If I'd noticed the Scout was made in China before I had ordered it, I wouldn't have done so, but at least Lynn Thompson at Cold Steel runs a pretty tight QC on their products and materiels, and the sheath is very well designed. For general day to day use, I carry a Leatherman Wave on my belt and a Kershaw Salvo clipped to my pocket, and find myself using one or the other on a very frequent basis, and rarely if ever in need of anything more...
When I was around 5 which would have been in 1953, my brother broke the blade on his Case pocket knife. He mailed it to them and they sent it back fairly soon with a new blade and no charge.
My Father for some reason preferred Queen Steel knives. When he died at 90, I noticed he still had the same old pocket knife. Of course it was worn almost to the point of not being useful anymore. I never did particularly like Queen knives as their stainless blades were always soft.
The German made Puma knives are probably as good as it gets, at least for a reasonable price.