NIghthawk sales?

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Dan Brewer

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OK - a question for someone there at Buck. The Intrepids have been discontinued, they were good knives, maybe a little odd in the design, but still very good. Several verisons of the Nighthawk have also been discontinued, all except the original I believe.

Now, Buck and Strider are doing some collaborations and I've read here that a new model is coming out with a 6-inch blade.

I like my Nighthawk. In fact, I have two. I'm not as fond of the Strider collaborations so far, despite the "better" steel (I'm still not convinved that ATS-34 is tougher and more corrosion resistant than the 420HC, harder than 420, yes - but that is beside the point). Don't get me wrong, the Strider collaboration knives are not bad, I just like my Nighthawk better.

Finally - I come to my question. You guys don't intend to discontinue the Nighthawk do you, and replace it with the new Strider collaboration? I understand business is business and ultimately it comes down to sales - I'm just hoping the Nighthawk is still holding its own. With any luck I'll be buying one for my kids in 8 years...

Just my humble opinion - and based upon essentially zero knowledge of the new Striders...

Dan
 
The NH will ocntinue to live on but is getting some improvements.

Fitst we are looking at changing it to full tang with removeable handle slabs (still ergonomic, not flat)

We are also looking at an upgraded sheath, with more tactical applications.

I am hoping it will be out soon, but I also want to take the time to get it right.

Thanks for the comments, I also love the NH


Josh
 
Josh,

Thanks for the info. The sheath on the NH has always been my only complaint about it. Although, a full tang with a bit of the butt extending out - as you did with the Intrepids - would be very nice. You've sold at least one as soon as they come out.

You know, since they first came out, I had used a Ka-Bar Next Generation as my primary field knife in my backpack. That is, until the epoxy coating started cracking and peeling off like old paint - and not just on the blade. Hmmm... not impressive. So I switched to the NH, which I had bought earlier to carry in my other camping gear. The NH has done very well and I ended up getting another for my car (by trading a Timberline Zambezi which was very much a sharpened prybar and not really designed to my needs).

I've always had quite a few Buck Knives - mostly because as I was shopping around you guys always seemed to have one that perfectly met my needs. And the fit and finish is always top quality. Somewhere along the way (I think about the time my Ka-Bar started delaminating) I became a hard and fast loyal Buck customer. Not only do you have good products, the people there are always a pleasure to interact with. Great customer service - and that counts for a lot! Thanks.

Dan
 
Love my Nighthawks; the 650 non-serrated that Mr. Chuck Buck signed and dated for me (sitting here on it's little stand in my office) and the identical one that goes with me afield.

An important improvement suggestion: A hole in the butt of the handle for a wrist thong. Any knife that is big enough to chop with should have one and anyone using such a knife like that ought to use it.
 
As per the sheath... the one that came with the knife is just OK. I'd suggest to anyone to check out the 'Airborne Deluxe' sheath offered by Blackhawk. Has a handy, built in place to store your multi-tool.
 
I've had a couple Nighthawks for quite awhile, (but I've just traded one off for a Camillus/Becker BK9)...And I'd LOVE to see the exact same design, except with a 9 inch blade (and a kydex sheath).
 
longer blade, snob steel, better sheath, and shorter handle would all be improvements on an already good knife.
 
FWIW.....ANY changes to the "hawk handle should
NOT change the excellent fit to the hand that this
knife now has.

Whew! Now that I've got that off my chest change
away. :D :D
 
I agree - although if they follow the Intrepid style - it is possible to get a good ergonomic slab-handle design.

I actually like the blade length, (and shape) well, maybe just slightly longer would be nice, say seven inches, but in general it's a very good "utility size" for me - not so large that I can't use it for around the camp chores that require a little more control and detail, but big enough to handle the tougher jobs as well.
 
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