All About Pocket Knives

I have a pretty banged up Emerson Mini CQC-7, but for the cost of having Emerson go over it, replace the shot washers and redo a pretty badly damaged blade (which I suspect has been in heat/a fire as well due to some odd miscoloring)), I can buy a new one.

However, I've noticed Kershaw has an overseas-made licensed line of Emersons for about $35-40 for 8Cr13MOV, and $50-60 for D2. These are about $40 less than even having the beater I own repaired.


This is the model I'm looking at, the CQC-11, supposedly based on the Rondevous.

Are these worth buying?

From my experience with Kershaw so far, I'd highly recommend jumping on the D2 version. For what it's going to cost you, it's not worth it to redo your Mini.
Unless it has sentimental value, and you rebuild the mechanism yourself; I'd shelve it. @ this point, yer getting a brand new knife, with full factory warranty and all.
And considering it's a Emerson, it's worth it in my book.