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[Tinderbox_UK]

@xDrAcHeNx

What about Google: Daburu Japanese Folder – Ancient Bone

Only seems to ship to the US and Canada.

I have spent all day looking, I have changed my mind i will get something else :)

Thanks

John.

[Tinderbox_UK]

Do you guy`s living in the US have to pay any import duty, in the UK you get charged 20% tax on orders over £15 for non UK orders.

John.

[xDrAcHeNx]

Well you could send them a mail and ask. I do that all the time, sometimes they send it sometimes not. Also depends on the shipping costs.

Edit: German shop https://www.wolfster.de/index.php?disp=shop&show=651/0/SH2001
BaY: Shadow Cutlery Ancient Bone Daburu Japanese 2 Blade Folding Pocket Knife Sh2001 for sale online | eBay

[Tinderbox_UK]

@xDrAcHeNx

Well you could send them a mail and ask. I do that all the time, sometimes they send it sometimes not. Also depends on the shipping costs. Edit: German shop https://www.wolfster.de/index.php?disp=shop&show=651/0/SH2001 BaY: Shadow Cutlery Ancient Bone Daburu Japanese 2 Blade Folding Pocket Knife Sh2001 for sale online | eBay

You eBay link says it`s sold out.

Anyway i am looking at other knives now.

Thanks for all your help

John.

[Tinderbox_UK]

I just ordered one of these from fasttech for $11.67 , I have been looking for an UK Legal knife, It has to be under 3" long, foldable and non-locking.

So just spent the last week looking for something original and tough looking, It only has an 5Cr15Mov blade, But that fine for the money.

https://www.fasttech.com/p/2262301#

John.

[bdpf79]

Nice find!
In my wish list it went as I don’t have any friction folder yet.

[isti242]

I’ve finished my review about the Bear Claw made Shirogorov - Sinkevich Sigma flipper:

[PBWilson]

That middle one looks useful and comfortable. Nice!

[Tinderbox_UK]

I just cancelled a knife from fasttech, they list the blade at 75mm long the UK legal limit is 76.2mm, but when i googled the knife to find the steel type i found a number of sites listing the blade length at 80mm, I also found a link to this thread from an UK owner who had reduced the length of the blade to make it UK legal.

The knife i had ordered was an "Sanrenmu M1" as it has no blade lock.

It`s a pain looking at all the nice knives that are too long or have an blade lock, I will just have to make do with the little 2.5" one i posted above that i ordered.

John.

[bdpf79]

I would consider taking a chance, I only have a handful of non locking knives and the Sanrenmu M1 is one of them, very nice knife.
I can confirm the blade being 80mm though.
Another very nice Sanrenmu non locking that I have is the 4077, extremely well built knife for the price, the blade is a bit short though.

[Tinderbox_UK]

Nice knife but the socket feature is not what i need, I know how to search now, thanks.

John.

[Adahn]

@Tinderbox UK

Nice knife but the socket feature is not what i need, I know how to search now, thanks.

John.

I guess you know the SRM 9055 already then.

I thought it would be an updated M1 with 4 clip positions but it doesn’t come close quality wise.

The M1 just feels like a $40 to me whereas the 9055 is worth the $12 I paid for them.

[Tinderbox_UK]

Yeah, Gear Best says the 9055 blade length is 78mm, Fasttech says it 80mm, I need a blade 76.2mm or less to be Legal.

Thanks for looking.

John.

[Adahn]

@Tinderbox UK

Yeah, Gear Best says the 9055 blade length is 78mm, Fasttech says it 80mm, I need a blade 76.2mm or less to be Legal.

Thanks for looking.

John.

Did you ever get checked for carrying a knife? And what if it’s some mm longer, what’s the fine?
Or do they just confiscate the knife for their own collection?

[AgentSteel]

@isti242

@AgentSteel

So my two latest received knives.

- Str*ngarm clone from Aliexpress (20€). Blade is 12,5cm total, thickness ~4.2mm (just as advertised). Actual blade steel unknown, maybe 7CR-something (don’t think it is 12c27 or 440c as advertised). Came reasonably sharp, bevel is quite almost symmetrical! (seen much worse). Handle is thin. Great fit and finish really. Tiny bit of rattle in the plastic sheath.

It would be interesting to compare it against the Ganzo G8012. Interested?

Just ordered a Ganzo 8012, the black version is on a flash sale on GB right now (17€)

[isti242]

Awesome! :+1:
It would be great if you could compare the sheaths too.

[JasonJ]

@Tinderbox UK

Do you guy`s living in the US have to pay any import duty, in the UK you get charged 20% tax on orders over £15 for non UK orders.

John.

Negative. Now… what we are supposed to do is keep track of online purchases for which we have not paid our State (regional) sales tax… then claim that amount on our year-end tax return to the government. Almost no one does… Any seller we buy from outside of our own State (i.e Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Vermont, etc… ) won’t be charging sales tax, as that varies depending on where you live… BUT, if a retailer has a physical presence in our State, like a brick and morotr storefront, then they can and do charge the applicable sales tax.

Otherwise, as far as ordering stuff from China, Japan, Finland, etc… nah… no import taxes or duties that I am aware of. That may be different for large items, or extremely expensive stuff, like automobiles being bought and imported, but those have significantly more paperwork attached to them.

[jealous57]

I was looking for a knife for a gift for a friend and stumbled across these:

If anyone every wanted to check out a ADV Butcher:
http://www.gearbest.com/knives-tools/pp_628419.html

or a Sebenza:
http://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-and-folding-knives/pp_235952.html

Or a P’Kal:
http://www.gearbest.com/pocket-knives-and-folding-knives/pp_686423.html

[Adahn]

Be careful with that Sebenza, it’s a Slipjenza actually.

Knife Review : CIMA D2 /Titanium Pocket Knife (Sebenza Copy Slipjoint???)

Maybe that’s cool if you’re in countries with strict knife laws though…

[RobertB]

@JasonJ

@Tinderbox UK

Do you guy`s living in the US have to pay any import duty, in the UK you get charged 20% tax on orders over £15 for non UK orders.

John.

Negative. Now… what we are supposed to do is keep track of online purchases for which we have not paid our State (regional) sales tax… then claim that amount on our year-end tax return to the government. Almost no one does… Any seller we buy from outside of our own State (i.e Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Vermont, etc… ) won’t be charging sales tax, as that varies depending on where you live… BUT, if a retailer has a physical presence in our State, like a brick and morotr storefront, then they can and do charge the applicable sales tax.

Otherwise, as far as ordering stuff from China, Japan, Finland, etc… nah… no import taxes or duties that I am aware of. That may be different for large items, or extremely expensive stuff, like automobiles being bought and imported, but those have significantly more paperwork attached to them.

Kind of a bummer now that Amazon built that huge fulfillment center in Livonia. Have to pay State sales tax on Amazon fulfilled orders now.

As far as US import duties, I believe we are allowed $200 if you have something shipped to you, and $400 if you bring it with you from traveling abroad.