AKC swinger from Grindworx

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AKC swinger from Grindworx

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Here is the pic of it' also includes two other knives i bought but i think they are ok
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Re: AKC swinger from Grindworx

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The third one is the one i got from Grindworx Second is a campolin diana with santos and the first is one i bought from 3knives. Opinions?
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The first two are genuine.
The third sure looks Chinese to me.
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Re: AKC swinger from Grindworx

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Agree with Bill Swing Guard is Asian
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Re: AKC swinger from Grindworx

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It's going back. I wrote Grindworx and they said that parts may be sourced from china but made in Italy(Assembled(. So now we have the issue of how many other knives have parts made in china?
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Re: AKC swinger from Grindworx

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The thing is the knife works great and scales look fine. You can see the split on the back of the blade where the blade was forged. Bill, You said the blade was real damascus'
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They sent me a return label for free return, No charge' Such a shame, It's such a nice knife'
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Damascus steel is used in many Chinese knives.
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Are they used serving Chinese food?

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Re: AKC swinger from Grindworx

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My friend Christian did a video here detailing how you can tell the difference between a real and a fake AKC swinguard. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NJpn8wCDtoc

Give this a look when you have a minute, Bill. Wanted to know if everything Christian says here checks out.
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Re: AKC swinger from Grindworx

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Cool video' It's already boxed and ready to go' I should have known' Looks like i need a new hobby'
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Re: AKC swinger from Grindworx

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The video is ok. Too much emphasis on the markings. Anything can be marked any way.
The size difference between the 2 knives is the most obvious giveaway-as is the wire spring.
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Re: AKC swinger from Grindworx

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The other thing to look at if the handle material ( wood, horn, etc) and how it meets the bolsters. The China ones are always the same rounded look.
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Re: AKC swinger from Grindworx

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There is another swing gaurd on the site i bought the bad one. Is it real?
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Re: AKC swinger from Grindworx

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Apparently, it's one of the invisible models.
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