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I still maintain that the products from the 2021 catalog, which were decided on and put in when Lynn Thompson still owned the company, may be the last items that we can feel pretty certain are still true blue Cold Steel.
The contracts handed out to make those products were also most certainly done with LT still at the helm.
As for what will be in the 2022 catalog?... Well, whatever they are, they may tell a lot as to where they'll be heading. But, even that may not tell the whole story. I mean, there could be some, (or even a lot), of the products you know and recognize, but... with the new ownership, there could be new manufacturers brought online to make them. Or, maybe, even bean counters incorporating some serious cutting of corners on those products. While there are no guarantees that this or that may or may not be changing, buying now may be the last opportunity you have to buy new products from them that you can pretty much still feel are the Cold Steel products you prefer.
As for 2022 onwards?... There is just no way to really know right at this moment. It may all be a fluid situation over at CS, or maybe things are already set in stone.
Whatever their plans are, buying what you like now, before they have incorporated their 2022 and beyond plans, may be your best bet for factory new Cold Steel. After that, if major negative changes are done, then the secondary Cold Steel market may become your only option for true Cold Steel.
That all said, I have a gut feeling that this change to new ownership will wind up looking like what happened to Marlin Firearms when it was sold to the owners of Remington. That situation caused the Marlin name and product to be brought down to unbelievably low levels. We shall see, but for now, seek out what you like from Cold Steel, acquire it, and keep high hopes that the new owners will be able to maintain the magic that was achieved when Lynn Thompson owned the company.
Just my two and a half cents
The contracts handed out to make those products were also most certainly done with LT still at the helm.
As for what will be in the 2022 catalog?... Well, whatever they are, they may tell a lot as to where they'll be heading. But, even that may not tell the whole story. I mean, there could be some, (or even a lot), of the products you know and recognize, but... with the new ownership, there could be new manufacturers brought online to make them. Or, maybe, even bean counters incorporating some serious cutting of corners on those products. While there are no guarantees that this or that may or may not be changing, buying now may be the last opportunity you have to buy new products from them that you can pretty much still feel are the Cold Steel products you prefer.
As for 2022 onwards?... There is just no way to really know right at this moment. It may all be a fluid situation over at CS, or maybe things are already set in stone.
Whatever their plans are, buying what you like now, before they have incorporated their 2022 and beyond plans, may be your best bet for factory new Cold Steel. After that, if major negative changes are done, then the secondary Cold Steel market may become your only option for true Cold Steel.
That all said, I have a gut feeling that this change to new ownership will wind up looking like what happened to Marlin Firearms when it was sold to the owners of Remington. That situation caused the Marlin name and product to be brought down to unbelievably low levels. We shall see, but for now, seek out what you like from Cold Steel, acquire it, and keep high hopes that the new owners will be able to maintain the magic that was achieved when Lynn Thompson owned the company.
Just my two and a half cents
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