Thanks for the feedback folks. If any viable questions come up I'll be sure to do my best to answer them. Not much stood out as of now so I don't have much of a response for you.
Dear Cold Steel, thanks for keeping in touch with us. Did not wanna hijack the "2020 is coming" thread since this discussion is mainly around folders. Just looking for some insight, if you are able to share at all...
1. Any idea whether Cold Steel will release some higher end, G-10, Triad Lock folders? I know 2020 is probably a done deal, maybe this is not the year for folder afis like us, but I hope there's something in store for the future?
2. Is Demko still with Cold Steel, coming up with cool new triad or scorpion lock designs?
3. Is there a shift in CS strategy towards focusing more on hunting/sword/axe/weapon area of this industry?
4. Is CS going down market to compete more with CRKT and Kershaw rather than Spyderco and Benchmade?
IMO the 2020 folder lineup is a big disappointment. The 1911 and Double Safe Hunter could have been a great Triad Lock designs if made similar to the Recon 1/Lawman. Even the Air Lite which is my fav design is a slight miss in execution, assuming it's as thin as the Broken Skull. For the cheaper versions of existing models, i understand, since not everyone is knifenuts like us who are willing to spend more than $100 for knives, so I give that a pass. The rest however, feel like wasted opportunities.
Didn't mean to be blunt, I'm a big Cold Steel fan, and has been collecting pretty much every single non-XL folders CS makes since 2010. IMO besides the AD10 and AD15 last year, there hasn't been "hit" design being released since the time of Recon 1, American Lawman, Code 4 etc, which is probably more than 5 years IMO.
Also, there was a lot of requests(just look at the other thread) to bring back some old classic design like the Hatamoto, or make uncoated blade as regular production run, or stuff like G-10 Code 4 etc. Did any of the community feedback ever show up on management's radar?
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