Just thought I’d comment on my experience with exduct.com.
I ordered 2 Sanrenmu knives from them on Thursday the 3rd, they shipped on Tuesday the 8th and arrived (UK) yesterday Wednesday the16th so thumbs up.
My pre and post order enquiries were answered quickly and by the same guy which was good.
You have to create an account and start the checkout process to see the shipping charges but it is before you commit to buy.
For my order the shipping was $4.71 or $6.46 with tracking number.
I’m no knife expert but the quality seems to be good especially on the T21 which I bought for work instead of expensive multi-tools which I keep freaking loosing.
Must have lost 5 Leathermen in the past 3 years, not a problem when the company paid for them but now I’m contracting and have to pay for them out of my own pocket.
Only slight problem was that the other knife was delivered with a tanto blade even though I ordered both with drop points, don’t like tantos ever since I heard them referred to as rib spreaders..... even typing it makes me cringe.
Might be worth asking exduct.com if they do sample sales of individual flashlights if you see something you like as shipping cost seems ok.
Personally I don’t EDC a knife regardless of the fact that most are illegal here in the UK anyway.
Locking blades are only legal to carry in public if you have a provable valid reason, work or on your way camping and such like.
Mine are strictly for home use or to keep in my work toolkit.
The only criticism I’ve read about Sanrenmu is that some of their designs are copies.
Apart from that, they are far better quality than their price would suggest.
If I could justify it I'd buy one from a US brand name like one you mentioned but as with most nice things I will loose it so replacing a cheap Chinese one is simply easier to swallow.
Ah yes, thanks Don. They look pretty nice. However, I wonder if they have locking blades? That is the hard-to-find feature on anything that isn't Gerber or Leatherman.
They do seem to have the same shape....and for the accessories that it comes with its not a bad price at all.....i have a Leatherman and Gerber and the Leatherman is going on 15 years now. What i like about the Gerber is that the pliers are spring assisted to open when you grasp or cut wire.
I wonder if the tools have some sort of lock back mechanism like on the old buck knives we all used to have as kid.
That gerber multi-tool looks very nice. I have a very old leatherman that still does a good job but I wouldn't mind one of them cool looking gerbers. ;)