>>1353315New (post 2004) Old Timer knives are made in china with shitty china stainless and poor QC. The USA made ones have carbon steel and generally better build quality.
The china ones are still halfway decent for a casual user, but the USA ones are still fairly cheap used so unless you can't into carbon steel care then why not? The build quality difference is much more noticable in the folders than the fixed blades though.
>t. Owns about 20 OT knives both USA and China>Pic related is one of many that I buy for peanuts then give TLC and enjoy. 