Raven, you have to be very careful with this. The quality control of different factories can vary a lot. Some have CNC machining and are making precision hammers with thousands of employees (like Anyang). Most of the other manufacturers are small companies that may be in business a few years from now or may not be in business. Several years ago, there was a company in that imported hammers from Shan XI (probably not the right spelling) and they were re-branded Striker hammers. They sold quite a few of them in the US and then the distributor quit and the factory quit making the hammers. They even destroyed the patterns as I understand it. Today, you cannot get replacement parts for these hammers (unless you find someone to make them). I don't know your age, but years ago, there was a car company YuGo (again probably not the right spelling) but they were imported from Yugoslavia, They were cheap and started to establish a dealer network in the US. The quality was substandard and the dealers quit selling them and today, you can't find parts (easily). The other thing you need to think about is support if you have a problem with the hammer. It is difficult at best to communicate, get advice, and get parts from a factory in China. The other thing is do not forget import fees, broker fees, and transportation. That has to be added to the price of the product. In a prior life, I imported a lot of product from China and you have to be very careful and know who you are dealing with. I am not saying these are bad hammers. I don't know. All I am saying is buyer beware.
