My days of collector self taught detailed catalog and store knowledge are over. Here is my answer to both above questions as best I can.
The factory store and other special outlets will have knives not shown in the catalogs. Anyone with enough $$ can order a production knife all fancied up to their desires. If I were to win lottery, I would have made: 303 in carbon steel with jigged real bone scales in brown and a shield that says 300Bucks. Maybe some etching of elk on the clip blade. Don't know what numbers you have to order to get special orders but it use to be 300 each. Companies such as Smokey Mountain Knife Works has done special orders as has SK Knives and Copper and Clad. Businesses like to ink print their logo or name on a blade and give them to salesmen and customers. This is a whole venue of collecting old imprints. Some factory store specials are test models, custom shop knives and sometimes just a handful of someone's idea knives. I have a couple of this category.
Sadly, big knives rule, as do clip versions. Folding pocket knives may become a thing of the past as sales decline. No American made versions of those you mentioned are made. You will have to tolerate the overseas versions (I have several)....Unless, you go look and buy older U.S. versions from the past. You can still find them at pawn shops, flea markets and web sales.
Misread.
