The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
I’m with you on the 0452 and 0562 being the best models ZT ever made. I’ve got the Ti version of each and they’re both part of the core of my collection. As for wishing about what ZT would bring back, I don’t. I’ve already got the two best that IMO they ever made, so I’m all set with ZTs. Echoing the thought above, my interests have also moved on. However, if ZT came up with a new model that reached me the way the 0452 and 0562 do, I’d be getting in line to buy it.I have passed my peak interest in ZT, so for me I am not hoping ZT to bring back any disc'd models, including 0200, 0560/1, 030x. I feel the current 0562 and 0452 are the best models ZT has ever made.
I do sometimes wish I'd bought two of the 0561.
Mine is a pre insert model, it's been such a great knife.The lock up hasn't changed even after all these years.You don't see those pop up for sale very often. Especially the ones with the lockbar insert.