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Rock Creek Knives
Capitalizing
on the popularity of its Hanwei sword line, CAS Hanwei debuted the
first elements of its new knife line at SHOT Show 2010. Initial
offerings include ten models of fixed-blade hunting and utility knives
with traditional stacked-leather handles and a series of lockback folder
models with rosewood, stabilized leather and mother-of-pearl/abalone
handles
Commenting
on the quality of the knives, CAS Hanwei's president, Barry Ross,
stated that the company's aim was to isolate its knives from the
stereotypical conception of Chinese-made knives: "Although many major
manufacturers are now sourcing knives in China," he said, "the image of
low quality/low cost persists and we have taken major steps to set our
line apart from this image. Hanwei, because of the scarcity of clean
high-alloy cutlery steels from domestic suppliers, is melting its own
steels and producing superior blade materials with excellent
edge-holding and toughness characteristics. Additionally, trading on its sword making capabilities, Hanwei is able to forge knife blades, a
quality feature now available only from custom makers and semi-custom manufacturers in the commercial sporting knife market."
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