S&W Knives

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308Gunner

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I'm wondering if anyone has experience with Smith & Wesson knives. I'm specifically looking at the First Response or Border Guard, but any thoughts on their quality would be welcome :)
 
From time to time, I have owned a few and the ones I'm familiar with, were made in China. All have been liner-locks. I'm not familiar with your so could you provide a link. The quality seems to be okay and perform well enough. I mostly give them away as gifts. Finish is good !!


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I'm wondering if anyone has experience with Smith & Wesson knives. I'm specifically looking at the First Response or Border Guard, but any thoughts on their quality would be welcome
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I've looked at some of their offerings and while nice looking, I just wasn't convinced that they were as well made as some of the other knives out there. I guess it's really up to what you want, and expect from your knives.
 
I've looked at some of their offerings and while nice looking, I just wasn't convinced that they were as well made as some of the other knives out there. I guess it's really up to what you want, and expect from your knives.
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I just recently purchased a Buck Sandman, and love the knife, but bent the pocket clip, so looking for a stand-in/addition while getting it fixed. Unfortunately, more or less working on a budget at the moment, so as much as I would love to go grab a Benchmade or Gerber, it's just not in the cards right now :(
 
Never been too impressed with the S&W knives that I have looked at/played with...Like others, I'm not familiar with the ones you are specifically asking about.

I tend to stick with what I know is quality and has worked for me in the past. I usually buy Kershaw and Gerber with my preference leaning towards Kershaw...
 
I got a S&W Cuttin' horse as a door prize from my works end of the season party. Its extremely light and extremely sharp! I have never had a factory knife so sharp. I have cut heavy duty bailing twine with it and it hasnt dulled yet. I have no idea how much it costs but if someone donated it for a door prize id assume it is fairly low priced.
 
Personally I have never really been impressed with the S&W line, but that is a personal preference. Have you considered something like a Spyderco Endura or Delica? They are similar in price and IMHO much better knives.
 
If one wants top quality you will not get it in S&W. However, I think if you needed a knife to cut rope or such, or even SD in an emergency the S&W would do the job.
I am far from an expert in knives, and especially SD type knives, but from what I have seen and friends' opinions, I believe Kershaw offers the best combination of quality and price.

I recently bought a Whirlwind for my son-in-law and a OSO Sweet for me. I like the Whirlwind better and it is made in USA.

With what I have seen in Kershaw knives, I cannot imagine what one could do to a knife to make it worth a couple hundred dollars. It certainly does not add up for me or my use. I suppose many just want to say that they have a such and such knife. That's OK if you just want to spend the money.

Regards,
Jerry
 
Smith and Wesson Tanto style First Responder; Border Guard...

I bought a brand new S&W tanto style knife from www.QMuniforms.com .
The S&W model had a seat belt cutter, a small glass punch & a black coated blade. It may have been the First Responder brand.
I honestly did not care for it. The retail price was $24.95 but the blade wasn't very sharp. It looked poorly designed/constructed. The S&W knife's fit & finish looked very unimpressive too. I'm not a big knife expert but I was not thrilled with the quality and sold the duty knife to a ex-coworker for $20.00.
I also saw a S&W Border Guard knife here; www.Policehq.com and it's looks better but I'd be leery of the Smith & Wesson knife line overall.
Other combat/duty knives from MoD/Blackhawk, CRKT, SOG, Cold Steel, Benchmade, Ernest Emerson, etc may cost more but last longer.

Clyde
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I have the gen 2 first responder. It is good in idea but I don't carry it since there is a lot of blade slop sided to side when locked and no apparent way to tighten it.
You get what you pay for...some times
Jason
 
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