Newly Discontinued ZTs

bladeboss said:
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
I ALWAYS WANTED A 300!!!!
:-( Sighs
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The announcement of it being discontinued doesn't mean its availability is going to vanish. The 0300 has been in production for nearly a decade, so there are a lot of them still out there, both at dealers and being exchanged on the secondary market.
 
Scurvy092 said:
Tighe already has a deal with CRKT so you can rule him out.
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Yep. It's sad too. Except for the Buy Tighe, CRKT doesn't use premium materials to construct Brian's knives the way ZT would if they were building knives based on his designs. :( Still, I might have to pick up a Nirk Tighe 2 at some point just because he's such a unique designer.
 
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bld522 said:
Yep. It's sad too. Except for the Buy Tighe, CRKT doesn't use premium materials to construct Brian's knives the way ZT would if they were building knives based on his designs. :( Still, I might have to pick up a Nirk Tighe 2 at some point just because he's such a unique designer.
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Glenn Klecker designed the NIRK, so the NIRK Tighe is already a collaboration of sorts. I had one that I bought, it was the very cheap one though, not the nice one with bearings etc.

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Scurvy092 said:
You forgot RJ Martin and Sinkevich....

Tighe already has a deal with CRKT so you can rule him out.
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Yeah, we ruled Brian out around Thursday lol
RJ Martin is an excellent knifemaker as well, hope to see more of his stuff trickling out in the future via ZT.
 
Man oh man... got my ZT 200.. and i am in love. I have held the 5X0 series, and to me, this is far and away better. Owning one now makes me even sadder to think they will be going away..
 
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Divine_Madcat said:
Man oh man... got my ZT 200.. and i am in love. I have held the 5X0 series, and to me, this is far and away better. Owning one now makes me even sadder to think they will be going away..
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Congrats, it's an awesome knife. Ken Onion knows his stuff.
 
The only issue I found with the 0200 is a wicked hotspot around the flipper when in saber grip. Does it hit anyone else in the big knuckle of the index finger?
 
J_Curd said:
The only issue I found with the 0200 is a wicked hotspot around the flipper when in saber grip. Does it hit anyone else in the big knuckle of the index finger?
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I'll let you know - I am going to get one from Dave soon - always meant to get one, now seems to be the time.

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Scurvy092 said:
Tighe already has a deal with CRKT so you can rule him out.
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RevDevil said:
Yeah, we ruled Brian out around Thursday lol.
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Scurvy092 said:
Well I guess it's a good thing I posted that on Thursday...
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RevDevil said:
Sir Yes Sir Scurvy Sir
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AWW! You guys are bad! :( I don't like all of Brian's designs, but some of them are just plain gorgeous. And I'd put his Sealed Thrust Bearing System (STBS) up against any caged bearing system in the world. It's like buttah! The blade steel he uses on his customs ain't half bad either. ;)
 
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My 200 arrived today.. can't beat if for $110 new on closeout. Forgot what a smooth beast it was.

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J_Curd said:
The only issue I found with the 0200 is a wicked hotspot around the flipper when in saber grip. Does it hit anyone else in the big knuckle of the index finger?
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YES! Finally a comment about that flipper. I've seen so many reviews, but nobody ever mentions it. It's the only ergonomic issue with it though... Everything else is a perfect fit for the hand.
 
Different strokes for different folks. I'm also in the pocket brick camp and ended up selling my 0200 because it was just way too big for me to carry. But if you're looking for a knife that exemplifies the "overbuilt" philosophy ZT has built its reputation on, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better one than the 0200 . . . aka Paul Bunyan's peanut. ;)
 
bld522 said:
Different strokes for different folks. I'm also in the pocket brick camp and ended up selling my 0200 because it was just way too big for me to carry. But if you're looking for a knife that exemplifies the "overbuilt" philosophy ZT has built its reputation on, you'd be hard-pressed to find a better one than the 0200 . . . aka Paul Bunyan's peanut. ;)
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Funny you say that, as the wife and I were musing how well it sat in my pocket, despite its size. I guess i can see some times where you would absolute minimal; i am just lucky that is very rare for me. ;)
 
Were you able to sit up straight with that knife in your pocket? Or were you just happy to see her? ;) :D

Seriously, if I'm going to carry a knife as big and heavy as an 0200, it won't be a folder.
 
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bld522 said:
We're you able to sit up straight with that knife in your pocket? Or were you just happy to see her? ;) :D

Seriously, if I'm going to carry a knife as big and heavy as an 0200, it won't be a folder.
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Haha.. a bit of both, but thats not for this forum. ;)

IN my case, in both my work (folding pocket knives only) and personal life (i really don't care to carry a fixed blade on a sheath or anything else), a big pocket folder works very well. I get the utility of a strong fixed, while still being legal to carry at my work, etc.
 
Divine_Madcat said:
Haha.. a bit of both, but thats not for this forum. ;)

IN my case, in both my work (folding pocket knives only) and personal life (i really don't care to carry a fixed blade on a sheath or anything else), a big pocket folder works very well. I get the utility of a strong fixed, while still being legal to carry at my work, etc.
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Good man! :thumbup: :)

Well it doesn't appear that either ZT or William Henry are getting ready to go out of business anytime soon, so there's room in this world for all sorts of knife owners. ;)
 
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