TimboKhan
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Any benchmade, with the exception of the Red Box line, will be made in the USA and a great piece of hardware.
Benchmade discontinued the last of the Red Box line last year. As their own website says, you may still find some pre-existing stock here and there, but all of their stuff is made in the USA now.
For me, I prefer American made knives, but there are knives made in other places that are nice and that I wouldn't hesitate to own. My biggest issue is that don't like rhetoric in this argument because it never fails in ending up as a condemnation of a people as opposed to their government. I mostly buy and support American products, but I also buy products made overseas. The bulk of the money I spend on a Chinese Spyderco eventually ends up in American hands anyway, so I don't lay awake nights worrying about it.
Anyway, aside from that, one of the reasons I favor Spyderco so much is because they are a Colorado company. Laugh if you will, but I really do take it a step past "buy American" and buy Colorado made products whenever I can.
If you really want to buy American though, buy a custom knife. You are directly supporting a single American worker as opposed to distributing your dollars across a fairly large company. Nothing against Buck and the rest, because I will continue to buy and support them, but if you really want to support and get the best out of an American worker, buying a custom knife is the way to go.
Also, I used to think Sebenzas were over-priced, but then I held one and used one (in addition to literally never seeing a bad review about one). If you're serious about knives, they are the pinnacle of the production knife world. Does the average guy need a Sebenza? Probably not (though he or she would be well served by one), but they are decidedly not overrated.