I wonder what we will see in 2016?

I am hoping for a Mini Recon 1 Clip and Spear point with a more neutral handle. This would make a superb hunting and general all around knife. I want it in colors :)
 
Forget the mini bushman give me a mega bushman! 12 or 14 inches please. I demand a stupid knife.
 
I don't think anyone has mentioned it, but I'd love to see more of the modern/traditional melding like the Lucky. A nice barlow in CTS-XHP with a pocket clip and adjustable pivot sounds fantastic. And maybe a homage to the folding hunters like the Buck 110? It seems like the Mackinac and Lone Star hunters were a nod in that direction but I, for one, would love to see the Triad as a tail lock setup on something with the good looks of those knives and the modern touches of their other folders. Keep the blade stock and grind nice and thin and it should slice like a traditional as well.
 
I want to see a Mini Code 4. I love my Code 4, but usually have to choose something else for work as having the Code 4 at the office would raise some eyebrows.
 
MaxFisher said:
I want to see a Mini Code 4. I love my Code 4, but usually have to choose something else for work as having the Code 4 at the office would raise some eyebrows.
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Seriously? The Code 4 is not that big, where the heck do you work that something as unassuming as that would raise some eyebrows?
 
DShiflet said:
Seriously? The Code 4 is not that big, where the heck do you work that something as unassuming as that would raise some eyebrows?
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I work in IT at a bank. Many of the guys I work with carry knives, but they are mostly in the size range of the SOG Twitch II, Kershaw Scallion, and the like. A 2.75-3" blade is just a little more suitable.
 
Most of these have already been said by others, but one more voice can't hurt.

1. Less coated blades. Although the new DLC coating is a huge improvement on the old one, I'd like to see the American Lawman offered in a non-coated option.
2. More handle color options. Olive green and coyote brown, and orange would be very welcome.
3. A spear point XL Recon 1. The only reason I don't already own a Recon 1 XL is because the lack of spear point. I own the spear point in all other sizes. I'd really like an XL Recon 1 to kick the XL Voyager out of my pocket.
4. Re-introduce the medium Voyager in CTS BD1. The medium Voyager was my go-to gift knife for my non-knife carrying friends. It was a way to introduce them to a quality folder. Most of the people I gifted them to wouldn't have carried a knife as large as the large Voyager. And the mini Recon 1 and Hold Out 1 are a little spendy to be gifting.
5. Stonewashed blades. This is my personal preference for best blade finish.
 
Less "hiding" of where the knife was made, and what steel is used. The GI Tanto and (full size fixed blade not Bowie) Bushman are made in China?!? with German 4116 steel?!?
China made does not bother me, but it seems somewhat unlikely they are using that steel. Chinese steel mills don't make it, so they would have to import it, which would be quite costly. It seems more likely they are using a Chinese equivalent steel.
 
afishhunter said:
Less "hiding" of where the knife was made, and what steel is used. The GI Tanto and (full size fixed blade not Bowie) Bushman are made in China?!? with German 4116 steel?!?
China made does not bother me, but it seems somewhat unlikely they are using that steel. Chinese steel mills don't make it, so they would have to import it, which would be quite costly. It seems more likely they are using a Chinese equivalent steel.
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I don't mean to offend, and if I'm misunderstanding your point, then I apologize. But, it sounds to me like what you're asking is for Cold Steel to stop lying when all you have is an assumption that they're lying in the first place. I agree that CS could be more upfront about country of origin in their marketing and on their website, I like their knives regardless of where they are made.
 
Like I said, the "Made in China" does not bother me in the least. The Chibese can and do make a high quality knife - if that is what the customer wants, just as they can make a low quality, if that is what the custmer wants; same as any other country.
What gets me, and from what I understand, Cold Steel is not alone in this, claiming a knife has x steel, when the Chinese steel industry does not make x steel, but they do make a steel that is very close to it.
The 4116 is a German composition. The 440 series are an American. If the Chinese are truly using that steel, then evey ounce of it has to be imported. Importing that much steel would cost a lot of money, meaning the knives could not be sold at their price point at a profit.
I know it is asking a lot, but I do not like being lied to. If for example, the GI Tano is made with cr17c or what ever, tell us.
 
4116 (aka, 1.4116) is made by ThyssenKrupp. ThyssenKrupp is a German company, but they do steel manufacturing in a number of countries, including USA and China. I'm guessing the Chinese made CS knives using this steel are using the version made in China, so I guess it depends on how you look at it. You could say that it's a Chinese steel, since it's made in China, or you could say it's a German steel, since it's made by a company headquartered in Germany but operating a plant in China that makes the steel to their (Krupp's) specs. :D
 
G. Scott H. said:
4116 (aka, 1.4116) is made by ThyssenKrupp. ThyssenKrupp is a German company, but they do steel manufacturing in a number of countries, including USA and China. I'm guessing the Chinese made CS knives using this steel are using the version made in China, so I guess it depends on how you look at it. You could say that it's a Chinese steel, since it's made in China, or you could say it's a German steel, since it's made by a company headquartered in Germany but operating a plant in China that makes the steel to their (Krupp's) specs. :D
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Thanks for the info. It is illuminating.
 
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