Hmm, so I own knives from three Chinese manufacturers. Kizer, Bestech, and Nemesis. Both the Kizer and the Bestechs are phenomenally well built for the price, and those brands have earned my trust. However, I am on the fence about the Nemesis (Mar Private Reserve VG-10 Titanium Lockback).
One one hand, the 80ish dollars I paid seems like a good value for titanium and vg-10, and it has one of the prettiest blade profiles I've seen. One the other, it has what look to be teflon washers, which is disappointing, given that bronze washers would not have added much to the cost.
I quite like the handle on this, but at $60 I need it to have bronze washers at a minimum. Does anyone have intimate experience with this knife, or other knives by Nemesis? And is their use of teflon typical, or just an unfortunate feature of the one I have?
One one hand, the 80ish dollars I paid seems like a good value for titanium and vg-10, and it has one of the prettiest blade profiles I've seen. One the other, it has what look to be teflon washers, which is disappointing, given that bronze washers would not have added much to the cost.
I quite like the handle on this, but at $60 I need it to have bronze washers at a minimum. Does anyone have intimate experience with this knife, or other knives by Nemesis? And is their use of teflon typical, or just an unfortunate feature of the one I have?