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ro Offline Corwyn

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Treasure trove or trashy tools?
on: September 30, 2015, 09:24:13 AM
I found this guy with two interesting things on a Romanian ad site. Anyone know if these are a good deal or a waste of pennies on China knock-offs?

This seems to be a Chinese Tough Tool... I heard some bad reviews but I could use something to put in my car trunk and 11 Euros is a good price for Romania for a new tool, but is it a Geniune Schrade? The sheath looks atrocious even for Taylor Brands standard.
http://olx.ro/oferta/trusa-multifunctionala-nefolosita-schrade-touch-pret-50-ron-ID4y93O.html#4502f8b54c

A Jungle King 2 knife. It does seem to say Aitor so it would be an amazing buy for 11 Euros. It also looks old and beat-up enough to precede most modern copies... however... it is one the most copied knives ever...
http://olx.ro/oferta/cutit-jungle-king-2-second-poza-reala-pret-50-ron-ID4z2ga.html#8a246d9cfe

The rest of this guy's ads are a mix of new Chinese, cheapo junky knives and some real vintage military gear.
« Last Edit: September 30, 2015, 09:26:25 AM by Corwyn »
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Re: Treasure trove or trashy tools?
Reply #1 on: September 30, 2015, 10:44:45 AM
I had the same version of jungleking2 mine actually said aitor on the cap,very solid knife,wish i never sold mine now  :-\
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Re: Treasure trove or trashy tools?
Reply #2 on: September 30, 2015, 01:02:14 PM
Quote from: Corwyn on September 30, 2015, 09:24:13 AM
I found this guy with two interesting things on a Romanian ad site. Anyone know if these are a good deal or a waste of pennies on China knock-offs?

This seems to be a Chinese Tough Tool... I heard some bad reviews but I could use something to put in my car trunk and 11 Euros is a good price for Romania for a new tool, but is it a Geniune Schrade? The sheath looks atrocious even for Taylor Brands standard.
http://olx.ro/oferta/trusa-multifunctionala-nefolosita-schrade-touch-pret-50-ron-ID4y93O.html#4502f8b54c


It looks like a "genuine made in China Schrade Tough Tool" to me, which means it is a waste of pennies.  Quality (and strength) nose-dived sharply when Taylor bought the brand and changed to China manufacture.  China can produce excellent tools, but sadly this isn't one of them.
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Re: Treasure trove or trashy tools?
Reply #3 on: September 30, 2015, 01:19:53 PM
Thanks for the feedback guys. I'll only get the Schrade tool if he sells it for around 5 Euros - I mean how bad can it be?  ::)

For the Aitor... you reckon it's the real deal? I never saw on the Internet an exact replica of this one... Oso Negro was perfectly duplicated but for the Jungle King I only saw copies that didn't have Aitor marked on the blade...
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Re: Treasure trove or trashy tools?
Reply #4 on: October 01, 2015, 09:37:47 AM
Hm... bought both for 18 USD shipped.
I think it's a pretty good deal as I am 90% sure the Aitor is legit...

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