Smith and Wesson knife opinions

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With Gerber, smith and Wesson has been a knife in my edc rotation just because they seem indestructible. I had a extreme ops and lost it for a long time be when I found it in one of my horse sheds it looked just like I left it but with some dirt on it, they also work as a good beater knife in many situations on the farm. But what are all of your thoughts on Smith and Wesson knives?
 
LOL what was it Taylor Swift said, "Haters gotta hate." Some people like "low end" knives because they are affordable and get the job done from their perspective.

I prefer "better" knives but then I've been blessed with more "knife money" than many.

I think there are many interesting S&W and Gerber designs. I myself would go for American made such as Ka-Bar or non-China made brands such as Condor.
 
My buddy has one of those tactical S&W folders, which quickly dulled to a piece of sheet metal. I brought the edge back and once again, within a short time, he was pushing it through plastic instead of cutting the plastic. The joint is sloppy and the metal was garbage. It gave me very little confidence in the reliability of the seat belt cutter and glass breaker.

If you want a decent quality folder for cheap, Opinel’s a more reliable choice. If you want it to be tactical, but a thumb stud on it and scratch your favorite Latin phrase into the handle.
 
I've literally seen knives from S&W, Gerber, Schrade, fall apart in the hands of the people using them.
Although the actual price can (not always) be the same. There is a significant difference between an inexpensive product, and a cheap one.


Kershaw, for example is inexpensive.
Smith & Wesson (knives) is cheap.
 
S&W knives are low quality. And they have nothing to do with the firearms company.

Here is a pic of the one S&W knife I own. I bought it just because I liked the look of it and the thin aluminum handles, and because it was inexpensive, so I had little to lose. It was an "amusement" purchase. It's decent, I sometimes use it for light cutting, but it's still at the low end of the knife spectrum. I added the thumbstud.

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Gerberbetterthanbuck said:
With Gerber, smith and Wesson has been a knife in my edc rotation just because they seem indestructible. I had a extreme ops and lost it for a long time be when I found it in one of my horse sheds it looked just like I left it but with some dirt on it, they also work as a good beater knife in many situations on the farm. But what are all of your thoughts on Smith and Wesson knives?
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I want to see your horse sheds. All of them. Post pictures now!!! After all, at age 14 you probably have several.
 
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I think we can all agree the best description of them is "they're knives the OP uses".
 
Overall, S&W knives are lacking. They lack in their workmanship and heat treatment.

The next problem is that they have become over priced for what you get. Way overpriced.

The next time you want to purchase a S&W folder pick up a OKC Utilitac knife instead.

There are plenty of decent budget folders on the market that are much better than your beloved S&W knife.
Kershaw comes to mind. Even CRKT is a step up. At least CRKT tries to stand behind their products.

Personally, I would think that even a Land 910 Sebenza clone is a step up from the garbage that S&W produces. With the 910 you have a ball bearing pivot and 12C27 blade steel.

Disregarding the IP issue of course.
 
My son-in-law used to use a Smith and Wesson knife. I gave him a better knife, but he liked the S&W and carried it most the time. One day doing some yard work, he went to break down some boxes and pushed the blade through a large cardboard box to start a cut down that side. The excuse of a liner lock ga e away, and we drove John to the ER for some stitches. Knife got wrapped in some newspaper and tossed in the trash. He now carries the Swedish Eka I bought him to celibate his Swedish lineage. Been a few years now, no bad incidents.

Never use junk knives, they are accidents waiting to happen if you trust that crap too much.
 
PocketKnifeJimmy said:
But, there was a time, (during the early 1970's through early 1980's), that S&W offered quality made knives. Some, like this S&W model 6010 Bowie Knife, were actually made in house using forged steel blades with soldered on guards 👍😃👍

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Smith & Wesson is a brand name. They don't actually make knives. I suppose a S&W knife is as good or bad as the manufacturer contracted at the time.

The only model I have anything positive to say about is a rescue knife they sold in the 1990s with a spring loaded glass breaker. I gave one to a friend when she graduated paramedic school and she carried it for about 20 years until it was stolen from her car. I don't think she ever used the blade, but she really liked the glass breaker.
 
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Smith & Wesson is a brand name. They don't actually make knives. I suppose a S&W knife is as good or bad as the manufacturer contracted at the time.

The only model I have anything positive to say about is a rescue knife they made in the 1990s with a spring loaded glass breaker. I gave one to a friend when she graduated paramedic school and she carried it for about 20 years until it was stolen from her car. I don't think she ever used the blade, but she really liked the glass breaker.
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I didn't say they currently make knives... I said there WAS a time that they did. The knife I have pictured above was made in house by S&W.
And, I totally mean that they themselves, (S&W), made it 👍🇺🇸👍
 
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