones pocket but I use my knives hard and this knife just didn't fit the bill.
 
worst for me was the scrapyard regulator, blade was too thick and not well balanced. the lack of a sheath or any kind of edge and the ridicules wait after paying in full just pissed me off i'd never buy from them or there brother companies again.

take it easy
cricket
 
Rudeco said:
i'd have to go with the smith wesson HRT flipper, the liner lock let me down.
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I have also had a S&W liner lock fail. The lock goes past the tang to the other side of the knife and I can easily close the blade when the liner lock is supposed to be engaged. Also, before the liner lock failed completely, it was really hard to disengage to close the blade. Just a piece of junk, but at least I didn't pay anything for it.
 
dl351 said:
Comments like this make me want to get a Junglas!

The only knife I have really regretted buying is a SOG Pentagon. It had nothing to do with the knife itself. The knife was excellent quality (from Seki) with a soldered guard and a nice leather sheath. The real problem is that I found out after buying it that I can't carry it anywhere in California. That includes out in National Forest. Oh well. I guess live and learn!
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Yes you can carry it in Ca. Double edged knives arent illegal, UNLESS you conceal them, then its a felony. But if they are COMPLETELY unconcealed, no problems what so ever. Ca uses the term "dirk or dagger" as a reference to a weapon that "is readably available to do harm", meaning any fixed blade is illegal to conceal. Nowhere in the statue does it once refer to a double edged knife. Their are a couple good websites with ca knife laws, just spend an hour or two searching the web. I was going to buy a microtech crosshair, for an edc, but because you cant conceal fixed blades in Ca, and I didnt want to open carry it, no sense it having one. Switchblades arent illegal either, as long as they dont leave your residence.

edit, im not a lawyer, internet advice what you pay for it, free.
 
cricketdave said:
worst for me was the scrapyard regulator, blade was too thick and not well balanced. the lack of a sheath or any kind of edge and the ridicules wait after paying in full just pissed me off i'd never buy from them or there brother companies again.

take it easy
cricket
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Sorry dave, I had to!

I just love mine

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dirtpig67 said:
I second that.
I wouldn't pay $1050 for a lightsaber let alone a piece of sharpened steel.
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I would easily buy a lightsaber for $1050. :D

My most regrettable knife purchase:
Gerber LMF II ASEK.

I looked at dozens of reviews on YouTube and other blogs and forums - looked OK, but it was VERY different in person.

As soon as I got it out of the nasty blister pack I realized that it just wasn't right. I didn't care for the balance, heft, geometry, sheath, or much of anything once I actually had it, but I was going to live with my decision.

After about 10 un-sheaths and re-sheaths, the pressure clips on the sheath were peeling the rubber over-molding back on the knife handle. I contacted Gerber and they were pretty cool about it - decent customer service. They recommended I contact the retailer first and if I was given ANY flack, Gerber would replace it. Fair enough. I contacted Amazon (where I purchased it) and they immediately sent me a return authorization and refunded my money.

I stumbled across this place and checked out a few other manufacturers - decided to get an ESEE 5... haven't looked back.
 
Aitor Jungle King

Spanish made hollow handled "survival" knife with a bunch of crap packed in the sheath, including the forks for a slingshot that folded out the bottom of the sheath and the rubber was inside.

no doubt a better knife than the chinese made hollow handled versions with the huge compass bulb on the pommel, but not a very good sheath on the JK.
 
My most regrettable knife purchase was an Ontario R-3 with D2 steel. It was a good knife but I just couldn't get it sharp by myself, a novice sharpener, so I sold it to a friend.

I'm much happier with my ESEE blades. I'm not Mr. Experience but I couldn't tell a major difference in edge retention between the D2 and 1095 but I know I can sharpen the 1095 which is great. I think ESEE knives are just better quality overall.
 
Leatherman wave.
Being a southpaw, deploying the blade is difficult. Once I switched the blade to the proper spot, I then realized that it was a very slow, sticky mechanism in general.
Big let down. Functional tool, just...well, it doesn't live up to the name.
 
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