Smith and Wesson knives any good?

[nighthawk80]

well when your lost/camping/surviving in the woods and just used your last bullet on shooting dinner and have to make a shelter but your first thrust/chop with your cheap knife breaks the blade or cuts your hand and you have no finger and or shelter, I bet you'll be glad you spent that extra money on a good gun

True, but if your like me and enjoy swapping out carry knives all the time, you don't want to be paying $50-100 a pop. There isn't anything wrong with the "cheaper" S&W knifes. They are great for what they are meant for, general every day uses.

 

[jmiller676]

I also have 3 good buck knives and I carry one when I go hunting. I just like the cheapo knives, plus its cool looking too.

 

[tyler34]

yes there is something wrong with cheaper knives...QUALITY! and S&W knives are great for what most S&W knife owners use them for, mall ninjaing and cutting tape.

 

[HICKMAN]

i heard walmart had spyderco natives in s30v for $30-40.

I saw some Kershaw knives at wally-world, but didn't know if they were any good or not.

 

[jmiller676]

yes there is something wrong with cheaper knives...QUALITY! and S&W knives are great for what most S&W knife owners use them for, mall ninjaing and cutting tape.

How did you know!

 

[tyler34]

How did you know!

because my master at stir fry 88 has sent me to kill you with my S&W folder

 

[kevinj110]

The sad part is I had a guy comeinto my work and see my knife and say ya man i carry a smith and wesson knife and he was way too proud of it and he was in the military. Just kinda sad

 

[Jeremiah]

to each their own some things are a bargin ( glocks/xd's) some things are just cheap

 

[kevinj110]

Well I would trust my life and yours with my XD i wouldnt trust a penny on a S&W knife

 

[tyler34]

The sad part is I had a guy comeinto my work and see my knife and say ya man i carry a smith and wesson knife and he was way too proud of it and he was in the military. Just kinda sad

whats sad is smith and wesson doesn't tell you the steel it uses, now thats quality!(but it is "teflon" coated so it's GTG)

https://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp...943&tabselected=over&parent_category_rn=30801

 

[nighthawk80]

yes there is something wrong with cheaper knives...QUALITY! and S&W knives are great for what most S&W knife owners use them for, mall ninjaing and cutting tape.

Well, we'll just have to agree to disagaree. They are also good for cutting boxes

 

[Clay]

whats sad is smith and wesson doesn't tell you the steel it uses, now thats quality!(but it is "teflon" coated so it's GTG)
https://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp...943&tabselected=over&parent_category_rn=30801

Says right on the blade "4034 steel"

Is that a good knife steel? heck I dont know!

 

[tyler34]

Says right on the blade "4034 steel"

Is that a good knife steel? heck I dont know!

it doesn't state it on their website.

 

[Clay]

it doesn't state it on their website.

oh, I know, I looked at your link. The one I have says on one side of the blade thats the material.

SO is it good? I dont think it probably is. Why do I say that with out actually knowing much about knife steel?? Wellllllll, I sharpened my cheapie S&W and my dad's Emerson MC. The S&W had noticeable material removal from the sharpening process, where the Emerson looked like I never touched it.

I really kind of expected it.

 

[cubby]

4034 is fairly common on low end knives. i would not call it a "high quality steel".... JMO.....

 

[public servant]

I've never had a problem with the S&W knives I've owned. They work for how they were intended. Not the most expensive or prettiest in the world...but I've been known to lose a knife now and then. I'm not out several hundred dollars if I do. The S&W Border Guard works well for me.

If it comes down to you and I hand fighting up close and personal...I can shove it (or the $20 S&W neck knife I carry) between your ribs just as easily as that $900 Arizona Custom you might carry (however that might make yours a prettier corpse). You still bleed red until you bleed out.

 

[cubby]

I've never had a problem with the S&W knives I've owned. They work for how they were intended. Not the most expensive or prettiest in the world...but I've been known to lose a knife now and then. I'm not out several hundred dollars if I do. The S&W Border Guard works well for me.

If it comes down to you and I hand fighting up close and personal...I can shove it (or the $20 S&W neck knife I carry) between your ribs just as easily as that $900 Arizona Custom you might carry (however that might make yours a prettier corpse). You still bleed red until you bleed out.

cheap knives can kill as easy as expensive knives, sure. but are odds great to "shove it between my ribs" or more likely to have to cut a heavy zip tie? ok. now. have you ever tried to cut a heavy (i heavy one. not the little common ones. the .5" wide ones). if you do. be careful. the lock is a POS on the $20 knife.

oh, and i will ALSO bet that the "SnW" knife will not survive as many stabs into soft tissue and bone and muscle as a quality blade. and stabbing someone in the ribs is one of the less effective things you can do with an edged or pointed weapon. just saying.

 

[public servant]

cheap knives can kill as easy as expensive knives, sure. but are odds great to "shove it between my ribs" or more likely to have to cut a heavy zip tie? ok. now. have you ever tried to cut a heavy (i heavy one. not the little common ones. the .5" wide ones). if you do. be careful. the lock is a POS on the $20 knife.

This what I carry a Gerber or Leatherman tool for. I carry a knife (or generally knives) as a weapon for self-defense.

oh, and i will ALSO bet that the "SnW" knife will not survive as many stabs into soft tissue and bone and muscle as a quality blade. and stabbing someone in the ribs is one of the less effective things you can do with an adged or pointed weapon. just saying.

It only takes once. Oh...I didn't say the knife was just going straight in.

I understand your point (no pun). I just never felt like paying a ton for a knife. It just never made sense to me, personally...I lose them too frequently...and I'm cheap. I have a couple of CRKT knives I've paid around $50 each for...that darn near killed me. And if I lose one I'll be .

S&W has never failed me...but I understand many people won't agree.

 

[cubby]

This what I carry a Gerber or Leatherman tool for. I carry a knife (or generally knives) as a weapon for self-defense.

It only takes once. Oh...I didn't say the knife was just going straight in.

I understand your point (no pun). I just never felt like paying a ton for a knife. It just never made sense to me, personally...I lose them too frequently...and I'm cheap. I have a couple of CRKT knives I've paid around $50 each for...that darn near killed me. And if I lose one I'll be .

S&W has never failed me...but I understand many people won't agree.

hahahaha!! yeah, that LURCH you get when you touch your pocket and the knife isn't there!!! i know that feeling!!! i have been VERY lucky so far...

and i completely understand not wanting to spend big $$$ on a knife. most people never will. the ONLY thing i worry about is ones safety when using a tool...... and it being an effective tool. i'm glad it has done well by you. as i said before, mine did well by me for a long time..... but also, i have broken similiar knives to it with light duty work.... not to mention the ones i've broken on purpose.


and... it could always be worse!!! it could be a Cold Steal!!!

 

[paddling_man]

The blade seems pretty durable (Titanium 440 steel).

Say, whaaaaaat?? [EDIT: I get it. You mean a 440 stainless steel blade that has been coated in a titanium nitride powder.]

ALWAYS spend good money on things that will prolong your life!

Wow, I really learn top condense my t**ughts. I just posted a diatribe in the life_is_2_s**rt_and_2_rough_to_carry_a_cheap_knife
that could have easily been summed up with your quote.