New ZT drop on 11/4. Any leakes?

jeepin said:
Underwhelming that it’s an Emerson design ?
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Underwhelming in that the Emerson collabs are probably my least favourite knives they ever made. Not because they are Emerson designs. Just did nothing for me. I'd rather just have a CQC7.

I wish they'd bring back the 0200, 0400, and 0500.
 
The True North said:
Underwhelming in that the Emerson collabs are probably my least favourite knives they ever made. Not because they are Emerson designs. Just did nothing for me. I'd rather just have a CQC7.

I wish they'd bring back the 0200 and 0500.
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Have you handled the Emerson models? The 0640 is perhaps the smoothest washer action they or any maker has made save perhaps some LG models.
 
The True North said:
I'd like to see them take on another Tomahawk. Maybe a Killian or RMJ collab.

But the GWOT is over and it will never happen.
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ZT did a tomahawk? What?! I have a D7 Hawk that I love for the craftsmanship and the knowledge that they won't do another, but a ZT one would be crazy!
 
I'd gladly buy a re-release (*or two) of the 0609.

Just sayin'.
 
The 900 series was so damn good. Of the 8-10 ZTs I've owned, the 909 may be my favorite. Just a really hardworking heavy duty folder. Thick steel liners, nice wide blade. I also like the bolt and nut construction. Very easy to take apart when I got a bit of gunk down in the action. Easy to adjust the action too.

I would like to see another stab at the 0180. I have several 4"-ish blade tactical knives, but the 180 is just an absolute beast. I'd love to see it done in Cruwear with an actual non-garbage sheath that was, ya know, actually made for the knife.
 
The True North said:
Prepare for something made out of Ti, carbon fiber, and Magnacut. And wildly overpriced.
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With bearings and a funky design 😕.

I like titanium and magnacut, but for the price they charge I might as well get a CRK off the exchange, and not a fan of the bearings and carbon fiber.
KAI is a great company to deal with, but I feel the ZT line has gotten off track and far from their roots.
 
Quiet said:
I can actually believe this. I've talked about it before, but let's face it. It isn't 2015 anymore. Literally everything that was ZT's claim to fame is now done every day by companies like WE/Reate and plenty of American companies as well. When ZT moved from "Super hard tough use tools made here in the US" to artsy knives made of high end materials, they were pretty much dead in the water from that point onward. Sadly, they haven't relevant for a long time, and candidly, I expect this new model to be either a rerelease of some older model, but with updated steel, or else another new "art" style, super light gents knife, like some of their recent releases in the past couple years have been.

It's a shame. I got heavy into ZTs back in their early heydey, before selling most of them and moving onward. I still own two or three favorites, but don't see myself ever buying any more at this point.
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Totally agree - ZT was one of my gateway knife brands back in the day. They were also the reason I hated (and avoided) S35vn for a couple years... come to find out there was a known bad batch and other blades since then have been fine.

They had momentum with several of their models 0562, 0452, 0470, 0609 and a few others - they were good to great knives, and I wish they would have continued/updated/refined those line.

Re-release some of the old models with updated steals, focus on "what brought you here" and make it better. I feel like they have squandered the last 2-3 years. Your comment on them not being relevant is unfortunately true. For the same "parents" to own/run Kershaw (which is killing it right now), tells me they just aren't interested in keeping their ZT line relevant anymore.
 
This is a curious feeling that is widely held it seems. Are there other brands that suffer these types of percieved limited identities? Spyderco has a crazy amount of different sizes and types of knives and made in different countries and yet don't seem to have this same judgement. How do those who long for ZT "Built like a tank" era fans feel about the 0308? It seems like there can be room for enjoying both a 0545 and a 0350.
Can anyone tell if the silhouette teaser picks looks similar to any older models or brands new?
 
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