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CRKT 20th anniversary knife.

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Rick O' Shea

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Blade HQ just messaged me that the CRKT Brian Tighe "Buy Tighe" is now available. Putting aside your biases against or for CRKT what do you think of the $650.00 price tag? Granted it's all premium materials but the custom made Tighe knife is $1,000. Is it too expensive from a company who's tag line is "Quality, Innovation and Value"?
 
Way over priced IMO. The price tag is high simply because it's the 20th anniversary model. You can get a better knife for a fraction of the price, if use is what you're concerned about. Collectors will need it, users will not.
 
Disclaimer: I haven't seen the knife (yet). That said if I had a choice between a production copy of a custom knife and the original, and the price difference is < $500 I would have some serious thinking to do. From what I have seen so far of CRKT while they make some great knives for the money, and have generally surpassed my expectations in the sub $100 folder I don't think I will be forking over that kind of money unless I see it first and am absolutely blown away. I would much more lean to saving a bit more and buy the original.
 
I think this will be one of those love it or hate it kind of knives. Personally, I love it and had a hard time trying to decide whether to buy the CRKT (limited to only 500) or the Tighe custom. Some obvious differences, but in the end I ordered the CRKT (ser. #23).

As to your question -
It looks to me that CRKT is continuing to add more quality to their lineup. I think this is their first effort at a high quality limited edition knife (154CM/titanium) , but many of their newer offerings have been pretty nice (see the Ripple, the Eros, and others). I see nothing wrong with that approach. Moving from a firm with a perception of offering cheap knives to a firm with a more broad based lineup can't hurt the consumer in any way that I can see.

[Edit: Tighe won the Most Innovative Custom Design award for this knife at the 2012 Blade Show, FWIW.]

I'm looking forward to my CRKT Buy Tighe. Good for them for taking a big step in quality. :)

For those interested in what this knife looks like:

CRKT:
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Brian Tighe Custom:
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The CRKT Buy Tighe (Designed by Brian Tighe) sure is pretty but CRKT is showing a serious lack of originality and initiative by simply copying the Tighe design with permission but very little change. Additionally, it has no premium steel. I'm hoping that at least it's really well-made! The high price and mixed messages are baffling!

"CRKT is proud to offer the Buy Tighe as our 20th Anniversary commemoration knife. Get 1 of only 500 made of this once in a lifetime design."

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154CM is certainly a step up from their usual 8CR13MoV, but 650$ is a bit much, even if you do get 2 blades.
 
Ugly, way overpriced, who needs two blades in a custom anyway, common materials (yes titanium is common), not even a new design, no thank you.

CRKT does not equal CRK just because they have some of the same letters.
 
This might be the worst-selling knife in CRKT's history, perhaps all of production knife history.
 
Comeuppance said:
This might be the worst-selling knife in CRKT's history, perhaps all of production knife history.
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It's stupid expensive, so you know a few people will buy them up and try to double their money on selling them on here or somewhere like USN.
 
fzla226 said:
It's stupid expensive, so you know a few people will buy them up and try to double their money on selling them on here or somewhere like USN.
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That would require them ever selling out... I doubt more than 100 will sell, so that leaves quite a few for... Ever.
 
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