Bought a Microtech knockoff and this is what happened. www.dhgate.com/ No promises on the Chinese company but here is the seller I used. www.dhgate.com/store/21245172
Never seen a tribute or clone fail customs, but what are they going to write? EDC DA OTF AUTOMATIC KNIFE? Knife nerdism to this degree is pretty niche, brands, steels,. special runs... CBP don't care about a label category, they will open and steal as they please, authentic or no, legal or no. Depends on whether and how many assholes are working at that particular international reception center/customs, some notoriously worse
@@jslaughterofthesoul4939they CANNOT put automatic knife, knife or anything saying Knife on the packaging. Microtech as well doesn’t advertise on the outside packaging. 1. Theft 2. Privacy
Especially with the shipping crisis, delivery is not fast but I have had good luck with clones. The real ones are very nice, but for my private collection the clones work as well as I need them to. As an American business man I appreciate the research and development cost it takes to deliver a quality product. As a consumer I don't want to pay ten times more for a trinket.
Thanks for the review. I bought one of those same Bounty Hunters knock-offs from Ali Express for around $50.00 and it is OK. There was a different Company selling them too but they had their own Brand called Vespa. I paid $160.00 for a Vespa one and it is REALLY NICE! It is marked as a Vespa and not a Micro Tech, but its the same shape as the Combat Troodon and looks like a $2000.00 Marifone Custom--has Carbon Fiber inlaid to the handle and a little in the blood grove area of the Hellhound Blade too, which happens to be made from S35VN. It comes in a nice pouch with VESPA stitched into it, has extra springs and screws, the little Tool, and a cloth to wipe it down. For $160.00 I'm totally happy. It has been flawless and kind of makes the $50.00 Bounty Hunter one look cheap. LOL
Wow this is a great idea, I wanted to get one of these for my birthday a while ago and went to the gun shop that that carried microtechs and they didn’t have this one so I got a gun instead 😂 it was hard to think about getting a $300 knife and not knowing how practical or how much use it would get, for ~$30 I might have to try one of these
Recently, I've had to get refund for the passed 4 sales during this whole coof ordeal but also bought a couple new purchases from different sellers and THOSE made it in a relatively timely manner so during this time frame, especially with delays, you'd have to roll the dice
Just got mine in today, the milled switch is super stiff, and its taking skin off my thumb, other than that tho it fires super hard and retracts just as fast, beautiful knife, maybe the switch will get easier over time, like I said just got it.
I have several Microtech's I am 70 and i cant push the slide anymore on the trodoon and Dirac Delta either i can work my Ultratech , They are safer than a Switch Blade ? I have spent a lot of money on Microtech .
Great video Paul. I’ve been really interested in a microtech for awhile now but wasn’t sold on a OTF for that high price point. Going to try one of these out and if it’s for me a microtech in the future.
DHGATE has been a hit and miss say 25% of the time. You have to pay attention to the pricing and the size. If a Combat Troodon clone is priced at 50 or more, in my experience, you'll get a good quality but if it's priced much less, like half that much, you'll get a really bad clone. The blade will still deploy double action but the handle would be several times heavier than an authentic or even a good clone and the blade will have a lot of play to it. Sometimes there's a 10% chance of the internals being a lemon and unless you know how to fix an OTF, you're out 50 bucks.
Great video, this is a perfect way to see if this a knife you want to carry. I’m not spending $300 and up to find out I don’t like these knives but I will spend $40. Thanks for the information.
I just can not spend $300 to cut couple boxes a week. I’m just an average joe, not going to war zone nor a hardcore survivalist. I don’t support counterfeit products but if they make homage, I would buy it without hesitation
If you’re actually in a military/survival situation you wouldn’t be using an OTF in the first place. Why anyone would spend $100+ on a novelty switchblade like an OTF is beyond me.
@@Master_of_Critique I agree I wouldn't even think of my folder even.guys, I buy fake everything. Also I'm not sorry either my collection is huge and all for the price of one of my knockoffs..... If it were real. I too only cut a few boxes maybe a week. A little paracord here and there. If worse came to worse I rock a pocket sharpener camilus and diamond rod.
Unfortunately I went full stupid on the wish otfs as I call them, I think there is only 1 or 2 more that I don’t have. But like you said decent quality for the price. The one you called the John wick knife is even the tightest firing. Anyway great video
Hey! It's me again! I just bought a Combat Troodon replica just like the ones from DH for 25 bucks. I'm very happy with it. Thanks for the review and have a nice day/night!
@@PaulPeckham I'm on vacation this week. I found it on a souvenirs shop. I'm kinda surprised that they had knives here. I even found some SOG and Cold Steel knives in their original box. I found the SOG key knife and the Mini Instinct. Also the Cold steel S11DT secret edge.
Who knows? Maybe Microtech OEM made in China? But guess what! For 36 USD you can have everything the Real Deal has except the feeling of true originality. I have a Chinese knockoff of the Dark Ops Stratofighter. Well, was appx 20 USD in 2011. I used and abused it. Have never regretted buying the thing. I have 2 actually. One for abuse, one for the display. After this I went on to find the Extrema Ratio brand. So in this sense China has helped me find my way while giving me something to cherish! As a comparison, recently I managed to buy an Ontario Chimera plain edge knife, original of course. Cost me appx EUR 190 and the blade had dark patches on it due to a botched fit and finish. I would have been happy to buy it from China!
To be fair, I have EDC'd a real Ultratech for years now, and it started off like the one you got, but now it's looking more like the bounty hunter "apocalyptic" finish of the real one. Also the chintzy case came with the real one too. I totally ordered one of these, but just cause it's cool. I'd like to compare the clone with the real deal, but for 1/4 the price, I can't complain.
Great comment. I would love a real one. Still carrying this one daily and I use it a lot out on our farm. Cleaned it once and haven't had any issues yet. It is starting to show signs of wear though. Not bad. Probably what most would expect. I wish I could convince microtech to send me a real one so I could compare them side by side and over time.
I've introduced OTFs to my work place and pretty much all the guys have them. They come to me and I buy these knock offs for them and now all the dudes and even one of the ladies got one of these
The real Microtech Bounty hunters come in Battleworn(scratched up and worn) and numbered serialized so one with a box and proper serial ,purchase receipt go for about 600-800 in the collector market. I have both a real ultra tech and a bounty hunter as well as a clone. Clone cuts just fine. All of them are generally glorified box cutters in the real world lol. Clones are disposable and the real ones hold a little value. Not hating on either.
D2 is a really good steel. If this is actually made with a D2 blade, and has halfway decent action. You've gotten way more than 30 worth of product. That's why legit brands need to step it up and start offering a decent otf at an affordable price. $300+ otf's= lots of chinese clones.
@@MostlyLost I'll take m390 over d2 anyday, but d2 really is nothing to scoff at. Especially for $30. I'd be surprised if this knife isnt really just 440c or something labeled as d2.
Just a warning to anyone finding this video. I bought one of these from thbe link in the description and it's been a headache. Knife appeared to well made and functioned flawlessly...for a couple days. The weak poiont seems to be in the spring. Well not exactly the spring, but on each end othe spring is a bent piece of metal that catches on the blade. The piece which faces toward the front of the knife snaps after little use. I bought some extras from the seller. Two days into the second part, it also snapped. It's a shame they aren't using better steel for this part because otherwise it's a well made knife.
Ordered a bugout and 940 knock off a month ago. Waiting on them cause i wanna see how the blades hold up compared to the real ones. Plus i wont feel bad beating the shit out of a knockoff at work. I think om gonna have to grab one of these mt knockoffs though to give a try
@@PaulPeckham only one problem. Otfs are illegal to carry here. (I dont want one to carry just to mess around with at home) so i would likely have a hard time shipping from the usa to canada
The ad said it is but I highly doubt it. The steal is super thick, I've used it to pry some pretty tuff stuff with no issues but when it comes to keeping the blade sharp it's impossible. The blade never really gets super sharp.
I can't stand spyderco vg-10. They never get the hardness where is should be. Probably for safety with their ffg blades. I don't know what the chinese knives are actually using but from the dozen or so I've bought it is excellent steel for cutting. They can match or beat tolerances of us knives. No reason they can't figure a good steel out as well. If it says it's D2 then it might not be real d2, but it will cut better than your average poorly executed US d2.
Iv ordered quite a few from DHGate and had no problems, I asked one seller to sell me an xtra set of springs just in case and he did for a very fair price!!!! Try!!!!,
Just saw a side-by-side test of a replica UTX85 and it actually did very well in terms of being hammer on the blade spine to chop through wood, or hammered from the end of the blade to be hammered down through a 2x4, but when subjected to the "nail test" the blade retracted into the handle when the forward blade locked failed. Visualizing the internals, the lock appeared intact, so I suspect the locked failed by rebounding inside the handle as the it was being hammered, with the next blow driving the handle down, tweaking the blade slot and creating a bind. Real MT's have super thick blade locks, well-fitted into their recess which apparently eliminates the lock being "bounced" by hammer blows. Be interesting to fabricate a thicker front lock from tool steel, custom sized and fitted then see how the clone would hold up.
I ordered one of these too . Takes a month to get here Edit . It’s here and it’s nice . Well done . Ordered a stitch as well from dhgate . Seller Evlin . The printing on the blade is actually lasered and the stitch is very very well done . Screws are different , pivot is dofferent , button and spacer is a little brighter in sheen . Still the thing fires like cannon . People will drop it so be careful who handles it . I found it best to fire and pinch and make sure the butt of the knife is in your palm
Thanks for the video and your honest opinions. Also I now have almost all of the micro fake clones and if I were a silent professional and actually needed a way to reliably kill someone up close without a handgun then yea I’m going to get the real deal, but for me and collecting the representation of the real thing is fine.
@@PaulPeckham yeah it's too bad, I should have taken it apart beforehand the spring was way too stiff I could have stretched it out but fortunately they sell replacments on aliexpress
@@PaulPeckham I have an update, so if you have ever taken otfs apart you know that there's 2 metal hooks on the each end of the spring, what I ended up doing is taking 1/16in aluminum I had laying around and cut out exactly 1 inch long and 5/32 wide, I then bent 3/16in and proceeded to wet sand with 180grit until the total thickness was slightly under 1/16in thick, smoothed the edges and drilled a tiny hole for the spring, I then sanded it until it was slightly under 5/32wide slapped it all back together and it functions perfectly! Cost me absolutely nothing 😀 thought I would share !
The "safety feature" of any and all DA OTF knives is really a design limitation, that has been turned into a marketing gimmick. DA OTF knives work by catapulting the blade from one end to the other by means of placing the blade under tension while locked, then releasing the lock so the blade flies one way or the other. Actual spring pressure on the blade is only momentary, relying on blade inertia to carry the blade to the opposite end lock. If, at the time of launch, the blade is blocked - even by paper, the blade has so little inertia that it will stall the instant spring pressure ends. It's not a "safety" it's just the limitation of the design. The REAL safety feature of a DA OTF is that the button requires a dedicated push, overcoming spring resistance (this is the spring inside being extended to place tension on the blade). It's highly unlikely anyone is going to have something in their pocked that can applied the needed force, duration, and direction to the firing button to make the blade deploy.
If you’re buying an OTF for any reason other than looks/gimmick/want then you’re lying to yourself and would get more utility out of a damned kershaw speed safe lmao
I think also there are different laws and fees regarding shipping items out of China/Asia. The cost of exporting a "tactical knife" might cost WAY more than the cost of exporting a spoon.
@@KayhoticGames Shipping really does take forever. They've upped the price since I made this as well. Thanks but I think I'm going to hand on to it for now.
Not! For me, lol That's the price of a new gun! I'm in the Clone World of $40 max for an OTF. Like a lightening. I love my Flippers like Civivi, Kershaw, Gerber, etc. I can't spend over $50 for a knife that I'm using to open envelopes, cut fishing line, etc. I work my knives & would be scared to use a $300+ knife 😳
I’ll be honest, the comparison photos at 7:48 make it look as if the microtech knife was found on the street, and the Chinese one looks all tip top. To someone who doesn’t know the knives origins, might be a bit deceiving...
Yes ofcourse, they’re giving it that "battlescarred" look. I’m just pretty sure that the Chinese guy made the knife and said "nah, no scratch" 😉 great vid tho. I just ordered an Exocet through Ali express with the faster DHL shipping option, so should at least avoid the problems u experienced.
I switched to the TacKnife (also a knockoff) about a month ago. I made a video about it. I like it quite a bit more but it was also $90 instead of $40. The bounty hunter got jammed 2 times but after cleaning it worked like new.
For entry level knife people I find clone knives are a great way to find what you want before paying 3 to 500 dollars. Just track your knives so others don't sell as genuine. Watch your sizing!
I have a dozen awesome knives from DHGate ... 5 more in transit. All for the Cost of ONE real Mictotech Many needed some TLC, but clean them up and they are great knives ... very happy. Put a small piece of heat shrink tube over spring and the twang is gone forever
@@PaulPeckham thanks for the response! I found it on the Romanian version of Craigslist. The guy had the Normal Troodon, the Halo and a lot of other clones but theyre all about 150... It says it's vg10 steel. I will think about it. It's better than the actual 800 dollar one anyway =)
Spyderco Para 3 is also a great knife that only requires one hand to open and close. It’s not an OTF like the microtech but the quality is amazing and they start at only $160 or so. And made in the USA. Though, I think I might pick one up for days I don’t want to have a $1100 knife on me lol. Also, Great video!
Nail test it and let's see how it holds up haha :) it's a nice feeling playing with an auto otf but when you press the button on a microtech and the blade comes out , you will realize how different they are.
NOT REALLY THE PEOPLE WHO BUY KNOCKOFF WOULD NOT SPEND THAT KIND OF MONEY ON THE KNIFE , I THINK IT ADVERTISE THE BRAND...MAYBE A STEPPING STONE TO REAL ONES
@@1998gst4611 Who's paying $400+ to drive their knife into a plank? At most you're cutting boxes, opening letters, maybe cutting an apple. Pretty sure the clone can handle that.
I know that legit Microtechs are pretty pricey. But even a UTX-85 (their smallest model) will last you a majority of your life, be razor sharp, and never fail to deploy if you treat it well. Plus microtech has very good warranty.
Microtech warranty for OTF knives doesn't work if you want to sharpen your blade by yourself, if you want to disassemble the knife, if you live abroad or in states that restrict shipping of these knives. So actually their warranty is useless for majority of otf enthusiasts. But it is maybe 50% of their price.
Wow I'd be surprised that it has D2 steel and not 440, I highly doubt that its D2. Yes there's a lot better metals to make blades out of, but it's not exactly bad either and the vast majority of cheap knives are 440
@topreview3791 Dhgate has emerged from 35 to 110 bucks and the only difference is the way the SN# and brand is printed on the pocket clip ... I bought one and it's pretty close and I don't have to worry about it....check em out
I find it better to go to Gun/Knife shows in the country. You can see, feel ,hold and inspect what your getting as well as Hagel. It's true ,you might have to navigate the crap from name brand but it's not hard to find a honest vendor. I have OTFs at every price range including Microtechs. Don't order from outside the country.
I got those fakes to see if I would really be interested in real ones if the nolvotly would were off got 6 real now believe me quality is night and day seriously one a toy one a tool
I have klone Microtech Ultratech and Ultratech Dead Card bronze real one, its unbeliweble good knife and faks is D2 bad yust bad knife. I both for lerning to opening and tinkering.
And all honesty, if microtech made more, they would sell them. You can’t blame other people for purchasing knock offs when the original OEM does not produce enough to fulfill the needs of the consumer. So it’s not a original and it’s not the collectible. It’s like going to Walmart and purchasing a knife. That looks kind a like a buck 110. It’s just a tool. They didn’t try to charge you $500 for it. The problem is, once that Knife is in the United States. It could be sold as a original, and someone may get taken advantage of. That’s the only problem I really see. if they were trying to sell it as a original and charging the $500 plus for it then I would consider it harmful to the community. Another thing, if microtech wouldn’t try to make so many customs, they could fulfill the needs of the consumer.
They are suppose to have pretty heavy wear. That's crazy haha This is the exact knife I want too or the zombie tech or Jedi but they are so hard to get. And so expensive. I wouldn't mind having a knock off just for comparing but still looking for a real Special edition Ultra or Combat Troodon. I do have the Exocet bounty hunter my first MicroTech. I got a ultra but the slide is way too stiff for me and I just can't justify having it simply because I love opening and closing OTFs and just holding them ect. Which the Exocet is great for. Might have to look for a Dirac which I think is the next easiest push slide other than the Exocet. Maybe the UTX-70 but those are just so tiny for the cost when you can get a 80 or Ultra for 20$ more haha the 70 is just a kids knife or for super good concealment. Thanks for the video.
They are asking over $550 for that tacky POS!!! 😂🤣🤣 It’s PAINTED. it’s literally just for show. I cannot believe people buy those things! The clone wins this one hands down.
Microtechs packaging is 1000x better. Also they would never pair a cheap nylon sheath with one of their knives. Also the glass break is just for show and doesn’t function because the ball bearing isn’t made of tungsten like the real ones. Watch the microtech torture test to find out the actual strength of what you are carrying and trust me it ain’t good.
The color scheme is meant to emulate Boba Fett. Having handled knockoffs and the real deal, there is NO comparison. The knockoffs are good fidget toys but the real ones can actually handle hard use. I carry my combat troodon every day.
