No knife rumors. If the last 3 years I've been there is any indication ZT will steal the show with ease, though Spyderco did okay last year with a case of some unique possible collaborations. ZT will be interesting, they really stepped outside their box in 2015 so it will be interesting if that trend continues or if they go back to hard use tactical. Usually Spyderco and BM tip most of their new products before the show so there isn't much for surprises. With the new pricing scheme, a rumored new price increase, and QC issues I think BM is going to be hard pressed to impress most of the knife enthusiasts. I think we'll see more and more factory knives offered with premium steels and prices will increase. Manufacturers can't be blind to the ridiculous prices "mid-tech" knives are commanding.
There are rumors of a M1 pistol, probably a new LCP, and new striker fired pistol from Ruger in 9mm and .45, new Ammo line from Browning, Kimber micro 9mm to go with the .380, S&W bodyguard without a safety, an AK style pistol that runs beretta 92 mags, CZ scorpion carbine, XD-s in .40, S&W MP Gen 2 probably to compete for the new military contract, Tavor in .308, FN single stack pistol, Glock MOS in 17/19 guns, M&P shield in .45. If you really want to go crazy there's a rumor someone's going to release an AK style .50cal. I'd bet we see a lot more suppressors, and suppressor ready guns, and probably more out of the box SBR options. SIG may have a US made P210 in an attempt to recover from the Germany import fiasco, and probably a couple new MPX variants, and new optics/suppressors. I think we'll see more very compact .380/9mm options. Ruger bought out the Rohrbaugh design but have only been making it in .380 (RM380) so far, wouldn't be surprised if they released a 9mm version. The ruger precision rifle has been ridiculously popular, so I think we'll see more attempts at low cost precision bolt rifles in "chassis" type setups. The CZ scorpion and SIG MPX have been very popular, but I'm not sure who else would jump into that pool. Both Swarvoski and Zeiss are due for an updated rangefinding binocular.
You can also bet that a large % of the new stuff everyone drools over won't hit the market till late 2016, no matter what the manufacturer says. Not so much in knives but with many of the products it's ridiculous how long it takes manufacturers to get product to market now. Worse yet many of those items will have issues that will require significant revision after the first round of beta testers......I mean customers......get them. There will also be way too many people there that have no business being there, and and hopefully those folding carts will be banned. It's a fun show the first couple times but I'm happy that they are letting the new guy go this year, that way 6 months from now when we still don't have product that was promised he can explain it.