Sad To see

05 December 2010, 03:21

ldkier

Sad To see

Went to buy some gifts. Wanted some folders for good friends. Looked at some Bucks, but was saddend that they were "Made in China".
I didn't purchase,becase of my saddness.
I DID find a 110 folder and a 115 Special."Made in America" I got them for my buddies at Christmas.
How is it that our good friend "Buck Knives", now has Chinese? I know Chinese steel is now good, but they are communists. How can it be?
A wondeful AMERICAN company selling out on us. I HOPE they go out of business.

05 December 2010, 04:25

conifer

I bought a Colt and a Browning sheath knife....both looked good. Upon later examination.....saw that both "Made in China". Truly sad. Truly inappropriate. I will be more vigilant with future purchases.

05 December 2010, 22:22

Romey

Buck has as of this year moved all back to the USA. Now I dont know if that maans assemblen or actually made in USA.

06 December 2010, 02:49

John Frederick

Gerber also.

07 December 2010, 07:05

ldkier

I sit here looking at my buddys Christmas gift of the Buck 119 Special and find it to be one of the most beautiful knives I've ever seen.
It is so nice, I want it myself!! My buddy will get it, but I will buy one for me.
I remember a troop that broke one in Vietnam while sliding down a hill. He was so sad to lose his fine Buck knife. I think of him often, but don't know his name anymore.

20 December 2010, 01:15

22WRF

Don't blame China

Blame the american people for their insatiable desire to buy things at the best price possible regardless of the implications of it.

20 December 2010, 02:04

Macifej

quote:
Originally posted by 22WRF:
Don't blame China

Blame the squatters/invaders posing as Americans for their insatiable desire to buy things at the best price possible regardless of the implications of it.

20 December 2010, 06:44

Snowwolfe

This might be the best knife for your dollar for a Buck knife and it is made in the USA:
http://www.knifecenter.com/kc_...tail.html?s=BU347BKS

20 December 2010, 22:57

Doubless

I have bought a lot of Schrade knives over my almost 40 years of adulthood. I bought two LB5s right at a year ago, thinking they were still the same good knives I have given as gifts for so many years. Well, sure enough: made in China... three weeks after I put one in my pocket the mainspring broke.

Enough is enough. I won't buy Schrade again!

21 December 2010, 00:52

Gatogordo

quote:
Originally posted by Doubless:
I have bought a lot of Schrade knives over my almost 40 years of adulthood. I bought two LB5s right at a year ago, thinking they were still the same good knives I have given as gifts for so many years. Well, sure enough: made in China... three weeks after I put one in my pocket the mainspring broke.

Enough is enough. I won't buy Schrade again!

The Schrade knife company that you are thinking of went broke in 2004. Their brand name was purchased by Taylor. AFA I know all their knives are now made overseas and the quality is not the same, as you found out the hard way.

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23 December 2010, 01:59

Mike Carter

Most of the legendary American knife companies HAVE gone out of business because people will buy the cheaper Chinese stuff rather than pay a few bucks more for quality American made.

Shrade and Camillus are just a couple of the latest examples. Case has had to lay off a lot of workers.

24 December 2010, 04:09

winbag338

Many high quality, lower budget knives are made by buck, spyderco, kershaw, etc here in the U.S.

25 December 2010, 23:46

richj

It's a shame that people are collecting the "old" Japanese made knives "sold" by American companies over their new "Chinese" models.

I see this happened with Browning knives.