Pics of the new ZTs at Blade 2011

[Gnarly]

Here are some questions I've been asked, I'll try to answer them as best I can. I have to say, the new knives are so amazing that I didn't consciously compare them to anything else. I was just mesmerized by them.

What current model ZT does the 0770 come closest to in size? Did you get to hold it very long......what's it feel
like in hand?

Its pretty much the same size (.05" longer) and similar in shape to the 0200. I did spend a pretty long time handling and flipping it. It feels great. It has a different feel though since the handles are almost completely carbon fiber, just that little bit of Ti in the lock bar. The Ti and CF just feel warmer. I thought it was incredibly comfortable in the hand. Even though the CF is smooth, the relief on it is enough that I don't think grip will be an issue, plus the subframe has the milled texture. The handles feel very rigid.

At 4.8 oz. does it feel like a typical ZT? The weight of the 0770 is so much lighter than everything else in the lineup except
for the 0350.

The 0777 feels incredibly light. It definitely does not feel like any other ZT's weight wise. The 350 feels heavy in comparison since it is so much smaller.

I like big knives. Would you say this is med. large or big?

Regarding size, it depends on what you think is big. As I mentioned it is a tiny bit bigger than the 0200, and most feel it is a large, knife. The weight makes it seem a bit less like a large knife. Of course the Tilt is even bigger. I carry an 0650 and a Vic XLT daily, so really, the only ZTs that are big to me are the 0170 and the ZT-9.

What about the 0560/61..was there a lot of noticeable size difference between it and the 0551...handle length, blade length,
thickness of the handle, the knife overall.

The 551 definitely chunkier feeling because of the flat slabs. The 3D machined handles on the new knife make it feel much slimmer. The 560/561 blade is only 1/4" longer, but it seems like more because of flipper. Your index finger sits further back. I want to say that I felt that the 560 was very slim for what is very clearly a serious knife. Seemed much slimmer than an 0200.

Does the 0770 seem classy/dressy compared to other ZTs.....in a class by itself?

The 0777 definitely looks classy/dressy, and it really is in a class by itself. It still manages to look like it means business.

Great pix + nice job on the review!

Thanx!

~Gnarly

 

[whetrock]

I'm curious as to what the MSRP will be I'm very interested in this one.

 

[kneedeep]

Great pics as usual Glenn! Nice hangin' out with you and Jen for a while this weekend.

Great hanging out with you as well, just wish we could have stayed longer.

 

[Morrow]

Great pics as usual Glenn! Nice hangin' out with you and Jen for a while this weekend.

I'll echo this as well. Great pics Glenn....we all benefit from you lugging around that beast of a camera.

 

[TMCGLASSON36]

Thanks for all the pics!!

 

[clockman]

The questions about the 0770 and the 0560/561 were good I wonder who asked them....

 

[kneedeep]

The questions about the 0770 and the 0560/561 were good I wonder who asked them....

The questions were good.
Yeah, they were sent to me by some clock guy.

Oh, wait that was you.

:thumbup:

 

[knivesandguns]

I'm curious as to what the MSRP will be I'm very interested in this one.

$600 was the figure last I heard.

 

[GeorgeSPatton]

I think it's good they've priced it at MSRP 600. It's not a folder for everyone. Primo materials and build quality, you're going to get what you pay for. That said it's good enough looking and exclusive enough they'll sell everyone they make.

 

[jimmer_5]

$600 was the figure last I heard.

As of right now the MSRP for this knife will be $599. I think the price feels appropriate when you hold the knife in your hand.

But I suppose I'm biased

 

[knivesandguns]

As of right now the MSRP for this knife will be $599. I think the price feels appropriate when you hold the knife in your hand.

But I suppose I'm biased

Thanks for the info!

I don't get why people are balking at the price--seems to me that they are also the ones who haven't held it for what it is.

I'm still getting two xD

 

[kneedeep]

I'll echo this as well. Great pics Glenn....we all benefit from you lugging around that beast of a camera.

Thanks, Jenn and I enjoyed meeting you and your wife as well.

Picture wise I'm a bit embarrassed, I was so overwhelmed with the show, talking with Thomas, Jim, Tommie, RJ, Gavin, and Grant, Dustin, and all the other great people we met, that I pretty much forgot to take pictures.

 

[kneedeep]

Finally! Added 561/560 pics.

If you jumped into the thread on page two, make sure you go back to post #2 to see them.

 

[greatoz]

As of right now the MSRP for this knife will be $599. I think the price feels appropriate when you hold the knife in your hand.

But I suppose I'm biased

maybe you are biased (you should be, you did STELLAR on both design and execution), but $599 is doable. twice.

 

[kneedeep]

As of right now the MSRP for this knife will be $599. I think the price feels appropriate when you hold the knife in your hand.

But I suppose I'm biased

It think the $599 for the 0777 seems appropriate when you hold a CRK in your hand.

 

[kneedeep]

Cookie version of the 0777.

 

[kneedeep]

Thread with an explanation.

Cookies

 

[Bjblade]

Man that is one good lookin knife, but a little outside my range........ probably to classy for a bomb tech anyway

 

[Rudeco]

WOW great pics and like BJblade said alittle out of my range as well, but gonna have to snap up the 0561 for sure... one question on the 0561....How smooth was the action???

 

[Morrow]

WOW great pics and like BJblade said alittle out of my range as well, but gonna have to snap up the 0561 for sure... one question on the 0561....How smooth was the action???

I'm not sure you could get much smoother. This knife uses KVT and it just sails open.