Overpriced Knives with Blades of Medium Quality Steel and Rude Treatment of Prospective Customers
Fällkniven was founded in 1984; their fixed-blade and folding knives are designed in Sweden and produced by specialized workshop partners in Japan, with some early models historically produced in Solingen, Germany. I like the old-school charm of their GPdi (Desert Ironwood) and has been keeping an eye out for a couple of years but its inexplicably high price has made me reluctant to pull the trigger. I came across Fallkniven's page on Facebook (being prompted by the algorithm) and complimented the GPdi model but pointed out that their competitors in Italy use better steel for models of similar size and design (for example, M390 steel is used for lionSteel's Barlow models) and the asking price is half as high. I got a rude answer back: first, they wrote they were not aware they had any competitors in Italy (!), which prompted me to send the link to the Barlow model, and then Fallkniven wrote back that if I liked that model, I should buy it and added that THEY DID NOT CARE. I asked for the name and function of the person leaving such rude remarks and never got an answer. Feeling mistreated, I sent a letter of complaint to their company's email address. Surprisingly, that did not elicit an answer either. So, here is the conclusion: when you sell an overpriced product of lower quality and treat prospective customers rudely, your "non-existent" competitors get your business. This is exactly what I did: I bought a Viper Oniro CF Dark Matter Gold (with a substantial discount from Böker) and a lionSteel Barlow, with blades made of MagnaCut and M390, for the same price I would have paid for the Fallkniven GPdi.








