Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I think this is an excellent knife, particularly for the price. A little on the large side for a boot knife, but it does fit nicely over/under the waistband. As mentioned, I have owned three of these knives so far..the first two were sold by Amazon directly. Really surprising, nice finish, good edge right out of the box..the third, not so much. The last one was from an Amazon supplier called "NORAM INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS, LTD" It arrived unboxed (in a non-sealed plastic bag) the black coating on the blade was the antithesis of "nice." Remember the black crinkle paint everyone used to squirt on their engine parts back in the seventies? That's what this blade looks like it was finished with..to add insult to injury, it's got an edge that feels like it was laid on with a bench grinder, and there's "crinkle paint" overspray on the handle. Methinks I got a counterfeit, no friggin' WAY this thing could have gotten by quality control at a real manufacturer.. Anyway. Returning the junk (for a full refund, thanks Amazon!) and am buying another through Amazon direct..if this one's also crap, then I'll assume that S&W has quit making 'em "right." EDIT: A few days later, and I've received the second (fourth, actually) knife from Amazon. I regret to say that it's the twin of the other POS, and will also be shipped back for some other fool to purchase.. Apparently S&W has farmed this job out to an inferior manufacturer, or quality control is now a thing of the past, or maybe I'm just incredibly un-lucky and have received the only two piss-poor examples..I dunno. Quite the bummer, as the first two knives purchased (a couple years ago) were of excellent quality and truly deserved the five-star rating this review USED TO carry.