let_go345 Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 hey fella's, I bought a knife on ebay and was wondering wat u thought, the link is: M-Tec Knife One i was thinking about buying also is: Full Tang COCOBOLO Fixed Blade Hunting Knife w/GUT-HOOK Cheers James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balty Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 i would be making sure of the location -- the dude looks to be in the USA but item location Australia ( weird ) ***** edited - i just had a look its shipping from the US- there shouldn't be issues customs wise ***** i find the serations make it a pain in the coit to sharpen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let_go345 Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 for the price i thought they werent to bad. even if they last me a couple of years till i can buy a really good one. and the bloke has over 500 feedback so im pretty sure he can be trusted. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jindydiver Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Cheap china made copy knives. I wouldn't carry one if I was paid to I hope you get you knife, that guy seems to have a less than stellar rep'. Also he claims to be in the USA, but I would bet he is located in China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let_go345 Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 yeh, ur probably right, there is a bit of negative feedback of people who havnt recived there items. i emailed him the day of the sale asking him to hold the item so i could buy another knife and combine shipping. never replied. i tried twice since then and on monday got an item shipped notice..... not happy. but if the knife is ok. itll be worth 27.45 James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgndi Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Apart from the serations, the blade shape isnt bad. But the 440 steel its made from is an absolute bitch to sharpen and doesnt hold the edge once its there. hope you enjoy it all the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamanna Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I own a BM Rant Bowie which is 440c.... I dropped it and snapped its tip off... I was pretty angry and thought the steel was pretty weak. When I asked the knife gurus/makers they all said 440 is one of the best cheaper steels... it's tough and easy to sharpen, holds and edge well. If you think sharpening 440 is hard.... give S30V or VG10 a go. Took me half a bloody day to sharpen my 210TK with a Lansky, and that's a pretty small knife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgndi Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 lamanna have shapened s230v, and agree it was bloody hard. any 440 stainless ive been involved with havnt held edges well. even after the process of putting a good bevel on it. im a solingen steel fan myself. some of the best knives ive owned. how do ya like the Lansky? never used one. still scaping away on an arkinsaw stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jindydiver Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 There are a number of grades of 440 stainless, and you can bet your balls that when the ad doesn’t designate which grade you are getting it will be 440a. 440 is stainless but as a knife steel it is practically useless. It is used by these guys so they can sell knives to punters for $10. Do yourself a favour and save your money for a better knife. You can get great deals on genuine manufacturer knives from plenty of US online knife shops. Search around the net until you find the knife you like and then go to the manufacturers website to find the links to the dealers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamanna Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 The Lansky is quite nice. Not goot for large blades... 4 inch is usually the longest. I've got all my knives razor sharp on it. There's not too many mass produced knives I want any more. Maybe the RAT3 in D2, a few others.... But I really want a few Bark River and Bob Dozier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgndi Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 yes the mass produced knives are slowly getting worse. only two i own and would ahve again are the old Puma and Svord. as far as produstion knives go some of the best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamanna Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Thought about a Sebenza? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgndi Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 no mate cant say ive heard of them. i take it they're not to shabby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamanna Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 For $500+ you'd hope not. The knife nuts rave about them. They make mantle piece ones but most people who buy the regular Sebenza put them through a lot of work, they've got a lifetime guarantee. Regular http://www.chrisreeve.com/sebenza.htm Wood/Leather Inlay http://www.chrisreeve.com/classic.htm I just got a package in the mail 10 minutes ago. :D Boker Subcom F - $30 Byrd Cara Cara - $30 Two outstanding knives for their price. I've got quite a few $100+ knives and these #### all over them. The Cara Cara is somewhere around the 9" mark opened... should have probably got the smaller Medowlark that's 7". Ah well, next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgndi Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 lamanna, impressive bit of gear. in fact all of those, fixed and folding seem to be hard as nails. practical to id reckon.cheers for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamanna Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 Oops my bad, I mixed the links up.... you probably noticed anyway(the wood inlay didn't have wood inlay and the regular did ) $500 is a lot to spend but if you ever wreck, you'd get one back almost brand new. I don't think the money is much of a problem compared to making the choice of which to get once you have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgndi Posted November 2, 2006 Report Share Posted November 2, 2006 your right i found em. but your right. trying to chose is the hard part. 2 or 3 knives in there that could easily fit into my kit, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pig Dogger Posted November 3, 2006 Report Share Posted November 3, 2006 i brought a blade runner pig sticker of ebay 4 50bux nd its gr8 its killed bout 50 pigs now best knife ive had jus brought a new nietto knife to try out so see how it goes vs the blade runner.cheers pig dogger` Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bages Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 So it looks like you won the knife - has it showed up yet? Were the predictions accurate - is it ok or a waste of space?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let_go345 Posted November 26, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 the knife turned out great, its a bit blunt but im gonna get it sharpened. other than that it turned out well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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