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The AD10 and AD15 seem... unnecessary. The price already seemed high for the brand and the materials, and now the price has gone up another 30-40 bucks.
They’re cool knives with great designs, but they’re missing that balance of price:materials:utility:uniqueness that make a knife desirable to me. I’m obviously in the minority here since they’re sold out nearly universally, but, I don’t see either doing anything my Recon 1 can’t, and that cost me $90 - roughly half of the current retail price for an AD10.
Well, okay, admittedly, the AD10 does have a striking pommel, but I really don’t crush many skulls in my day-to-day life.
Gotta disagree here. Ask someone (like me) who's wanted a Demko A10 for years whether paying a less than a fourth of the price of an actual custom A10 (for a knife that's not a clone) is unnecessary. The A15 fans? I'm sure they're enjoying not paying $650-$750 for one. Also, again, $150 for a giant slab of S35vn sharpened to a crazy edge? The AD10 is a fantastic knife for the money. Frankly, it'd be a fantastic knife at $200. Same with the AD15. You really have to take a step back and see what these two knives are offering.