I have a Boker Chinese knife. From what I've read, the blade and all of the parts are all made in Germany but the final assembly takes place in China. Considering that the entire thing is held together with screws, I figured the worst that might happen is that I may need to tighten one at some point. I guess my point is that just because it states that its a Chinese version doesn't necessarily mean that it was actually made there. It could just be the assembly.