That's cool he's had the same microtech for 22 years. Something about buying quality stuff and keeping it a long time is so satisfying. I hope my UT works for 22 years or more.

Ebay taught me the hard way; don't cut corners in price. Microtech is worth every penny in my experience. The quality is worth the cost. 👍

When the family at microtech and marfione customs put in the effort to bring you unsurpassed quality having a real microtech is not just having a brand name knife it is being part of a family. The people that produce these counterfeits do not care about quality or what Anthony and Susan put forth in there lives to bring you such quality. I would personally head up a counterfeit department just for microtech to go after these counterfeiters if they did not have one already. MICROTECH LOYALTY!

I'm always impressed that all Microtechs are so tested, engineered, and assembled with such precision and care.

Have two fakes and 1 og 70 utx, og keeps breaking a spring fakes work flawlessly in d2 hold great edge. Live in canada where its prohibited , dh gate allthe way

Ray is such a great presenter, should be a teacher for public communication.

I've had to unfortunately tell some customers the Microtechs they sent in to us for trade were fakes on several occasions. My most recent experience was someone who bought a "Custom" Marfione SS Ultratech with abalone inlays for $1200 without a box and they wanted $2500 for it, but the knife they had was a single edge machined satin blade (that custom never came in that configuration).

Just purchased one from an authorized dealer from the website. Found what I was looking for and now I might be going back for another. Awesome knife and quality you can feel. So happy to purchase a USA made product.

Just bought my first microtech from dhgate for $40 and I love it,thanks microtech

I can understand why people go to secondary seller websites when you local authorized dealer only has like a few models they even sell and even those are always sold out.

Ray you should do a counterfeit torture test and slice a counterfeit in half with a microtech

Ray you are cool brother… I respect you!

Yeah except with some production now heading to China, it's just gonna make it easier for them to make a counterfeit. So this video coming out is informative but I also feel like it's Microtech also covering their behinds. Definitely looking forward to seeing how Microtech will combat this going forward.( i buy from dealers exclusively except for some of my Customs )

Love when ray takes out his old socom. Anxiously awaiting the same knife in a manual

I recently got a Brachial shadow from you guys and can I say that the blade is scary sharp. The sharpest of any blade I’ve ever gotten and I’ve owned a lot of pocket knives

Man that sucks, that dude's entire collection turned out to be fake... I'd be livid if I found out I got scammed EIGHT times like that.

Ray thank you for your knowledge and time. I have only ever bought from your nc branch and dlt great video. Again thnx and can't wait for the next video.

What a great video! Thank you for sacrificing your blade!

People may scoff intially at the cost of a Microtech but there are good reasons why they cost as much as they do. I have seen counterfeit Microtechs at pawn shops before and to someone who is not in tune to the details, they indeed do look like the real deal. Unfortunately, just about every major knife manufacturer has counterfeits. The ultimate tool here is educating the consumer on how to spot the fakes. Great video!

Just received my first Microtech. Bought it from knife center. I'm glad to see they are on your list.

So relieved to see my dealer on the list and mine came in the correct packaging.

Great video. Thanks Microtech.

Met Ray at Bladeshow TX 2023 at the MT booth while handling a few blades and own a few MTs in my collection. Most recent is a Socom Bravo mini in route I’m super excited about as I have wanted a Socom mini since the aluminum handled versions. Should be the perfect size for EDC and hopefully MT will offer more manual models in similar sizes. Loved the part where Ray Rockwell tested his old faithful Socom EDC! Wasn’t expecting that!

very helpful video👍🏽

Thanks Ray, Hope you are doing well.

What an informative video. Ray, I think your new blade dimple is awesome because that there is a story, all for only the price of a tiny mark. It's a great conversation starter that you can talk about if anyone asks you what that mark is. So cool.

Just bought a real ultratech OD green with trigrip last week and love it next one will probably be a combat troodon

Great video Ray. I have a few Microtechs, I am not planning on selling them (full stop). But if something happens to me, hopefully they go to someone who appreciates them. If they don’t, what is the best way to sell them to get their maximum value?

Just got my first microtech. Purchased an ultratech Jedi knight. Thank you for appealing to my love of star wars and knives.

Thanks for the schooling boss love it

I had been taken a few times in the past. The thing is I didn’t get any discounts, i paid full msrp. Some of these counterfeit look almost like the real deal, most of the time they mess up on the packaging.

Nice video. Can you record something about how big the difference is in hardness between 56 and 58 hrc?

Thank you

Pricey, but absolutely worth the extra cash for. Just out of curiosity does damascus fall within a different range on the hardness scale? Thanks!

Is blade hq authorized?

I'm here in Texas where we can carry just about anything. I edc a Dirac Delta and I've loved every moment. I'm wondering if yall will soon make otf knifes with bigger blades. Yall keep em coming

Im a longtime subscriber and lifelong fan of microtech, I'm about to make my first microtech purchase

That's wild that they get that close in a counterfeit

I just got burned bad on a Hellhound vi.. I don't even want to talk about it. But it was razor sharp looked amazing and it came with a Holster and the box/ paperwork and a very small tool to tighten the nuts.. now for sure I don't think I will ever be able to get my hands on a Authentic Microtech..

I purchased an OTF through TACknives USA. Looks suspiciously like an Ultratech, but it DOES NOT CLAIM to be a Microtech product. D2 blade steel. 6061 aluminum & carbon fiber scales. Excellent lockup & function. $130.00. 👍 If I could afford an overpriced Microtech blade, I'd have one. Some folks just don't have $400+ to throw away on a "quality" product. That's why the clone market exists. 🤔 Microtech's outrageous prices created the need for affordable competitors. Sorry.😞

Is Bladeops an authorized dealer?

I’ve been in the military for 16.5 years and have worked in and out SOCOM, Benchmade currently is a military favorite. Would love to know how this brand stacks up.

will you ever upgrade from 6061 to 7075 chassis?

Great info AND Company to even return the fakes

Great video. It’s also flattering to know they try so hard to copy your product. Means you’ve really made it in the industry. Now I heard the counterfeit Emersons are actually better produced than the genuine…

I own a few genuine Microtech OTFs and bought a cheap clone for $30 to see what the internals looked like. Misfire within the first 20-30 cycles of the blade. Misfires probably 5% of the time and with no predictable cause. Blade is mystery metal and will not retain an edge beyond 50 cuts in cardboard. Buy nice or buy twice.

Ray looks like the long range shooter X-Ring . Like a lot. I thought he was him when scrolling KZfaq lol. Anyway, that dimple is a honor mark. Wouldn't be upset at that at all man. 👍🏻🐍🇺🇸

Ray,I enjoy all your videos(vehicles,guns,knives) always informative.Looking forward to the next one

I got a couple knock-offs from Wish, there's a bunch on there. $10-$20 bucks, it's nuts! I'm not staking my life on them or anything, it's just for fun and to open the mail or packages. Don't need $400 to open the mail, but it's still fun to use an otf! The fake is truly a masterpiece. Laser details, heft, strong springs, no wiggle, super sharp. Same security screws, etching, glass breaker, detailed pocket clip and even oem looking box and paperwork. My latest one even came with a little security screw tool for opening it. It would be nice if there were any clues we could have to check if they are knockoff. For example how would anyone know even if they DID want to buy a used one?

Saw a halo VI on Facebook marketplace with a tanto blade and the blade was clearly marked S/E!

So just because someone unknowingly bought a counterfeit and wanted microtech to take a look at it, you hold it for ransom? You destroy their property?

Are there any online dealers that are known to sell real Microtech Knives? With the possibility that Pennsylvania might end Auto-Knife restrictions, I'm interested in buying one in the future

This man has no idea he sold me an ultratech. $300+ is a lot of money. Worth every penny.

the fact that you guys are willing to send back that counterfeit trash speaks volumes, if it was me i wouldn't want that knife back to be honest.

Why not sell direct to consumer online?

If you sell them on your website this issue would be less common.

those counterfeits look so pretty. 500 dollars for a knife you said? haha.. where do get the fake ? aliexpress, you said? thanks

Very interesting, thanks for sharing! Buy from reputable dealers!

I couldnt afford a MT untill yall released the polymer MSI

I've seen situations where thieves have swapped counterfits with real items at Dealers. They take the real knife and put the counterfit back. Shameful.

I bought a fake just to see what it looked like. Yea, it looked like a Microtech but the whole thing was just wrong. The blade was a Hellhound and it was laughable. Reputable and authorized dealers only. I added reputable myself. If a dealer is authorized but jerky, spend your money at the nice knife place. I finally got my hands on a Combat Troodon Bounty Hunter with a Hellhound blade. It's a real one. I get it out and look at it like Ralphie looked at his Red Rider BB gun.

I have wanted a microtech for years. I see fakes on WISH but could never bring myself to buy one. I would rather wait until the day I can afford a real one.

58-62hrc. For which steels? Most steels that Microtech uses like m390 and Elmax 58 is too low. Most people agree that below 60hrc is too low for those steels. I love Elmax and I found a huge difference in 58-60hrc to 61-62hrc and 65hrc which is one of the best stainless steels I've had edge retention wise only beat out by m398 at 64hrc and s90v at 63hrc.

International distribution is slightly improving. I like it. For a long time microtech seemed not to be available but im owning 2 microtechs so far. They are not as spectacular/better then everything else as I thought but I do like them.

I have been collecting Microtech knives since 2008. All were purchased from authorized dealers.

I buy my microtech knives from blade/hq. I know I'm getting the real thing with the badass warranty that microtech backs up it's knives with.

tajam bersinar

Mega Cool Video Microtech

Step one: stay off Wish

The machining, fit and finish, quality of Microtech knives are AMAZING!

Lol at lasering a persons knife without their consent.

My LUDT is on the truck and will be here in 4 hours 👌

Gosh, these knives are quality. I've wanted to get one for my daughter but I can't afford it.

Even if i wanted to spend 400-500 euros on something what seems to be a fidget toy/collectible to most, it seems pretty much impossible to go through the proper and legal channels and actually get one delivered in Netherland where all knifes except butter knifes are prohibited. The knife collecting dorks who order as much knifes as they can hoping to proof who the biggest nerd of all is also works off-putting for interested people who maybe want to buy their first microtech.

If you want good replica then try the lighting elite off. It's no microtech, but still decent

So I was watching MT videos cause I been looking to buy a MT knife and was aware of the counterfeit situation, but after watching this video, I am instead going to places like OKknives and picking up a clone. The whole part about you guys feeling you have the right to fucking deface other people's personal property over your trademark infringement because of you want to play hardball is straight out of pocket. It be one thing to make them pay for shipping, but if you want to go battle counterfeit products, target to the manufactures or sellers. Instead you victimize your unwitting and naive indvidual (who would actually intentionally send counterfeit products back to manufacture for service?), which happens to be also be a viable potential customer is poor business sense and frankly speaks volumes about your company's attitudes.

It occurred to me, a new srevice option- sharpen with dimple/hardness report or without dimple/hardness report.👍🇺🇸 #22aday

I love my DHGATE copy. I’ll never be able to spend $500 on a knife but I am happy with what I received for $50. But I do think that it’s wrong that they use the microtech name and logo. That is, I think clones are fine but not counterfeits.

What a shame that this is happening. Guys these knives are expensive because they're made with premium materials by American craftsman. If you're seeing a price more than about 10% under retail, assume it is fake. I would only consider a private party purchase if its a USED knife and the seller had the original invoice from an authorized dealer.

I've got a good eye for these things. I know the counterfeits, the stamped cast, and the cheap. I know them all and you can tell the difference on a real Microtech.

I can’t believe people actually complain about the price of Microtech knives. American labor is high-quality and the craftsman are paid what they’re worth. As a result you get a durable, heirloom grade knife that will be always be there when you need it. I speak from experience-my Ultratech saved my life once.

I mean, the biggest way to tell you are not buying an authentic Microtech is the price. I have never seen then resell for half the price of its original value. But even then, I'd be cautious going on places that claims to be selling an authentic one for the "correct" price

Love Microtech

I only buy my microtechs from authorized dealers..Blade HQ, PVK Vegas, Bear Mountain outfitters, Manly toys...etc.

Isnt this the guy from x-ring youtube channel?

I would have laughed so hard if his Socom was like 57 HRC 😂

I would not be happy that I’d have to not only pay for return shipping, but for a knife that’ll be damaged-because y’all couldn’t stand seeing your name, so decided to scribble atop it?! #thanksobama

STILL, no video demonstrating counterfeit STITCH AUTOS!!! PLEASE!! Thanks! ;-}. MM

When the ad is from Alibaba it’s a good indicator.

My clone is awesome and it's 90% off!

There’s no way these knives are worth the price of a Glock, there 150 - 200 tops

i wish i could afford one of your knifes… they are so awesome but 450 euro for a knife is out of my budget. 😵‍💫

I need to win the "GIVEAWAY" so tell the computer to pick me cuz I'm an addict of knives and I need my fix

I know I'm getting the real deal because I buy mine at the Mills River showroom.

I have bout what I thought was a real Microtech from a well known Knife store, found out it was a fake.

The microtech ones are the best of that there is no doubt, but they are too expensive, I know that quality and price go hand in hand but I am a collector and they are prohibitive at the moment.

Damn your blade is 154cm and it had such a high hardness!

I think I got suckered…. I found an Exocet for 45$. 😅😢

Good to see an updated video. Those Chinese counterfeiters are getting pretty good unfortunately

10 years ago, fake knives were easy to spot. Now at a glance, these look real