This is what you get for voting democratic, you know...
To my relatively decent knowledge, none of the guns are made there, nor is any steel made in East Asia, China or elsewhere. The guns are all USA made. This is how they stay so far in advance of Taurus, etc. in quality. The knife line, and other accessories, are whored out to china as much as any other Wal-Mart product. I have a dozen S&W handguns, but I've rejected buying any knives of theirs for this reason.
When Clinton sold out our MFN status to China, lots of bad things ensued, and the bill is just coming due. I stopped buying "chinese" about 7 years ago. Japan and Korea are OK - dont' get me wrong, it's not racist - it's based on fair trade practices, living standards and human rights. Buying Chinese is just Anti-American.
I was in a major retailer recently - Bed Bath & Beyond I think. I was looking for cast iron pans - and all were from Emeril Lagasse, and all cheap crap from China. The sales lady asked me why I didn't like what she'd shown me, and I just politely said I'd buy American goods (at the same price) elsewhere. And never listen to Emeril Lagasse again!
Another example: Calphalon vs. Kitchenaid. I am an avid cook. We have lots of both products; they are good quality. I noticed my Kitchen Aid high-temp spatulas, etc. were melting after normal use. My Claphalon brands were not. Flip them over and read the fine print. Both say "400C (that's celsius, not Fahrenheit) Safe." KitchenAid said: "Made in China." All the Calphalon products said "Made in USA." Same claim to durability, but only one lived up to it. KitchenAid is no longer on my buy list, whoring themselves out to low-quality Chinese production and claiming it's better than it is.
Yes, S&W knives are not good. But their guns are, so just buy them, and send them a note saying why you don't buy the knives. Then tell them to drop the internal locks on the revolvers.
