The knife isn't out yet, so you're not likely to see many real world pictures until people can actually GET it in the real world. And CS rarely releases specific release dates for their designs, so you're not likely to find out when that might be until shortly before they actually ship, which, considering Cold Steel releases products throughout the year, could be anytime between now and December.
It's pretty silly that the footage is so staggered, the knives are clearly made, they are present at the booth on videos for people to fondle so why not at least show the public what they want and create some want for them. Seems a bit backwards that the knife is available for pre-order when it hasnt even been shown much at all, most pre-order products are well previewed so people actually know what they are pre-ordering.
Glenn056; I don't think quality control is going to be a problem,if its made in the same factory as the recon 1s ,voyager,and similar knives,im sure its going to be perfect right out of the gate. Its obvious wherever the 4max was made,they somehow messed it up. if t was also made where the other knives mentioned were made,they would not have had any problems.
The SR1 is the only Cold Steel I'm looking forward to as well. It doesn't look like it has any gold bling (golden eyes and golden pocket clips remind me of gold teeth on rappers).
The handle looks to be hand filling, unlike CS's recent trend of thin narrow web-of-the-hand hurting handles. It might actually be capable of doing some hard work.
Gonna jump on the sr1 bandwagon as well. It's on my must buy as it reminds of a 4 max. Not to say that I wouldn't buy others but this one stands out.
I believe the show version is still a prototype as there isn't any laser markings on it. Actually I wouldn't mind if they just left the knife without any markings.
Agreed, i would love if they kept the blade unmarked.
Knife Center still has a note about "no further delivery info available..." on their site. They send me an automated email once a week telling me my pre-order is still pending, but that's it. CS has a habit of releasing certain knives really late, so it could be next week or it might not be until Christmas.