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    Spyderco People and fellow Spyderco Fans: Is this a fake WARRIOR knife?

    I found this on the internet and I would like to know if this is another fake or if this is the real thing? I am totally against piracy and it sickens me that people attempt to do that.

    Here is the link:

    http://www.aliexpress.com/product-fm...olesalers.html


    Here is a cut and paste from the page:

    " Spyderco Warrior Fixed Blade Knife H1 Steel.NF321

    Price:
    US $58.99 / piece

    Bulk Price:
    US $57.81 / piece (10 pieces or more)

    Quantity:
    piece

    Shipping Cost:
    Free Shipping to United States Via China Post Air Mail

    Processing Time:
    Ships out within 4 days

    Total Price:
    US $58.99
    "

    That makes no sense to me unless I am reading it wrong.
    I have seen legitimate online knife stores selling the Warrior for 200 dollars, or more.

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    If it seems like its too good to be true, it probably is. I can say with 96.3% certainty that it is a fake.
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    its fake. i love how they say its H1 but with 440 steel. it looks pretty good actually, even the frn handles look good. I hope Spyderco can do something about it.

    edit: they also sell sebenzas for $48 i passed on that info to Mr. Reeve as well.
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    The truly ironic thing about all of this is that so many US knife production and specialty folks have actively sought to have their products produced on Mainland China ... which is also the home of the knock-off ... a market and country (like Pakistan) that is nearly impossible to hold responsible to any degree ... which is one reason these designs go straight from the legal manufacturer around the corner and down the street to his cousin's illegal knock-off shop.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Walker View Post
    The truly ironic thing about all of this is that so many US knife production and specialty folks have actively sought to have their products produced on Mainland China ... which is also the home of the knock-off ... a market and country (like Pakistan) that is nearly impossible to hold responsible to any degree ... which is one reason these designs go straight from the legal manufacturer around the corner and down the street to his cousin's illegal knock-off shop.
    +1, reasons not to have things made in china...

    To the op, yes, that is most certainly a fake.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Walker View Post
    The truly ironic thing about all of this is that so many US knife production and specialty folks have actively sought to have their products produced on Mainland China ... which is also the home of the knock-off ... a market and country (like Pakistan) that is nearly impossible to hold responsible to any degree ... which is one reason these designs go straight from the legal manufacturer around the corner and down the street to his cousin's illegal knock-off shop.
    Greg, that argument has been repeated ad nauseum, but it doesn't hold up to scrutiny. The legitimate versions of few, if any, of the models being copied are manufactured in China. The most disturbingly accurate fake Spydercos are the Warrior and Spin, which are made in Japan, and the UKPK which was made in Golden. Some of the makers whose wares are being copied, among them Chris Reeve and Microtech, have never had any knives made there.

    Part of the problem, as it was years back with Japan, is cultural. Intellectual property, and the rights accorded to its owners, are strictly Western concepts.
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