Questions on S&W brand knives

[chief38]

I can't think of any gun company marked knife that is currently made in the USA. Originally they were all descent quality knives but have now and for quite some time fallen down the worm hole to be made in China. If you want a competent EDC, a high quality well made usable knife, get a Spyderco, Kershaw, Benchmade or Case (some are made in USA and some not - be careful) and I think you will be happy. At least they are still decently made and if and when they have an issue the company's who made them will stand behind them - at least that has been my personal experience. To the best of my knowledge, all my knives have been made in the USA with the exception of one SAK (Swiss made) and my 23 piece set of Wusthof (German made) kitchen knives. Oh - I do have a free-bee set of steak knives made in China. They are marked Capitol Grill and were given to some of their better customers at Christmas time. They are pretty much garbage and I will eventually remove the serrations and grind the into proper steak knives. That said, they will never be great knives - but they were "free" - lol!

 

[GnarlsR2]

Of the 5 knives I have purchased in the last couple years, the S&W SWA24S pocket knife was so bad the supplier would not even take it back, they refunded my money. Sadly the S&W name doesn't mean diddly.

 

[Jerry in SC]

When I lived in Rock Hill, SC Dillingham graphics was a couple of blocks from me. They were located in the basement of a local small sporting goods store. The store (can’t recall the name now) had all the latest S&W flyers announcing new handguns on the counter. They also had a large glass display with all the knives etched by Dillingham. I spent a lot of time and money in that shop. He didn’t display handguns but had them locked in his safe. He was an odd guy but kept me in S&W’s for years.

I have a Masonic belt buckle they made for me. They were great folks to deal with.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

The older Smith Knives are Top Notch.
And I like the Kershaws, have several.
Right this minute- carrying a Fixed Blade Bark River.
Bark River PSK.
Yes, I have a lot of Knives.
Heavy Biased toward US Made.