Now that Shot Show has ended, the dust has settled, and most(Ka-bar is still keeping quiet) of the big knife companies have announced their new lineup, Cold Steel definitely looks like the company that will be getting most of my money this year.
Kershaw has 5 definites(blue Blur, teal Shuffle, CQC-4kXL, RJ Tactical, Link) and 4 maybes(Tanto Link, Shield, Launch 2, Camp 12). Condor and Ontario barely seems to be putting anything new out this year, though I'll be getting 3 of the new Condor offerings(the 2 Duku Parangs and the Primitive Bushcraft), and not sure about any of the Ontarios. Only 1 Spyderco for me(the Reverse). Cold Steel OTOH has about 15 things that are either definite or highly likely buys, and another 10 or so that I'd like but may have to hold off on(like the new Hold Out 1, I want it, but Knifecenter has the street price as around $150 and I just don't see myself going for that this year) at least for now. That's more definites from Cold Steel than the definites and maybes from Kershaw, Spyderco, and Condor combined! I like those 3 companies too, and own a lot of their stuff, but this year it seems, is the year of Cold Steel.
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