No, not the venerable Shrades of our youth (or your parents...or grandparents, I suppose), but new "Alpha Class" folders from Schrade.
https://www.schrade.com/knives/alpha/
I find it ironic that a company that used to be synonymous with American knives, but became...something else, is touting a new line of American manufactured knives now. More ironic is that they using a balisong as their "poster child"/flagship knife. Another irony is the use of the designation for old Soviet nuclear powered attack submarines, Alpha Class, as their handle for these American made knives.
That's all great to see Schrade having knives manufactured in the US, but I wonder if they're assembled as opposed to manufactured here because Schrade is saying "made" as opposed to manufactured. I'll have to do a bit of sleuthing (call a buddy) to sort that question out.
https://www.schrade.com/knives/alpha/
I find it ironic that a company that used to be synonymous with American knives, but became...something else, is touting a new line of American manufactured knives now. More ironic is that they using a balisong as their "poster child"/flagship knife. Another irony is the use of the designation for old Soviet nuclear powered attack submarines, Alpha Class, as their handle for these American made knives.
That's all great to see Schrade having knives manufactured in the US, but I wonder if they're assembled as opposed to manufactured here because Schrade is saying "made" as opposed to manufactured. I'll have to do a bit of sleuthing (call a buddy) to sort that question out.
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