Microtech is a medium sized knife manufacturer located in Bradford, PA. The company was founded in Vero Beach, FL in 1994, by Anthony Marfione, but then moved to Pennsylvania a decade later.
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Microtech Knife Reviews
Here are all of our reviews of Microtech Knives so far:
Microtech Dirac Review
Buy the Microtech Dirac at BladeHQ “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” (Arthur C. Clarke, 1962) Every time I use my Microtech Dirac, I feel like I’m doing a magic trick. The Dirac is an out-the-front (OTF) switchblade, and its 2 7/8” (74 mm) blade snaps out and back in so fast that my eye ...
Microtech Exocet Review
In these uncertain times, it feels like an indulgence to sit down and write a knife review. I ask, should I even be doing this? To go about reviewing expensive pocket trinkets while the world unravels like a ball of yarn? The website has always been a bit of a guilty pleasure, but I’ve yet ...
Microtech UTX-85 Review
Buy the UTX-85 at BladeHQ Knives function differently in a collector’s life than a normal person’s. They serve as a connection between people, a stress reliever, a sense of importance, a focus of learning, and yes, even sometimes a tool. Microtech, I think, is an excellent example of something that can occupy all of these roles. ...
Microtech Troodon Review
I’ve got a couple Microtech knife reviews under my belt at this point, and as far as their automatics go I’ve reviewed the Halo VI and the Stitch. Something that is obviously missing from the picture is one of their dual action Out The Front (OTF) knives. The OTF autos are are the knives Microtech ...
Microtech Halo VI Review
“I tried being reasonable. I didn’t like it.” Buy the Microtech Halo VI at BladeHQ I always enjoyed that quote from Clint Eastwood, and couldn’t help but think about it as I wielded the Halo VI. There is absolutely nothing reasonable about this knife. Any justification that this would be my “new EDC” went completely out ...
Microtech Stitch Review
Hot on the heels of my review of the Microtech Sigil, I decided to pick up the Stitch. This knife was designed by Sebastijan Berenji of Borka Blades. Buy the Microtech Stitch at BladeHQ What I find interesting about Sebastian’s story is that he started out as an enthusiast. If I recall correctly, he was a ...
Microtech Sigil MK6 Review
There is depth to the knife industry. So much depth that a reviewer can review knives for 5 years, hire on 3 other writers to review knives, amass a catalog of over 300 knife reviews, and still not review knives from all the major manufacturers. That’s case with this website and Microtech at least. ...
Hey Dan,
I am a knife fan and about to get my first OTF. My first choice was the Microtech Ultratech but I also like the newly designed D Rocket Designs Zulu Spear very much. I like the Microtech established brand but the D Rocket Zulu is better looking and shorter blade (which I prefer). I am not quite sure about the long term quality of D Rocket though. I was wondering if you have any opinion or any experience on this? any advice will be great.
Li,
Thanks for stopping by. Honestly, this is the first time I have heard of the D Rocket Designs Zulu Spear. The reviews on BladeHQ are favorable, and the knife is less expensive than an Ultratech. Personally, given my experience with Microtech products, I know the Ultratech is a great knife with a long track record. I have never handled the Zulu Spear. But people in the review section on BHQ seem to like their Zulu Spears. It could be a great knife.
Sorry I couldn’t be of more help here.
Dan
I bought a microtech knife and within less than 6 months the blade was dull. Wouldn’t hold an edge at all.. had it sharpened at a place the peofessionally does knife sharpening and it did not hold that edge long either. Finally the tip broke and it has had to be sharpened 2 or 3x in less than a years time. They denied to replace the blade. Asked me to pay 150 for a new blade, I paid 285 for a knife that lasted about 4 months. Ive had other knives I won’t mention the brands but they’ve all held a sharp edge longer. Which leads me to believe microtech uses junk materials. Wouldn’t take one if you paid me!
This is my review of microtech.
Your refusal to respond to my email tells me that you indeed have no logical response. Twice though, you have sent me an estimate of $160 to replace my blade. All while ignoring my logical explanatio as to why YOU should cover the expense.
Basically, what I said to you was that when the tip of my blade snapped off, it was because the blade itself was incorrectly tempered in the manufacturing stage. Your argument is that the remainder of the blade was at the proper rockwell hardness. My contention is that there was a flaw at the tip of the blade and that the missing tip would have been at a different hardness, and that is what caused it to snap off where it did.
At no time did you address this question, you just told me that I would have to pay an additional $160 to have my blade replaced. This, after I paid $300+ to buy a blade for my partner Joni who couldn’t even operate the knife because the action was too stiff for her to use.
I thought that I would try to mitigate my losses by just keeping the knife for my own use. When the tip snapped off due to stabbing it into a piece of soft pine, you tried to tell me that because the remaining piece of blade that I sent you was of the proper rockwell hardness that that was proof that the entire blade was consistent throughout.
This makes no logical sense. The logical thing to assume is that the tip that broke off was of a different hardness and that is why it actually broke off where it did.
I’ve been a jeweler for over 40 years and I know quite a bit about how to temper metals and how easy it is to screw it up.
Your refusal to honor your warranty and then to try to bullshit me into paying you another $160 really irks me. Therefore I have decided to just warn everyone I can that your company is not to be trusted.
It’s very easy to tell when a knife has been abused in some way and you know that that knife was not mishandled.
I once again invite you to explain to me why this is my fault in any way whatsoever.
People are sick and tired of being ripped off by wealthy corporations who think that they can whatever they want.
My partner Joni has really bad arthris in her hands and not only did you promise to try to make this knife usable for her, but when you failed in doing that and the tip snapped off, you tried to burn me for another $160.
That makes it unusable for me also. $300+ just wasted. I have nothing to show for it at all.