All About Pocket Knives

Who is making these?
https://www.smkw.com/queen-black-compos ... alog-Email

My guess is they arrived on a ship.

There claiming there made in USA? If not from a ship, I'd say they look like a Bear&Sons product.

I’d agree, Bear & Sons or Utica.

Ken

Knife description is USA country of origin....i'd bet Bear

They have handle pins,so not Bear.

Just ordered one from ole smokey, will post mho when it arrives.

I asked that question yesterday. Here is a link to that discussion. viewtopic.php?f=61&p=811616#p811616

peanut740 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 29, 2020 5:20 pm They have handle pins,so not Bear.

I agree in general; however Bear does sometimes pin the handles - look at the knives that Bear makes for Moore Maker (they all have a "B" after the pattern number).

I tired to post a photo from the Moore Maker web site, but they have it locked so that you cannot copy photos.

FWIW I was able to copy these thumbnail pictures of the Moore Maker 3200MB from the Moore Maker site. https://www.mooremaker.com/store/p59/%2 ... F2%22.html

This is what they call their small Trapper, 3-1/2 inches with mesquite wood (the “M” in the pattern number) handle covers. As you can see they are pinned. As Steve says, the “B” means it was made by Bear. A “U” in the Moore Maker pattern number is a knife made by Utica.

Ken

Decent f&f, snaps like a gator it's gonna have to spend some time on the ole hone before it cuts much.I'd say it's right on par with a Rough Ryder at three times the money except it ain't as sharp, of course the same can be said most of the new American made knifes I've tested, you need some sharpening skills if you you want them to cut.