Northern Knives - ZT 0456 Chinese Fake Comparison 

The bearings are recessed into the titanium on both sides of the 0456. They have been from the very beginning. I preordered one from DLT Trading in the beginning with the CTS204P. I also purchased another from USA Made Blade in the CPM20CV... both are recessed into the titanium handles. In fact USA Made Blade has a video of the disassembly of this knife. He disassembles his personal knife (the first one to ever hit his shop) Also recessed into the titanium. Maybe you have the real and the fake mixed up. 🤔

Northern Knives is a great knife store with awesome staff and there’s never any pressure when you walk in there. Mike and Lori are great folks.

Love walking in the shop and staring at that selection. The Rotties are a plus. :)

12 views and no likes? comon guys show them some love! (disclaimer) I go into the shop so I may be biased)

I really liked this video and subject discussion . Good Job Well Done ! Trying to Avoid Fakes Is Paramount for most of Us . I would really like US. Customs to Ferret these out when they enter Country . But for all I know , these could be fake Manufactured In Country as well . Like You Have Stated , Un Less You are Familiar with the authentic Knife , one has nothing to compare the experience . That's why I like to honor local and close range dealers with Brick and Mortar Shop's . Like You ! or if buying online , purchasing from a brick and Mortar dealer that has direct interest and motivation to be Up Front truthful with you !

Couldn’t find one so got the bw version . No big deal . I like to a lot

Guys, I hope that you could clarify the details between real and clone on areas where others here have pointed out. New buyer may look to your video for advise, so that will be a responsible things to do. Thank you.

Owning only the fake prevents the comparison, however after some days of continuous use, I think that maybe the real difference between the original and the clone lies in a slightly lower retention in the fake, imo.

Some fakes these days are amazing, and the cosmetic details are very good. And as you said, if someone has never handled the knife before, which is probably most of the time, then i's very difficult to spot the fake from details, However, I've never seen a fake where the weight corresponds to the listed weight of the real deal. Your knife is modified, so it's really hard to say, but if it is straight from the factory, the variability in the weight of production knives is extremely low just because CNC machines are extremely precise. The only differences in weight are in the blade grinds and the finishing on the scales, and the variability between knives is typically fractions of a percent. However, the weights are often off by 20% and more, especially with the knives with titanium scales or are billet titanium. I don't remember which of you said this, but some materials are just more expensive and harder to work with. And physiics doesn't lie. No matter how good your machining is, or your grinding, or your finishing, titanium is lighter than steel and heavier than aluminum. I;ve seen "titanium framed" Spydercos weight in at 3.8 ounces, when any reliable sources shows that the weight of the knife over 7 years of production indicate that it started at 4.2 ounces, and ended up at 4.1 ounces, probably due to minor design changes. But it was never as low as 3.8 ounces, which can only happen beause you are using differnt materials (probably aluminum, as suggested). Similarly, I've seen a fake plain Jane Sebenza 31 weigh in at 5.2 ounces, when the listed weight is 4.7 ounces. I put in a full aluminum backspacer, and that only added 0.06 ounces. So, for those without the ability to rockwell test, or see something side by side, the easiest way to see if you may have biought a fake, especially of something that is cosmetically simple looking, like the Chris Reeve Sebenza, is to throw it on the scale.

Nice intro gents. Come a long ways. Pretty sure that's not Alistair though. :P

The clone is better since they have a CERAMIC ball bearing.

I bought this knife from your store a few years back in cpm20cv and now I'm confused. They look nearly identical. The biggest thing I noticed in differences with what I could see clearly was the scalloping in the back of the blue spacer.

The clone opens with a higher-pitched "thwack," while the ZT opens with more of a "thunk." Also, I believe that the clone uses aluminum handles, which can scratch, while the titanium will instead show bright marks. A bright blue backspacer is a true sign of a fake.

I have a 456 and both bearings are recessed into the titanium scales. It's the 20cv version also. Sooo 🤔

took the clip off

Well mine is real LOL found a seller with stock even tho they are discontinued so i jumped on it

There are clone companies that actually make them better than that. And actually use real Titanium handles with D2 blade

Love the fake videos guys thank you

These guys are just annoying.

Not fake... ....Just outsourced.... Bon appetite..... 🎤 drop

The likes will go up when these videos become easier to watch. No offense, but they're not there yet. Too much interrupting, disorganized rambling, personal anecdotes that no one cares about, unfinished sentences that I really wanted to hear the end to (Rockwell 55 WHAT???), repetition of the same sentence a dozen times, etc. Try to keep in mind that many people have short attentions spans and they want information more than they want to watch some bros sitting in a cozy room chit-chatting. Try to keep the viewer in mind a bit more. Also know that everything you're doing is sales. Even if you're not selling a knife, you're selling information. Lastly, I'm not saying I could do better without lots of practice. Keep at it!