Agreed on Medford prices. 1k for a sculpted Praetorian or Marauder just doesn't make sense to me against the market. I struggle also with his poor tolerances and stacks of washers to make things work. Always interesting to see what is new though.I finally got a Medford Praetorian Scout. They sell for $500 these days, for a knife made of D2 steel and G10 scales that you can't adjust the pivot on, or service yourself. It's a nice enough knife, but I got rid of it... Greg is a really passionate guy, but I don't see how his knives are worth what he charges.
The Chinese companies are really cranking out some good stuff these days... WE, Civivi, Artisan, Reate, Rike, etc...
Microtech is now farming out multiple models to China, because he can't make a knife with those materials and quality for less than a grand... he can have Rike make it for him to his specs and sell it like hot cakes at $400....
I will be at the show on Saturday morning, always good to see every brand and model under the sun, all in one place.
When I can, I will buy US but I'm not a die hard about it. I have multiple of the chinese made Microtechs, Veros, SharpByDesign, CKF, Something Obscene Co, Winterblade, etc. Lot of designers farming out to Rike/Reate/Bestech and and making very nice knives. For inhouse knives, the Reate K2, Horizon D, and Exo-M I have are all very nice.