Does Smith and Wesson make their own knives?

[Moxy]

Found this...

http://www.factorydirectdeals.com/

for $9.87 just wondering if it's worth the chance on the cheap price... - I have a S&W knife but i got it years ago when they first came on the market.

I also found this... i like CRKT anyone have one?

http://www.covecutlery.com/detail.cfm?sku=CR2851&SectionCode=SHARP&BrandCode=CRKT&Family=Kommer%20PTS&CategoryID=85

By CRKT for $14.99

 

[hso]

Taylor Cutlery licensed the S&W name to use on a line of knives of theirs years ago. They are the company that "makes" all the S&W knives you see that have been made in the past decade (actually they don't have a manufacturing facility any more than many other knife "manufacturers" do, they have companies in Japan, Taiwan and China do to manufacturing for them.).

So, the short answer is,no, S&W the gun company does not make any of the S&W knives.

 

[Joe Demko]

The pelvic tool/sharpener gadget has been around for a while. I remember Gerber selling just such an item back in the 70's and 80's. I saw a guy use one to split the pelvis on a white tail, once. Didn't seem to do so any better or more easily than his knife would have. The main difference, IMO, was that he now had a knife and a pelvic tool to clean up, instead of just a knife.

 

[Moxy]

Great guys thanks!

 

[coelacanth]

re: the Gerber tool. . . . .

it was actually a sharpening steel with a chisel type edge on one end. I've used one for years and yes you do have two tools to clean at the end of a field dressing session but if you use that tough chisel edge to split the pelvis you get to retain that lovely razor sharp edge on your knife while you are removing the hide. Browning made one also but it was too small to be very effective. As a sharpening steel you'd have to go to a professional kitchen model to do better than that old Gerber: it has four sides and each has a different grain to it varying from coarse to fine. I've used the coarse side to touch up axes and machetes and the fine side will put a very nice edge on just about anything.

 

[Regolith]

I would recommend against buying S&W branded knives or Winchester knives. They're made out of fairly poor steel, and don't hold their edges very well.

On the positive side, if you do make the mistake of buying one (as I did) then they're great for chores or tasks that you normally wouldn't use your good knives on, because not only do you not care if you break them....your kind of hoping you will.

 

[KodeFore]

Smith & Wesson Knives are not made by Smith & Wesson, Neither are Smith & Bikes. Both are cheap. Some of the S&W knifes look cool as long as you don't use them much. Big 5 puts the knives on sale frequently.

 

[Ron James]

If you only want a knife for the tool box, by all means buy a S&W . They are not made by Smith and Wesson and I'm supprised Smith and Wesson lets their name be used on then. They are really cheap steel and construction.

 

[hso]

RJ,

S&W, the firearms maker, licensed the name with a long term agreement with Taylor cutlery when no one would touch them with a 10 ft. pole. Now Taylor has taken the name and made it into a very successful commercial line. S&W makes money off of it and therefore probably isn't interested in getting embroiled in a law suite with Taylor.

To Taylor's credit, they have improved upon the S&W branded offerings over the years and it's not the horrible crap it used to be. It's still a "value" line, overall, but they have done some mediocre things and not just crap.

 

[mesomorphcujo]

I have 2 S&W knives, an Extreme Ops and a Swat II and I like them. They will do the job of cutting a BG's throat or other prime targets if needed and the quality is ok. Not as good as a Boker but ok. The clips haven't come off like on my Python II either.

 

[mesomorphcujo]

I guess I'll have to get a P.O. box so that all those unhappy new S&W knife owners can send theirs to me along with any other knife that they don't want.

 

[Slamfire]

I purchased a couple of cheap Smith and Wesson knives from Smokey Mountain Knife works. There were advertised as being made from 440 steel. A, B or C, I don't remember.

They are all made in China. Workmanship is not bad, the blade takes a good edge. Have not tried any cutting endurance tests, (the simplest is cutting cardboard, dulls knives very quick).

I think for $10.00 it is a knife you can use, loose, and not feel upset when you break it.

 

[mesomorphcujo]

Yeah! I'd rather have to throw down a $10 knife than a more expensive one. Not that I don't have or want some of the more expensive knives. They rock.

 

[Dravur]

I own

Many spydercos, and lots of other "higher end" knives, but I have one of these SW knives and I carry it alot. The knife is great as if I have to use it to pry open a can of beans, I dont worry about it.

 

[Colt46]

I've got a tactical model that says made in china

Got it on sale at Big 5. Even for the low price I'd not recommend it. Won't hold an edge very long and the frame screws are always working loose.

 

[Limeyfellow]

The rule of thumb I found if it has a firearm company's name on it, it will be cheap and made in China. Of course that also means you don't get too upset if you loose it or break it, but I wouldn't want to rely on only that blade.

 

[Katana8869]

I have one of their SWAT models that I have carried everyday for the last 3-4 years. I'm not gentle with it, yet despite my abuse it has held up fine. I am hell on knives, so I would rather use one that I don't mind abusing/breaking.

 

[James T Thomas]

a keeper

I have a four inch fixed blade "Browining" hunting knife that I bought in 1975 or so, and I'm sure, just from the quality, that it was not made in a foreign land. It has an upswept point, a beautiful tapered walnut handle, brass butt, and a brass, one tang finger gard. The blade appears to have a chrome plate on it. Even the sheath is top quality.

However, I am not sure of any "Browning" blade made in the XXI'st century.

 

[BigBlock]

I have to agree, that S&W knives are total crap, I ended up throwing my last one into the river. On the other hand, I have a Schrade knife, which I believe is made by the same company, (in china) and I'm quite happy with it.

 

[Geno]

I have a S&W 3-knife set. So far, so good. I'll see what 5 years of hunting and camping does to the blades.