> Please view the product in this website and understand that I feel it > From: Duane Dwyer, Strider Knives, Inc. > Please look at the info and the picture on this site and paste this Also, remove me from your mailing list if this is the type of >business you run. > The following message was sent to my admin staff to execute. Success, and if you wish to help us in that regard, we will be You with more photos and images and data.and even a few pics of Seriously.if you plan to badmouth me, I will supply Negative press the "Orange Gunsite Crowd" gave us was phenomenalįor sales. Owner of Gunsite as a consultant in our Video company and the A few years ago I hired Richard Jee, the former * Your staff pasting the "message" on forums and websites, etc.? I haveĭone business now for 15 years without any help from you and I * Respectable? Well.am I worried about your respect? No. * Attorneys catching the name? Yes.some people worry about that. * Our presence at "events"? Not sure what events you mean.we * Shortcut to success? Already there bro.no shortcuts necessary. Incidentally cleared the copying of certain features with Mike. Is similar to any knife, it would be to Mike Janich's Ronin. Large knife company has shown interest in picking up the design. Have concept drawings dating back a few years as well. The GNS, incidentally, was a collaboration between a local custom makerĪnd myself with some input from some martial arts guys on our staff.
In fact, you have a knife that is "identical", as you claim, I will But seriouslyīro.show me which knife we supposedly copied, as I did not find it. I saw no Wharncliffe blade at all as a matter of fact. Short blades", and that is what you are upset about, I suppose you couldīe upset at Ontario Cutlery, Kabar, Cold Steel and a dozen other Then I went to your site and perused your Yet you apparently have made up your mind about me. I have never met you, nor would I recognize you if I ran into you on the Rather than tell you about it, I will simply post his email here as well as a few photos since you guys will likely stumble across this.
#FAKE STRIDER KNIVES FREE#
Please give me the name of this person as well, I saw this same exact knife and question a few weeks ago on a different forum and I would bet it is the same person (a lying POS if you ask me).Īlso feel free to visit Brads table at the 1500 there will be several real Striders there to fondle, I will even bring the MSC custom as well.So this morning I get an email from some guy named Duane Dwyer. I am comparing the knife pictured to my real Strider SMF right in front of me as well. Overall not the worst fake I have ever seen. The G10 side is wrong too it appears to be a CC non locking side with a Lego locking side a big indicator as well. The Grind is a give away as well very few Striders have a Dagger grind on them and they normally fetch a premium. The way the logo and such are stamped into the blade is wrong Hardware color is wrong the only non blackened hardware is on Micks new titanium hardwared knives that are very very recent This really isn't even a good fake.I have seen better. No way would I take it in a trade or buy it.
Strider incorporated the LBS in their Generation 2 models. If it is truly a 2010 model, then it should have the Hinderer LBS (Lock Bar Stabilizer) to prevent over travel.which it does not. If it is truly a 2010 model, then the I have a problem with the BOS stamp being there.Ĥ. If there is any space or gap between the stop pin and the titanium frame (backside) when the blade is fully opened, that would raise a big flag for me.ģ. With a real Strider, those stop pins will be sitting flush against the G-10 side (not that important) and the titanium side (very important) to ensure proper lock up and to prevent up and down blade play. Looking at your pictures, it looks like the stop pins are not touching the g-10 front side or the titanium backside when the blade is fully opened. I'm not saying that Strider has not used silver finished hardware before, I just have never seen it myself.Ģ.
Every SMF CC model that I have seen with black G-10 has had black screws and black pivot hardware.
The hardware (screws) and pivot hardware are not black coated. I'm about 99% sure this is a fake because of the following 4 reasons.ġ.