CheapDealsI'm not quite sure, but IF China then WHERE in China makes a big difference. Rike, WE and Stedemon are fine by me, and so are their edge performances. Kizer not so much. Typical 'Made in China' - of course not.
CheapDealsMaserin are made in Italy. It is a great little knife. I picked one up on Ebay for $55. The pivot needed a little tightening to get the liner to lock-up far enough, but after that the action is smooth and very fast.
SureSh0tI don’t have a model with bolsters, only full length scales. The pivot screw is under the scales on mine. Not sure about how to get off the models with bolsters.