Are these Knives a good deal?

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I have never heard of them but if you like the looks go for it. There is (almost) no way it is a fully hand made knife at that price. but it looks like a decent quality factory knife.
Are you looking for a collectors piece or a user blade?
 
I just saw them and could not believe the prices. Looks to good to be true. Previous buyers seem happy. I might buy one....Russ
 
I would be very curious to know what the steel used in the blade is.

You couldn't buy the raw materials for that knife for that price
 
It says: Emanuele hand forged this beautiful blade with 1095 and 15N20 high carbon steels forged. Folded 8 Time to create 512 True Layers...Russ
 
Well they must be making them with slave labor in a third world country to sell them for that price!!

The file work alone, on any kind of steel & brass, would cost more then that to do.

rc
 
It does look to good to be true, on the other hand I bought some knives from a guy just starting out who was not relying on his knife sales to make a living. They are great knives but he saw every flaw, under valued them, and did not count his time as an expense, it started as a hobby for him, so he basicly sold his knives to replace materials so he could make more.
 
While I think the guard is all wrong, the knife is otherwise nice enough to take a risk on. Jump on it and let us know how the balance is.

It is marked as being from Italy, but that means nothing on Ebay from a London address. I can't imagine how it can be sold at that price if it the work isn't being done outside of Europe in West Asia or the African Med and then is brought to Italy for assembly.
 
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Well, I doubt this guy made these knives. These are the same type of knives they sell from India. I looks at 10's of thousands of knives a year. This is not a American influenced knife.
 
Yep,

These look Indian or Paki made. The problem with these knives.... from what I have heard... is that they vary widely in heat treatment and that the grind lines are not all that good.

If those are actually made in Italy, I would eat one.
 
Folded eight times is 256 layers. The fire welding of the layers of a small Indian Damascus blade I had was suspect - it was delaminating - the familiar mail order company gave me my money back - lesson learned.

A pedestrian Bowie in real Damascus from a large American maker - in Jax, AL (Bear MGC & Alabama Damascus) - could be had from SMKW in the $100-$150 range, depending on the blade length and handle. The sheath is nothing to write home about, but it is functional. Here is the one I bought for $100 a few years back, along with a then $172 Buck Custom Shop 110 and a then new $75 Kershaw Leek in more Alabama Damascus blade material:

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You get what you pay for. The Bear MGC Damascus bladed fixed knives are a good value, as I said - in a pedestrian sort of knife. Nothing fancy about the cocobolo, cow bone, or stag they use, either.

Stainz
 
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