1.) I do not care what you intend to do with the knife, the fact of the matter is people who do not know any better have been suckered by people selling fakes as the real deal. Most custom Whalesharks did not have any marking on them anyways so the marking issue is moot. My major concern as stated above is that people who are not really familiar with the products can be easily fooled by these fakes. The Fake will never be able to touch the Microtechs quality wise as well they are some of the best folders ever made IMHO.
2.) On the topic of Chinese made knives, they do not bother me as long as they are marked as such and not trying to rip off other peoples designs through stealing. I have never stated that there is anything wrong with legitimate Chinese knives such as the value Spyderco, and Kershaw lines or even the "high end production" stuff currently made by Reate. Honestly the Chinese Spydercos and whatnot are a good thing for the companies because they help turn people on to knife brands and help get people into the hobby.
3.) Microtech uses for the most part ELMAX steel made by Uddeholm in Sweden its a kick ass steel, and in the past they used the Crucible S series of steels made by Crucible in New York. And yes everything else on Microtechs is USA made, they even custom mill all of their own proprietary hardware in house at the factory. Strider I know 100% are sourced and made in the USA as well.
To state again the basic key points, I care that the fakes hurt the original makers reputation and can fool people into buying them accidentally. I do not care about other legitimate Chinese made knives such as Kershaw and Spyderco. No one cares about the "quality" of the fake, its the fact the knife is a direct copy of a popular model made by Microtech that the thieves just ripped off. Hope this was simple enough to understand.
