For me the sharpest knives out of box were my Real Steel Griffin and the TwoSun TS51
The knife that never held it’s sharpness was a Ganzo G7531CF but the Kershaw Cryo was what I’d call a heavy folding prybar
My Kershaw Chill’s 8Cr13MoV was not much better when it comes to edge retention but I really like that knife and I wish they’d make one with D2 at least.
Single brass colored washers but buttery smooth deployment, I like it this much:
I agree with you; your annoyance is justified. For a knife to ship blunt it means there was no QC step in the production line. (or very lazy QC)
No matter whether the problem can be quickly rectified by buyer or not - it is not acceptable.
My opinion is that Ganzo prioritize the look of their knives. Many times they want to copy the overall look of superior knives - Spyderco, BM etc. Or they want to use blue hardware to give an impression of luxury.
The function - how well it cuts, tolerances, locking mechanism, quality of screws, QC etc - comes much lower in their list of priorities.
Most people here agree with your points, Ganzo’s QC is hit or miss, if you want good quality for that price, choose a Sanrenmu.
Still we’re talking about sub-$20 knives here that would cost around 50 if Kershaw or CRKT was stamped on them, even if they come from the same factory.
You can even find some of them branded as EliteForce or Boker Magnum. Twice the price, same quality, people still buy them.
Ha, just check what knives you get at home depots around Europe for the price of a Ganzo.
Ugly edgy no-name lockback behemoths or sloppy slipjoints is what you get.
I’m sorry for my pique, I really do like the knife and the FB7603 also. Amazing at those prices.
An additional aside from the selloff of my collection. I shipped globally, which at that time was quite reasonable, to Spain, France, Japan, Russia, Australia, Germany, Romania and many others. I never had any go missing, although the Spyderco Calypso (which sold for $400) worried me at 2 months. The buyer was calm throughout, saying “It’s Russia!” :disguised_face:
Nah… And in the usual OBI or such you can’t even find those.
Here in CH you can find Victorinoxes at any shop at least, even though I only like the Alox models.
Maybe one day a Hunter Pro Alox if there’s a color that I like.
Just searching around on Amazon. Found a Kershaw Chill on sale for $16.95. Not sure if it’s a good deal or not but, it looks like a decent little flipper.