[FIRST LOOK] ZT 0566 (or, so you wanted a smaller 0560?)

Glad you didn't make it a liner-lock. And love that it is an AO. This thing has sweetness written all over it. I don't particularly care if it is titanium or not. I like this price point more than I like titanium, at this time.
 
As I said before, the 0566 is to the 056x as the 0350 is to the 030x. Here are the comparison pics, sorry it took so long to get them.


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Very nice looking knife. I don't own any ZTs (have toyed with the idea of getting a 0350, but have never pulled the trigger). This 0566 has my eye big time. Looks great... steel framelock makes it much more affordable that Ti and looks much sharper than an linerlock... good way to split the difference. Would really like to know what the 0566 will come in at weight-wise. I think I may be ordering one of these (ie, pre-ordering) if they can bring it in under 5oz.

Any idea when we'll know the final specs?
 
jon1all said:
Very nice looking knife. I don't own any ZTs (have toyed with the idea of getting a 0350, but have never pulled the trigger). This 0566 has my eye big time. Looks great... steel framelock makes it much more affordable that Ti and looks much sharper than an linerlock... good way to split the difference. Would really like to know what the 0566 will come in at weight-wise. I think I may be ordering one of these (ie, pre-ordering) if they can bring it in under 5oz.
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No chance. 6 maybe. My estimate is 6.4 but that assumes more skeletonizing than is on the 561. Steel is almost twice as heavy as Ti.
 
Sweet looking knife. Can't wait to get one, hopefully they will eventually come out with a tiger striped blade.
 
jimmer_5 said:
I put a prototype 0566 on a scale today and it weighed in at 5.3 ounces

- Jim
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That's seems like a good weight for a knife like this. Won't be picking one up until there are blems... I'm going to be spending wayy too much money on the limited stuff :p
 
I am ready to the pre-order but alas it is limited to US address only. Hopefully it comes available through other online dealers that will take international orders. If not I will still wait for it like I did with my 561. Good job Kershaw, thank you for making this and listening.
 
jon1all said:
Close enough (to my 5oz hoped for weight)... I can live with that! :)

Thanks for weighing it for us.
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Well hey, I was only off by a little over an ounce. Truth is, I was calculating for a 3 1/4 inch blade. I thought the Cryo II and the 566 where the same size. But even with that correction I would still be off by a lot. They must've done something else, like more skeletonization. Ti is stronger than steel *at the same weight* but steel is stronger than ti at the same volume/displacement. So they can afford to shave the steel more than they could the Ti without a loss in strength/durability.
 
Thanks, Jimmer. You got any extra proto's of it laying around? The wait is tough for this knife, being it is the perfect EDC.
 
freewheeling said:
Well hey, I was only off by a little over an ounce. Truth is, I was calculating for a 3 1/4 inch blade. I thought the Cryo II and the 566 where the same size. But even with that correction I would still be off by a lot. They must've done something else, like more skeletonization. Ti is stronger than steel *at the same weight* but steel is stronger than ti at the same volume/displacement. So they can afford to shave the steel more than they could the Ti without a loss in strength/durability.
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The Cryo 2 and the 0566 both have 3.25" blades, but the 0566 is narrower and has a G-10/ steel liner front handle which weighs less than the all solid steel construction of the Cryo 2.
 
freewheeling said:
Well hey, I was only off by a little over an ounce. Truth is, I was calculating for a 3 1/4 inch blade. I thought the Cryo II and the 566 where the same size. But even with that correction I would still be off by a lot. They must've done something else, like more skeletonization. Ti is stronger than steel *at the same weight* but steel is stronger than ti at the same volume/displacement. So they can afford to shave the steel more than they could the Ti without a loss in strength/durability.
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The Cryo 2 and the 0566 both have 3.25" blades, but the 0566 is narrower and has a G-10/ steel liner front handle which weighs less than the all solid steel construction of the Cryo 2.
 
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