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thank you, i knew something was off.

Love that Small Rue Worker, must have.
The Land not so much. SanRenMu used to market their top of the range models as Land.
I have this one it uses the SRM 763 “chassis” and has a really sweet Axis lock action.
There have been rumours of fake Land knives being made but at that price you can’t go wrong really.
If you like the look of it go for it.

it wasn’t that i wanted, thought it was off that it stated land

Here are three imports from China. Copies of the Hungarian and the Vallotton, and the Elk River fixed blade mentioned elsewhere in this thread.

The Elk River is a beautiful little knife, very shiny. The sheath is… adequate.

The Vallotton is very well made and solid, if I could ping it on one thing the blade would be better running on bronze washers than the nylon/teflon ones it has. The etching on the blade was a little shaky, but that’s about it.

The Hungarian is… I think perfect about sums it up. It feels good in my hand, it came very sharp, and the full flat grind would make it one heck of a slicer. It does have bronze washers and it opens as smooth as glass. It has me contemplating the affordability of the original, it’s that good. The polished G10 feels much better in hand than the bi-directional FRN on my Endura.

I am liking the looks of the ironwood handled knife. Got a link to it?

Fixed Blade D2 Steel with Micarta handles for $40 shipped

Thought i would throw up this deal for guys in the US
http://www.amazon.com/Knife-King-Handmade-Bushcraft-handle-Razor/dp/B00K01328G/ref=sr_1_3

I got my Elk Ridge. Very nice. Used it to trim fat off meat. The rivets holding the scales are dead flush, like I used to do with a sharpening stone.

Nagao Higonokami friction folder was added to my budget collection this week.

This thread is problematic. I should not have opened it. Omg. Gonna spend a fortune or drive myself crazy trying not to.

Anyone else use rough rider knives? I am a big fan of the traditional canoe and trapper style knives instead of anything tactical orientated so the rough riders really suit, cheap and incredibly high quality.

I have a few. :slight_smile:
They are incredible for the price, the Granddaddy Barlow with saw cut bone scales if fantastic, the large leg knives are truly large and the Stockman with red jigged bone is a bit more expensive it is a superb knife.
I have the “Once in a blue Moon” trapper as well as toothpicks and the knife opener. That is one thing that I can criticise - the backsprings are way too strong on most of them.
I believe that Smoky Mountain Knife Works commissioned them, well good on them they got me back into the traditional style folders again.
There is a Ganzo that is worth considering if you like the traditional style knives, the G725-M Stockman pattern with Krupp 4116 steel.

I completely agree with that, I have the Vallotton and the Hungarian. The Vallotton might look “dressy” but it is a very strong, almost overbuilt knife well capable of hard use.
The Hungarian is as you describe - perfect. I particularly like the way the linerlock is treated, recessed into the bolster allowing it to disengage and flush enough so it doesn’t dig into your fingers.
The genuine one is £210 in the U.K. the copy cost around £15 an amazingly good knife, to put that into perspective the Spyderco Bug is £14 and the Honeybee is £18, both made in China like the clone.

Sorry. Where can a quality Strider clone like that be bought?

Have a look at these:

Strider RC Kevin John version
Strider SNG Kevin John
Strider 7 Kevin John
You should consider the Kevin John versions if you want top quality with top steel.

Strider RC
Strider RC tanto
Strider SNG
Strider tanto
Strider SMF 1
Strider SMF 2
Strider SMF 3
Strider SMF carbon
Strider SMF Ti
Strider Ti 2
Strider G10

As I see my wish list I need more birthdays in a year! :smiley:

does anyone have any experience with the Enlan Bee M027

I like mine.

thank you isti

Can you recommend a good seller for both the Vallotton and Hungarian?

I see prices ranging from $15.99 and up. Wondering if they’re all form the same manufacturer or if there’s different grades of these.

Thanks!

Good knife, when I first saw it I thought that the photo had been distorted but they really are that shape. the description on FastTech lists the scales as Pakkawood, - sawdust and resin but mine look like rosewood, they polish up really well.
The slightly larger EL-05 is a good one as well just a bit heavy for the size but a capable knife.
The overall look makes them less threatening than black G10 as well which has got to be a bonus.