Perkin TN300: Cheap slip joint; any good? (Knife Content)
Published: 3 years ago
I didn't have high hopes for this thing as it was under $20. What I got was 5 layers of plastic revealing a blade with some rust spots on the blade, and corrosion littered throughout the liners and brass pins. Probably something that could have been avoided if they replaced a couple layers of plastic with some mineral oil or other protectant.
It claims to be Micarta for the handle scales. It looks and feels much more like stabilized wood though. It claims the blade steel is 1095, and that's not a stretch. 1095 isn't known for being an expensive material.
The company is UK based. The product itself definitely isn't made there though. It doesn't have any country of origin placed on the knife or sheath, and for $20, this was definitely made elsewhere. First guess would be China, but it's also possible that it's from India or Pakistan.
I cleaned it up with some Flitz and steel wool, then doused the blade in Tuf Glide and worked out most of the grit in the pivot by applying KPL, working the blade open and closed, and sweeping away the silt with q tips. Now all I need to do is peen the pivot a bit as it's favoring one side a tiny bit, along with blade play.
2.9" 1095 blade with 3.3mm stock thickness
3.61 oz / 102.5 gram weight
0.77" handle thickness (Micarta or Pakkawood)
Slip joint
Leather sheath
It claims to be Micarta for the handle scales. It looks and feels much more like stabilized wood though. It claims the blade steel is 1095, and that's not a stretch. 1095 isn't known for being an expensive material.
The company is UK based. The product itself definitely isn't made there though. It doesn't have any country of origin placed on the knife or sheath, and for $20, this was definitely made elsewhere. First guess would be China, but it's also possible that it's from India or Pakistan.
I cleaned it up with some Flitz and steel wool, then doused the blade in Tuf Glide and worked out most of the grit in the pivot by applying KPL, working the blade open and closed, and sweeping away the silt with q tips. Now all I need to do is peen the pivot a bit as it's favoring one side a tiny bit, along with blade play.
2.9" 1095 blade with 3.3mm stock thickness
3.61 oz / 102.5 gram weight
0.77" handle thickness (Micarta or Pakkawood)
Slip joint
Leather sheath