I'm pretty sure S&W just slaps their name on whatever flashlights they can get from China cheaply. The lights are ok, but not really of the quality that most of us want. Have I been misinformed, or did S&W once stand for high quality manufacturing? I know when I saw the lights, and the knifes, I was like, "whoa, Smith and Wesson!"; sadly, upon further examination of these items, I was more like, "aw man". Actually, I'm not really a knife guy, so the knives still look pretty good to me, but I tend to wonder when I see S&W knives go on sale at Big 5 for $20 or less. Usually, the S&W knives that are "supposed to be" $59.99 go on sale for $19.99, or $14.99, and the "regularly" $39.99 knives go on sale for $9.99. Some even sell for $6. Can a $6 or $10 dollar knife really live up to the S&W name? Hmmm....I still wonder. I guess money is the name of the game, and if that's how they're going to get the most in the long run, then I guess they're doing the right thing. I'm sure a lot us, however, would be quite disappointed if Surefire came out with a few knives of "their own", only to give us 2 dollar knives that have China stamped on the blade.
I think I should edit and rework this post a bit, but my brain is failing and I've got a lot of posts to get to, so this is it.....