I figure on saving over 50% when compared to the next lowest vendor, even after including shipping.
Now the long wait …
Note: The risk in this deal isn’t non-delivery. Such loss would be covered by Paypal or my AmEx credit card. The risk is that the product delivered is of woefully poor quality. I’m not sure how Paypal or AmEx would treat that situation, because the seller’s terms expressly states that they will reimburse a maximum of 20% of the purchase price in such an instance.
I’m wondering if - on the clone knife “market” - for a specificated clone knife, there can be several manufacturers or one manufacturer/factory that will make all the copies of a specificated knife ?
Took a gamble too. Ordered 3 all on the biggish side. Doubt they have the advertized steels, but I don't think the site is false advertising. Actually, the site seems refreshingly honest about the steels. I just think they have limited info on these. Would be very cool if they were actually as advertised.:
racoon, those Kershaws are made in China and there is no reason to believe they are not out of the same factory. I think if they were fake they would be a lot cheaper than that.
I bought a CRKT M21 on AE and I am absolutely positive that it is the same knife i would have bought from any “reputable” dealer for 18$ more.
Kershaw 1730ss: http://www.sh0142-hk.com/kershaw-1730ss-8cr17mov-allsteel-titanize-oem-p-822.html
Very nice, 76mm blade hits my sweet spot. I like knives 75 to 80mm. Spring-assisted opening, well-balanced, fits my hand well. It came sharp (I lost enough hairs testing my Gerber, so I didn’t repeat that test). Good looking knife, I like it a lot. Negatives: pocket clip is “vise-grips tight” and almost impossible to use. And the frame lock is extraordinarily difficult to open with one hand. Even with two hands, it takes a bit of effort to pry open.
Kershaw 3800 Shuffle: http://www.sh0142-hk.com/kershaw-3800-3cr13-gray-titanium-nylon-fiber-white-box-p-823.html
A small knife with only a 53mm blade, light-weight, very EDC-able. Delivered equally sharp as the others. But I cannot recommend it because it doesn’t lock. The liner lock mechanism is a hair too long (maybe as little as 1 mil too long) to lock in the blade. I’ll have to disassemble the knife and file down the liner lock to get it to work right.
EDIT: Filed down the liner lock, just took a hair off the inside edge of the lock. The Kershaw 3800 Shuffle now works perfectly. Easy, one-hand action to open and close.