This has been an interesting thread to say the least. Some of these even I could tell were fakes, but many others are very hard to tell. I can appreciate all the effort that goes into maintaining this thread, but it would be very helpful if you could please add a line or two on how you know the knives in the pics are fakes. Either way, keep up the good work.
Thank you! Many people have contributed to the information collected in this thread, and I'm glad that you have gotten a lot out of it. I agree that sometimes the subtleties of the forgeries need to be highlighted. At this point, there are way too many entries to go back and make notes on all of them. If anyone has questions about specific models, just ask. There are some serious experts in this subforum (plus the Cold Steel Moderator, of course) who can help.
In the meanwhile, I'll continue to identify knives as counterfeits versus fakes versus clones. When I include counterfeits, I'll try to mention some of the features that identify them as such (though maybe not all of the features, so as not to give the counterfeiters an advantage).
-Steve