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American Name - China Knife
Rip-off! Looks can kill … You
THE LOWER KNIFE ABOVE WAS THROWN AT A TREE AND THE POMMEL FLEW OFF IN AUGUST 2007. IT COSTS BETWEEN $5.00-$15.00.
A Chinaman can make and sell a stainless steel knife for about a buck in bulk purchase pricing and walk away with a nice profit. The company in this country can buy it for a buck and sell it for five, the four buck profit having as much buying power as the Chinese profit. Everybody wins, including the consumer. If the item was made in America, it would retail for five to ten times as much, the company would make no extra profit due to sales volumes falling and the consumer would get screwed. The only winner would be Union workers. That wouldn’t be bad if we were all Union and all made their wages, but as it stands now only a small minority of workers get those benefits.
I don't buy Knives as a Chinese product. Not from a Buy-American standpoint, but from a quality standpoint. Practically all China knives nowadays are made of crappy stainless steel. But that isn't the most dangerous situation. The Rip-off! Looks can kill...You! The knives AMERICAN NAME - CHINA KNIFE. This situation is not only the companies that have moved to China to cut costs but the Knock-offs with MADE IN USA printed on the blade.
NO SELLER ON EBAY LIKES TO PUT IN HIS AUCTION "MADE IN CHINA!"
China has no Copyright Laws so you might have a BUCK FOLDING HUNTER CLONE with even the year mark.
To complicate things even further, Germany has no country of origin laws, so things can get dicey when it comes to German cutlery. For years, unscrupulous manufacturers and importers have had cheap knives made for them, then imported them into Germany. They then stamp "Made in Germany" on them, and sell them domestically or send them around the world. The key phrase here being "unscrupulous" makers or importers.
I don't buy Knives as a Chinese product. Not from a Buy-American standpoint, but from a quality standpoint. Practically all China knives nowadays are made of crappy stainless steel. But that isn't the most dangerous situation. The Rip-off! Looks can kill...You! The knives AMERICAN NAME - CHINA KNIFE. This situation is not only the companies that have moved to China to cut costs but the Knock-offs with MADE IN USA printed on the blade.
NO SELLER ON EBAY LIKES TO PUT IN HIS AUCTION "MADE IN CHINA!"
China has no Copyright Laws so you might have a BUCK FOLDING HUNTER CLONE with even the year mark.
To complicate things even further, Germany has no country of origin laws, so things can get dicey when it comes to German cutlery. For years, unscrupulous manufacturers and importers have had cheap knives made for them, then imported them into Germany. They then stamp "Made in Germany" on them, and sell them domestically or send them around the world. The key phrase here being "unscrupulous" makers or importers.
Back to Rip-off! Looks can kill … You. How? You buy a China knife and require it in a life saving situation and it breaks, you are screwed. A well made American Buck Knife can save your life in the wilderness or when you really need it.
Guide created: 09/24/07 (updated 10/12/09)
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