Warning about e-bay sgian

[Nanook]

This thing is of very poor quality. I expected ****, but not this bad. I've had some really nice **** steel in my life.

Don't confuse cheap Pakistani costume knifes with cheap knifes. Don't confuse costume knifes with other types of knifes. Costume knifes are not intended to be ever used to cut anything. They don't need an edge. Some don't even get a real blade. This is not just an Asian thing but even the leading Scottish made costume knifes (Charles Buyers aka Sgian Dubh Company) have in their lower price segments ($100 or less) "composite" (plastic with some metal embellishments) handles and blades without an edge. As in other bits of jewelry the spectrum goes from cheap toy to endangered species. One might ask the need for a cheap costume "formal dress" Sgian Dubh but what's the point of plastic princess crowns? They can be fun. A lot of little girls just love them! Heck go to an outlet of an American fast food chain and see all the wee tots (and many teens and their parents) parading about in paper "King's Crowns".. "Devenez le roi du hamburger"

[Monkey@Arms]

While I am a fan of well made blades, I'm still reasonably pleased with my eBay PoS Sgian, which I reviewed here. Caveat emptor.

Best regards,

Jake