I just went to buy one in edmonton Alberta and it had exactly the same number! I walked as I noticed it was a fake.

Go on wish, there are almost all your knives, I actually bought two from a reputable company online, I hate that China is making fake garbage, and get this there more expensive. unless you guys are selling on wish and I highly doubt that ,there doing most of yours now .

We need more fake videos to show people what to look for .

Sue the crap outta em. Even retailers could be sued if they sell. Offer a way out IF they give up source. I love my real Izula in SS. My neck knife. Your training is top notch "Down South" too. 😉❤

@@AldoSchmedack Apparently, is really hard to make them pay ans even found'em. The same thing happens in the watch industry, a field deeply invaded by clones... always from a certain country (cough cough)

Mahalo!!

Wow, then it’s really worth the cheap price for you I guess. Good for you.

rukaks the original is way better in my opinion. Mahalo for watching

People just don't trust Chinese manufacturing even though their technological capabilities are more advanced and their workers are more skilled. Look at brands like Viper put out sub $50 knives with full titanium handles and D2 steel with meticulous hand finishing and they look awesome. They've been around for a while, but people don't seem to want the gear they rely on to be Chinese made for some reason. Also, not supporting patent infringement and design theft/counterfeiting. But... lots of people think companies like microtech and benchmade are just not giving a great cost to value ratio and that for the prices they charge their knives should be even better. A fake benchmade 940 is obviously worse than a real one. Ignoring the ethics, there's nobody standing behind the fakes if they break. However, with such tiny differences, if you aren't a die hard adventurer you can probably live with the compromises the fake gives you in exchange for getting something that realistically is identical to anyone who's not a knife enthusiast.

@@billiejoe9037 "technological capabilities are more advanced and their workers are more skilled"--gonna need some evidence for those claims, bud. The Chinese have yet to equal the heat treat process on an ESEE. "Chinese D2" does not have a good reputation for a reason. They cut corners. And in general Chinese workers don't give a shit (of course, there are exceptions). But whatever you need to tell yourself to enjoy your cheap Chinese toys. I actually use knives and I'll take a $50 real ESEE every time.

Adventure Addict mosquitoes are bad in the jungle LOL Mahalo for watching

Con artist get better every day with new and creative ways to take your money. Just means a person has to be more skeptical and cautious when it comes to their cash. Much mahalo brah thank you

LRJ88 one good thing about removable scales is you can check for rust and yes 1095 steel is a rust magnet. Mahalo for watching

True. But the more people we can show the quality difference to, the better for American manufacturing all around.

Bighill nooooo brah you didn't LOL well at least you knew it was a fake and didn't get scammed. Mahalo for watching

Love your videos Gabe, Keep up the good work !!!

Bighill shoooots brah mahalo

they`re completely fine, workable tools, whoever makes them.

How to strip the paint? I bought 2 fake izula for $4 in my country :)

No problem. thank you for stopping by

Shooooots brah!! You gotta watch out ripper boys everywhere LOL Aloha brah!!

J Brouwer agreed and Mahalo for watching

Shooooots brah!! Mahalo!!

great little knife if this the real deal

Damn,that’s awesome...wish I would find a real ESEE in the dirt somewhere

mine are fine

yep

nope

Mr. Kitty Mahalo for watching

Mr. Kitty me too. Meow

its inferior cuz you buy thinking its the real deal. this is what a fake looks like.

Sheet is decent gripping, i would never endorse fakes due to being fakes. But if it was no name knife it would be worth 2-5$ you pay on aliexpress/ebay The steel was advertised as d2, and im led to believe that it might be. Its hard as rock, hard to sharpen and a bit chippy if sharpened thin behind the edge. I keep my elongated convex and it does the job, almost doesnt need resharpening ( strop once in a while). As i said, its a knife, if you sharpen it it will cut. Should you rely on the knife? Hell no. Casual camping, box opening and stuff? Works like a charm.

You honestly believe there is a slight possibility that the fake is on par with or superior to the real deal?! What you are asking for is a test to prove that Esee's 1095 and productionmethod is better than the cheap Chinese mystery steel that a fake must have been made of. It is safe to assume that the fake knife is unlikely to hold and edge as well and break easier when under stress than the real knife. If you think the difference could be negligible, go ahead and buy a fake to see for yourself. They are not that expensive anyway. Just know that you support an illegitimate business.

@@glalih The steel could also be this hard and brittle because it has not been properly heat treated. It will hold an edge and get very sharp, but is more likely to snap when bent or break when dropped.

@@sasker1000 alot of clone knives are actually better than the actual thing. My brother sent a 10$ fake benchmade 940 into benchmade for sharpening. They sharpened it and shipped it back. Ive come across a few spyderco fakes that have oulasted the real thing. These blades cost the company pennies to make, then charge you hundreds of dollars for them. Thats the real crime

I think so

They do. As well as tan, green and even pink.

Yes,in fact,you can get most ESEE knives in orange...I have a fire ant red Izula but apparently it is exclusive to BladeHQ..I know there has been a fire ant red ESEE 4 at one time but you can’t find them anywhere anymore..I wish they would do a new run of the ESEE 3,ESEE 4,ESEE 6 and ESEE Junglas in fire ant red.I would gladly buy all of these knives in red,even though I already have the Junglas and 4 in black..the red coating with the black G10 scales is absolutely beautiful

aloha

Yes ESEE is on it. Mahalo

Dan Schwemin Jr eBay is way more sketchy than let's say Amazon but still you have to watch all websites and be careful. Mahalo for watching

Red Shift the real deal has 7 jimps. The serial number is a dead giveaway all the fake ones have one serial number and that doesn't change. Mahalo

Constantly getting shutdown but then just pops up as another company or seller eBay is the worst. Mahalo

yeah there are so many different chinese factories and companies that are capable of replicating them that it would be impossible to stop fakes from being made and sold. At least they're selling them for dirt cheap, it would be really messed up if they were selling them for $60 as if they were the real thing.

Because they are in china. Biggest crooks there are. A lot of the counterfiet junk is made by china.

It's nowhere near the original

we cant show them here so completely a pointless task

😂

Yes, 440c is stainless

I have the 1095 Izula but I think I may get the Izula 2 in 440c stainless..I love ESEE but I wish they offered more steel options...would love to see some ESEE knives made in 3V,Elmax,M390,SV30,N690,D2,A2,01,etc

@@garrettferrell6821 my Esse S35VN Izula with black G10 handle scales just arrived today from the knife connection" I luv it" 💪

Jacob Sebastien that’s awesome,I’m glad they released it in S35VN..I’m definitely gonna get one of those myself.the Izula is one of my personal favorite EDC fixed blades.ESEE does a good job with their S35VN.I picked up the S35VN ESEE 3 when it came out and I love it.I often bring it with me when I go camping,hiking,hunting,fishing,etc.the ESEE 3 isn’t a big knife by any means but it’s bigger than I personally like to carry for EDC.for EDC fixed blades I like to keep it around the size of the Izula/Izula 2,White River Backpacker,Bradford Guardian 3 and Bradford Guardian 3.5

Jacob Sebastien I have the fire ant red Izula in 1095 with the black ESEE G10 scales but those scales from The Knife Connection are definitely the best way to go.when I get the S35VN Izula I will go through TKC too..hell,while I’m at it I may go ahead and replace the ESEE 3D G10 scales that came on my S35VN ESEE 3..I like their newer 3D scales better than their older flat scales but I would still rather them be a bit thicker

ESEE has made knives in D2 before.... 6&3 I believe. I'm positive this fake is some kind of cheap junk stainless steel. Thank you for stopping by

Aloha!! Correct the orange version is only available from one place. my friend is a knife guy I thought he knew better. Mahalo brah!!

Loris Buschor that's no good if you bought it new then it's a fake.

That sucks

Alloneword 287 buy the real one the fake one is junk

H.I.S Survival like what store

Alloneword 287 the knife Depot, Blade HQ , Amazon and there's a few other ones just avoid eBay and if it's really cheap it's probably too good to be true

H.I.S Survival is smkw a good place (because today i order a esee izula from smkw)

And is the esee izula a good knife for edc

Be very skeptical of eBay. Mahalo

shit

Dan Schwemin Jr I live on an island so there is a shortage of quite a few products. and tell you the truth most of the stuff that I use for Bushcraft or survival or camping especially knives can't be bought at your local Army Surplus and we don't have an REI. So I have to resort to shopping online most of the time for outdoor gear. I avoid eBay as much as possible and I'm smart with online purchases. Mahalo

Yeah I hear ya brother. I would just recommend using amazon. You're pretty safe there, especially when you purchase products sold by amazon themselves and not third party vendors.

Seth Jackson the fake is nowhere near half as good as the original. Mahalo for watching

High price? do you realize this knifes competition is in most cases double it's price, and in many cases without the sheath and the steel isn't even quite as good, I think you should do a little research before you tell someone else what you think they are doing.

or spear tip

I think it is after 3:30

HvinnyTheViking the real difference is going to be the steel that it's made out of. The Esee is 1095 high carbon, the knockoff is going to be made out of a questionable stainless steel, and the edge retention of the knife will be nothing like the Esee brand.

If you're model if a reputable venue is Amazon, you may need you're head examined. there is nothing wrong with eBay i have been a seller and a buyer on eBay for more than 2 decades and never had even one problem with their service, Amazon, not so much they always side with the seller and the customer gets screwed, assuming that Amazon is you're venue of choice...

@@UrbCrafter The POINT was that no one buying a knife for 10% of its typical value should think it was legit. UrbC…brush up on your grammer (use of you’re vs your) and stop with the unfounded assumptions. Who said anything about Amazon.

After giving him $10 he wasn't as upset

CSharp the fake one is absolute junk it's kind of like a kindergartener made a knife. I just noticed all the dislikes and I find it funny why would anybody dislike a public service announcement so you don't get scammed and buy a fake. Mahalo for watching

damn