When purchasing a seemingly too good to be true knife with a great price, ask the seller if there is "China" anywhere etched on the knife! They are cheap copies that won't hold their own! I made a horrible...
There are two main factors that determine the quality of a knife blade: the amount of carbon in the steel and the heat treatment. Hardly any knives retailing for less than $100 are heat treated today...
The almost endless variety in brand names of knives is confusing at best, and deceptive at worst. Some major brand name knives like Spyderco, Gerber, Camillus, Ka-Bar, and many others have cheaper brands that...
VINTAGE KNIFE COLLECTING AND SPOTTING REPAIRED OR PROBLEM KNIVES This guide is meant to be a brief outline for the novice collector of vintage pocket knives. I'll try to describe some of the more common...
Buck Knife Are you buying vintage or new? Just check the Tang. Buck Production Knives Actual production started in 1961 and continues today, so this is a very broad category. The early production knives are...
I am writing this article in defense of the China pocket knife industry. Some of the best deals in cutlery today is coming out of China and are only going to get better. Some folks have a very narrow mentality...
Fight'n Rooster Knives "Ask The Man Who Owns One!" The purpose of this guide is to provide brief introduction and history to Fight'n Rooster knives. Fight'n Rooster Knives are some of the most beautiful...
Are there any Good Knives to be had for less than $100? Are you looking for a good knife that is made of good Steel and put together well? If you are you have probably been told that you can not get a good...
For those of you who aren't very familiar with the parts of a straight razor, the following picture will help you identify them. It should be beneficial to sellers who keep calling scales, the case ... or...
A heads up to anybody buying a Microtech on Ebay. Commonly faked models include: UTX-70 / UTX 70 Scarab Halo III or Halo 3 LCC DA SOCOM (much rarer) Some sellers will call these 'clones'. They are not clones....