Exactly. As much as I love getting a deal, I have to wonder if this isn’t the typical Chinese complete lack of observance of applicable patent etc… law. I’ve taken apart far too many tools that are obviously made on the same line as the “name brand” tools. Hey, when you’re doing that production run for that big western company, just use the same tooling and change the color of the housing plastic, and slap on your own name.
It’s not only “the big guys” who get dinged by this. I’ve known quite a few smaller custom knife makers who get a production line running, only to find the “secondary” market flooded soon thereafter with pretty much identical knock offs (and some very counterfeit-y items where even the packaging is copied to a T).
