Is the straight pocket clip no-thumbstud SpeedSafe Zing real?!

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I was just about to order a Kershaw Zing based on the images on their website when I noticed some inconsistencies and had to stop myself.

The first photo on the website (and catalog) shows the Zing that I see everywhere. This is the zing that is on all the google image search results for "kershaw 1730SS", youtube videos, and in this forum. Notice that it has a thumb stud.

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The second photo on the website shows a different knife, although in the same style. The thumb studs are gone, and you can see gimping on the rear of the knife blade.
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The third photo, now it gets weird. It has a reasonable pocket clip on the back! Every other Zing I've seen has this curvy S-shaped pocket clip.
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I reported the inconsistencies to the Contact Us page at Kershaw, but thought I would post this up here too.

So, is there really a Zing out there with a straight pocket-clip, no thumb-studs, gimping on the blade and with SpeedSafe?! Was it a prototype that somehow got published on the site? Does anybody on the forum have one of these babies to show? Thanks!
 
Those are the prototype pics, I believe. There was a video demo'ing the SS Zing, and I remember it had the straight style pocket clip. I don't remember if that one had thumbstuds or not though.

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Here's the video... Looks like no thumbstud in this prototype version as well.
[video=youtube;2xVypFzN8Es]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xVypFzN8Es[/video]
 
Thanks for the info! Is it just me, or does the straight pocket clip just look so much better! Wish I could get my hands on those prototypes! haha
 
Ok I requested catalogs from about four different companies and Kershaw was the first to arrive. As I wait for the others to arrive,I will enjoy the beautifully detailed photos and information on the kershaw blades as well as prototypes in their Zero Tolerance line.
 
I'm quite certain those second two images are renderings, and not photographs. Its quite common for companies to use these instead, as it allows them to prepare publication images prior to actually producing the product, not to mention the costs saved on photography in the first place. Typically, the same CAD is used for the images that will be used in production, but with quick product development times, its entirely conceivable for a product to be revised a few hundred times prior to manufacturing, which i'm betting is the case here.
 
The first image is a "concept picture." It's not a real knife, but created in a computer. In final production, there was no thumb stud. The second and third photos were from a prototype, so you can see the different clip. Thanks for letting us know about the image errors. I'll have our marketing team get those updated on our website.
 
Thanks KershawLynda! The response I received a response from support says "the correct product is the one in the first image. The others are with a prototype that did not go into production."

So to summarize, the production Zing that's available now looks like the computer render - it has a thumb stud, a squiggily pocket-clip (that you can't see in the render), and does not have gimping on the blade. The other photos are of prototypes. I would like one of those prototypes :)
 
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