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Yeah hope it comes soon. Have 4 knives from GB I’m waiting for :frowning:

Are those Fura’s on bearings or washer?
How well do they flip?

They run on bearings which I would call a good way to produce cheap knives with perfect centering and smooth action.
I still don’t think they are always better than washers as they collect more gunk but they are definitely great for these toys.

Right now the other job student is sometimes going to open the drawer where the FURA to just flip it open “cos it’s so easy to open it”.
Seems the knife bug has bitten some more folks :stuck_out_tongue:

I finally got my first chinese budget knife, a Ganzo Firebird. It looks nice, but I’ll gift this one. Maybe later I’ll get myself one.

Review Hx Outdoors D-161 - Tactical knife

http://chinese-knives.blogspot.com/2017/12/review-hx-outdoors-d-161.html

They’re both really nice mate. Nice enough to actually get both…… :smiley:

Ahhh - I see you are actually getting both.

Good choice….

Not fan of the looks (yes, scrap the goofy “tactical knife” logo), but at least it’s full tang with a decent blade steel (if really as advertised)!

Really i do not care about the “tactical” logo, but I would not have put the gun on him. But I like almost everything else, its impressing design, size, handle, steel 440C, full tang etc.

Found the SRM 710 CF on Amazon for $13.50. Ordered! Does anyone else have these? I like the Orange one but cant find it?

Here’s my Fura disassembled. It’s an elegant design, there are only two screws on the presentation side:

Nice pic! Do you know if someone makes a deep carry pocket clip for the Fura?

This one is real D2 steel? it’s ~25€ on gearbest currently, so I may pull the plug

Someone on youtube did a cutting test with Fura S35VN and it was similar to real S35VN steel so I guess its real. Also D2 is a common tool steel used in the industry, so its easy to find.

Talking of kwaiken design there is this classy version with wood handle and damascus on DHgate https://www.dhgate.com/store/product/boker-plus-burnley-kwaiken-damascus-steel/400862686.html

Yes, a few pages ago there we discussed the matter a bit :wink:

I like almost all kwaiken knives, that böker looks very well (i would know the model). But i miss a bigger guard for safety.

I just got my Sanrenmu 9103 from Gearbest and I’m pretty disappointed. First - unlike every other Sanrenmu it came in a generic white box. Second - it’s big. I’m a bit surprised how much bigger it is compared to the 7056 or Ganzo F753M1. I know it’s not knife’s fault but it’s a bit uncomfortable.

The most important flaw is that it came scratched and maybe even used (blade look wiped):




It’s pretty difficult to open, after that ball bearing does the job. I’m actually quite afraid of closing it because right after unlocking the blade falls down on my fingers. That’s my first knife with ball bearings so I’m not used to that.

Some things:

It is Land 9103, not Sanrenmu (even making it Sanrenmu). All Land knives come in a horrible white box, again Land knives, not Sanrenmu. But Land knives are very good, it does not matter the box.

About the size, you must see the measures before buying. And again, Sanrenmu makes little knives, but that is Land, that make bigger knives than Sanrenmu.

They’re sold as Sanrenmus so I was expecting a similar packaging.
I knew it was bigger but it’s also the smallest out of those bigger ones (with ~9cm blade). My dad’s Ganzo G7142 felt slightly more compact. It’s not an issue, more like personal preference. My biggest gripe is the quality itself, all those scratch marks.

lol :nerd_face:

The scratches are from the stonewash finish and its completely normal. This knife is one of the best from china for the price. The steel is also much better than the usual chinese steels.

I’ve seen a lot of pictures (and videos) of this knife and that’s the first with such scratches.