As a manufacturer of quality knives and tools, Columbia River Knife & TooL CRKT has worked hard over the past 15 years to build a brand recognized for quality and value.

Their knives are sold throughout the e bay and other web sites and have received many accolades from international knife expositions and magazines.

The downside of this success is that their knives  are now being counterfeited by unknown and unauthorized companies which are believed to be in China. Many of these knives are sold on e bay at ridiculously low prices

 Some rip off artists are making cheap copies of popular CRKT designs. These copies look similar to their products, but are usually shoddily made using inferior steels, coatings and handle materials. They illegally feature the CRKT logo and markings.

When viewed with shabby photos these knives can’t be distinguished from the real thing. However, when handled and compared to a real CRKT knife, their lack of quality, poor assembly, and inferior folding and locking action is obvious. The buyer will also notice lesser edge-holding ability after a little use.

A visit to the Chinese e bay web site will reveal an array of strange and inferior knife designs which have never been produced by CRKT, but which display the CRKT logo prominently. Again, this is a violation of e bay policy and the international trademark law.