New ZT drop on 11/4. Any leakes?

Definitely disappointed. I knew better than to expect more.

Really, another damn auto? The entire Launch series was not enough?

As someone who collects the USA made Kershaw/ZTs, this was a lackluster reveal all around.

Even on the Kershaw side, we obviously saw there would be a new Iridium and Bel Air, and the profile of the Dawn Star looked intriguing, only to discover it's yet another Chinese cheapy.
 
Reswob said:
You can't seriously be using Benchmade as your value comparison.
Side note, are they seriously charging 50% more just for magnacut? 🤣 🤣 🤣
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Your point about Benchmade is valid, lol. But seriously, think about Ti American made autos and what do your find? Protects are $500+ and $360 gets you a low level Microtecj OTF. I think the design is good and that 3.35" .09" blade is going to be great.
 
Rivermagic said:
Your point about Benchmade is valid, lol. But seriously, think about Ti American made autos and what do your find? Protects are $500+ and $360 gets you a low level Microtecj OTF. I think the design is good and that 3.35" .09" blade is going to be great.
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All of my Protechs have been $200 or less save for one that I could help myself on 😜
 
Rivermagic said:
Your point about Benchmade is valid, lol. But seriously, think about Ti American made autos and what do your find? Protects are $500+ and $360 gets you a low level Microtecj OTF. I think the design is good and that 3.35" .09" blade is going to be great.
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Benchmade should never be in the "value" discussion IMO.

While I dislike titanium, the cost of milling it for use in an auto vs aluminum definitely is a big factor, in addition to the added cost of the raw material.

In the last 8 years there have only been two ZT's to pique my interest, and they are the only two I own, 0470 which is ok and the 0095 S90V which is fantastic.

To me, ZT has generally been a hyper focused brand. Originally they were tough, heavily built knives (emphasis on heavy) designed to withstand rougher use and abuse than your typical folding knife. It was a formula that worked. They then tried to keep up with what is trendy with titanium, bearings, etc and have almost exclusively become a "gentleman's" and/or pseudo art knife company, going against both their original mission and their name.

I think ZT is and has been facing an identity crisis. While it has been quite some years ago, the loss of Ken Onion as a collaborator was felt by all and has been to the detriment to the brand.

It seems to me ZT should try to broaden their lineup to fit a larger target market. Have a mix of heavy, medium, and light use knives like most brands.

What I really wish ZT would do is make a manual version of the 0770CF and remake the 0801 with a less obtuse grind and perhaps a lighter weight version.
 
Found a site that's selling the 0556 w/free shipping & no sales tax. ☺️

So, I just bought one to add to my ZT & auto collection

It'll be the 1st ZT that I'll own that comes in the new light grey box. 😲

So, I can't say that I only collect vintage ZTs anymore. ☹️
 
unwisefool said:
It's like I don't even know who you are anymore...
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But, in my defense, I've got a vintage 0350 PE in a Blue Box which I discovered I needed to backfill my 0350 collection & a 0452 RDBW (no box but they stopped making it before the light grey box) to add to my 0452 collection incoming. LOL! :cool:

I'm also looking for a plain 0300 PE to backfill my 0300 collection too but the asking prices for the ones currently being sold are CRAZY!!!! 🫣

On the other hand, I'm also thinking about buying 2 other light grey box ZTs -- the 0308 M390 CF FSS & a black 0006. So, I probably am not done buying "non-vintage" ZTs yet. o_O
 
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sgt1372 said:
But, in my defense, I've got a vintage 0350 PE in a Blue Box (which I discovered I needed to backfill my 0350 collection) & a 0452RDBW (no box but they stopped making it before the light grey box) incoming. LOL! :cool:

I'm also looking for a plain 0300 PE to backfill my 0300 collection too but the asking prices for the ones currently being sold are CRAZY!!!! 🫣

On the other hand, I'm also thinking about buying 2 other light grey box ZTs -- the 0308 M390 CF FSS & a black 0006. So, I probably am not done buying "non-vintage" ZTs yet. o_O
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The 0308CF is a beauty, and will most certainly be a collectible in the future IMO
 
Stringjam7 said:
I've pretty much given up on finding a ZT0392WC, as much as I want one. I think I've seen a couple pop up in the usual spots in the last few years, and both times they were over $1K.
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I regret selling my ZT0392WC at cost... to my brother. I was able to get one for him, but I was really tempted to keep it. 😆
 
Well if ZT is done for I hope Kershaw will still build heavy duty working knives like ZT had until they went all artsy.
 
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