Any high end Chinese made knives (customs included)

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bubblewhip

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Sorta weird, but being an Asian Chinese by decent I kinda want to know if there are any sort of Chinese customs or manufactures where the tang stamp "china" would actually be a sect of pride than shame. I'm not talking about high quality knives made from china like the tenacious or Spyderco Byrd series. I'm talking about knives that are up there with A.G Russel or Benchmade.
 
bubblewhip said:
...I'm talking about knives that are up there with A.G Russel or Benchmade.
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As a matter of fact AG Russell has several current knife models that are made in China. Check out the new Wharncliffe Tear-Drop Lockback, and others. He's standing behind the quality of these, just like every knife he puts his name on.

Like every A. G. Russell™ knife, your satisfaction is absolutely guaranteed! If it is not the BEST of its type you have ever handled, please return it and tell me what it is about the knife you do not like.
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This is the nicest China-made knife in my collection, a Xikar I picked up on closeout.
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Honestly, I can't say I've ever heard of chinese-made production knives that weren't either advertised as 'bargain' or 'budget' knives (like the Byrd Knives, Benchmade Red Class or SanRenMu knives) or were total junk (ex: S&W knives, flea market garbage).

Not to say 'high-end' chinese knives don't exist, I just haven't heard of them.
 
Good post. :thumbup:
I would imagine there are some knifemakers in China that have not gone the way of the computer. I'm talking about old school blade forging, no heat treat ovens, no air hammers, no water jets, etc. Just straight up hammer and anvil and a nice roaring coal fire with a huge 2 man bellows to get that blade white hot. I would think something like Kanetsune (Japan) style blades and patterns. I cannot say that I would expect too many folders, but fixed blades are to be expected from a culture that practically developed forging into an art. I'm interested now too in finding out what kinds of traditional fixed blades are available. :D
 
cas/hanwei - I don't have one, but they look really nice
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Rock Creek, CAS Hanwei, and I have a couple of NAVY branded knives that are very high quality. Not kiddin either. Rock Creek knives are pretty good and were written up in Tac Knives and got very good reviews. keepem sharp
 
I’m also very interested in learning more about China made quality knives and
the Chinese history of knife making.

Unfortunately, all I could find to date is Paul Chen.
I have a Hanwei Quandong folder and the Saguro folder from the new
Rock Creek brand and I’m very pleased.
Both knives have a very good fit and finish, no blade play, nice design.
 
Yep. The Ron Lake tail-lock interframe folders from Rock Creek appear to be pretty serious contenders in the gentleman's knife category. (Pics borrowed from CAS Hanwei.)
 

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Several of the Boker Plus fixed blades are produced in China. The one I have is the 2010 Collectors, a design by David Broadwell. Very well made with excellent fit/finish.

China may not mean quality to the mainstream, but neither did Japan when they started out producing knives. If the knives coming out of China continue to improve, as they are now doing, then it will grow in being recognized as quality cutlery.
 
Rock Creek makes knives that beat a lot of other makes. Super high materials and workmanship!

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China is a giant country and full of possibilities.

This is a handforged knife of a traditional Tibetan style I picked up from a shop associated with the smithy in Zhongdian on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau in Northwest Yunnan province in 2004. It is of high quality.

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Here's another Tibetan knife, this one old. I found it in a dusty little shop in Kathmandu last month. The proprieter roamed the hils in the Tibetan area buying up old things. No telling which side of the border it was made on. The Tibetan culture extends over a large geographical area but most of it is in China. This knife also is of high quality.

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