S&W Extreme Ops

BennytheBlade · Post by **BennytheBlade** » Wed Nov 26, 2003 7:05 pm

Anybody get one of these? I know Omega has some and Ive seen a few others elsewhere but I was wondering about peoples impressions.
My understanding is that they are decent knives w/ 440c blades.
If anyone has one and can give a few impressions, Id appreciate it.

sammy da blade · Post by **sammy da blade** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 3:49 am

they are made in the good old Republic of China! probably a good knife. i will not knowingly buy any product made in China for an American company. i lost a good job at RCA for just that reason. my tv went out three weeks ago, guess what brand i didn't buy!

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:17 am

If you notice the S & W and Rugers and others I can't think of at the moment are identical in some cases. At one time Taylor Cutlery imported S & W then there was the boycott so when they weren't popular they would bring out another batch with other markings. I have heard many on here say good things about them though. I haven't a clue as to the materials used on them so I have never seen the quality close up. If I'm at a knife show I'm thinking and looking for a hell of a lot of other goodies then one of them.

PB

Jay · Post by **Jay** » Thu Nov 27, 2003 5:28 am

They seem to be good quality. And they come with the usual lifetime warranty.

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 6:44 am

I have seen clones with the S&W blade etch and even the S&W box. One customer showed me his "S&W" [thumb opener] and said I should be careful buying these because someone was copying them. It's one of the very few times in my life that I kept my damn mouth shut. He paid for a clone thumb opener double what I would have charged him for a real auto. This one wasn't even a good knife it felt like crap but it flicked easy so he was thrilled.

JAGMAN · Post by **JAGMAN** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 2:03 pm

I got one of these for use at work and it is a good knife, well made with a solid feel,opens easily with a flick of the wrist if you are so inclined, and for the price it is a great deal, Im getting another to put away I like it that much. Im not sure if this is the knife you are referring to or not.
Jagman

http://www.bladeauction.com/cgi-bin/osa ... ber=715852

JAGMAN · Post by **JAGMAN** » Fri Nov 28, 2003 2:32 pm

Benny, I forgot ot mention that on the box it came in it says"Taylor Cutlery/ made in P.R.C. official licensee of Smith & Wesson corp."
There are no markings on the knife itself that say PRC.
I want an auto version too, if it is available.
Jagman

BennytheBlade · Post by **BennytheBlade** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 2:00 am

Yep Jagman... thats one of the ones Ive been looking at.
Thanks for the feedback guys.

fulloflead · Post by **fulloflead** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 7:41 am

I think it's a good rule of thumb not to buy a knife made by a gun company or with a gun company logo.

There may be some execeptions. For example: old Winchester, Remington slipjoints, etc.

JAGMAN · Post by **JAGMAN** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 1:12 pm

I am impressed with the quality of these Smith & Wesson knives fot the price, also love the auto swat and mini-swat, my colt m16 is ok too, although it was a good job they include the tools to adjust it, after fiddling a little it fires hard with a great sound and locks up good. Another plus is when you pull out a name like S&W,Colt, Remington,Uzi, ect there is an additional Wow factor as everyone has heard of these companies.
Jagman

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Sun Nov 30, 2003 5:44 pm

"If you notice the S & W and Rugers and others I"
ALL the Rugers I've seen are the "Ruger All Weather" made for Ruger by Paragon. No longer produced.

Pushbutton · Post by **Pushbutton** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:39 pm

Full of lead
None of the gun companies unless it was at the turn of the century(iffy) ever made knives. Schrade,Case and Camilius to name a few made Remmingtins and Winchesters.They were damn good folders to. All the new ones like S & W ,Ruger,Colt are all made by the people we used to use the guns against.
PB

sammy da blade · Post by **sammy da blade** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 6:55 pm

PB you are 100% correct about that!!! knives and most eveything else.

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:10 pm

sammy da blade wrote:PB you are 100% correct about that!!! knives and most eveything else.

I'm still wondering about the Rugers. The ONLY Ruger knives I've seen are the "All Weather". What else is out there??? [so I can avoid it]

fulloflead · Post by **fulloflead** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 8:25 pm

Pushbutton wrote:Full of lead
None of the gun companies unless it was at the turn of the century(iffy) ever made knives. Schrade,Case and Camilius to name a few made Remmingtins and Winchesters.They were damn good folders to. All the new ones like S & W ,Ruger,Colt are all made by the people we used to use the guns against.
PB

That's why I said "or with a gun company logo". The Remingtons and Winchesters are exceptions I'm told.