Should I sell thousands of dollars of knives and use this cheap MTECH USA as my EDC?

Published: 2 years ago

The MTECH USA cheapo is revived!

For a budget knife, the ratings are exceptional, no wonder this was my go to knife for 10+ years!
Priority Score for the Mtech USA - 73/100
Pocket Feel - 8/10
Pocket Clip - 8/10
Feel in Hand - 7/10
Deployment - 8/10
Lock - 8/10 (some inconsistent detent / lock stick)
Design - 7/10
Fit & Finish - 6/10
Blade Shape - 8/10
Blade Steel - 5/10 (held up surprisingly well in light duty)
Value - 8/10


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Some of my favorite places to work with:

Link to DLT Trading - https://dlttrading.com
Link to White Mountain Knives - https://whitemountainknives.com
Link to BladeOps - https://bladeops.com
Link to Blade HQ - https://bladehq.com
Link to Knifecenter - https://knifecenter.com

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Some of my favorite knives, as shown in the videos:

High Price
1) Tactile Knife Co Rockwall Thumbstud - https://www.dlttrading.com/tactile-knife-company-rockwall
2) Demko AD20.5 Titanium Shark Foot - https://www.dlttrading.com/demko-ad20-5-3v-slotted-shark-foot-textured-titanium

Mid Price
1) Benchmade Bugout & Mini - https://www.dlttrading.com/benchmade-535-bugout
2) Demko AD20.5 - https://www.dlttrading.com/demko-ad20-5-slotted-shark-foot-grey-grivory
3) We Knife Co Banter - https://whitemountainknives.com/we-knife-banter-liner-lock-knife-blue-g10-handle-plain-sw-s35vn-blade-2004a/

Low Price
1) Civivi Elementum - https://whitemountainknives.com/civivi-elementum-liner-lock-knife-dark-green-micarta-handle-plain-d2-blade-c907t/
2) Victorinox Tinker - https://www.dlttrading.com/swiss-army-tinker
3) Victorinox Explorer - https://www.dlttrading.com/swiss-army-explorer
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Some of my favorite stuff:

1) Keysmart Clip for Chainring - https://a.co/d/4tJ3kSI
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