Not a very original title but I’m interested in what knives you currently have on order.
I’ve got nothing on order at the moment.
Ordered my first GB-763 and EL-01. Was very close to ordering the fake fallkniven f1 from somewhere, but managed to resist the urge.
Ordered Enlan EL01a and SRM 605 from Exduct yesterday, already shipped with tracking today. Asked for green grips on the 605 but said red OK . . . hoping for a nice surprise but guessing it won’t happen since it shipped so fast.
Caught my fancy and said what the hell! :bigsmile:
Always a good reason! Looks a little uncomfortable to hold, though.
You will enjoy them .
They are my favorites .
I just wonder how the tang extension will ride in the pocket.
Unless it’s really tight, you almost have to have the sheath.
Don’t need any premature openings…… 
I want one of their sheath knives in the worst way.
Oops, forgot to add my T01a to the ordered (and now shipped) list. We’ll see if this is too wide and whether it looks like quality, otherwise it will end up as backup in a car.
Yeah the Inron is tempting at that price point. The same seller also has the Y-Start knife fixed blade relatively cheap that Isti reviewed.
I'm also looking hard at this Elk Ridge knife....
I thought that Elk Ridge uses the chinese equivalent of 420J2 steel. If it is, it will be very stain resistant but will also become dull quickly.
The Ganzo G707 I just got for $16 is very nice.
I just ordered the Inron 803 @ $10.50
Having a more basic steel isn't necessarily a bad thing, like you said corrosion resistance and easy "resharpen-ablity" might make up for other downsides. Actually I like the very basic steel on SAKs very much, even if it is not regarded as a high quality steel in the knife community.
420J2 is used for all Dive knives and most kitchen knives, even good quality ones…
The heat treatment is far more important than the steel choice, IMO.
Buck and Cold Steel use fairly “pedestrian” steels in a majority of their offerings, yet few complaints arise from end users.
With that said, I’m waiting on the arrival of a vintage “Carbon V” Recon Tanto that seemed to escape notice on FleaBay. 
When Buck came out with his famous knife in the 60’s it was in 440C steel. Top of the line at the time.
Customers bitched and moaned about how hard it was to resharpen once it got dull.
So Buck switched to 420hc steel. Soft as a baby’s butt……but easy to resharpen….and resharpen and resharpen…
There are some knives on alibaba, I mean ali express that are clones or replicas of american-branded stuff (and also the wannabe italian-rambo brand) that are advertised as having d2 or ats-34 steel. Do you think that info is as fake as the rest of the knives or might I actually get a d2 steel blade? A strider with g10 and a d2 blade for around $40 sounds like a good deal to me.
Oh and there are fake carbon v and sainmai knives there also. Hope to see fake s90v soon
All fakes are completely fake. A clone can be well made and does not try to fake the Name. Counterfeit knives are Bull Plop as far as actual usage. Fakes are all show and no go.
Queen Cutlery, USA, makes very nice knives of real D2 for about $50.
D2 is actually an old metal….been around since before WWII, used in tools.
http://www.queencutlery.com/prhunters.htm
http://www.queencutlerycollectors.com/categories/Premium-Hunters/
My overall advice is.... better get a "Chinese original" than a western fake.
Thanks for the info and the link to queen cutlery.
Anyone up for ordering a replica of this for 1 / 10th of the original’s price? You can find them at aliexp.
http://www.arizonacustomknives.com/DDC-SnG-D2-CC-by-Strider-Knives-21382.aspx
Currently have on order:
GB-763
LB-763
SRM 939 Black
Planning to buy:
SRM 710 (x3)
EL-01D
Ganzo G704
After reading some threads here I finally ordered 4 knives yesterday: