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Permalink Reply by Michael D. on November 6, 2016 at 8:35

This is just off the top of my head but H&K could never find a niche.

The medium priced looked like S&W for example. I don't know the types of steel to compare.

The cheaper line looked like Schrade. You can get a Schrade "second" or "special purchase" for pennies if you can live with the flaws especially if you use it as a tool and not a "looker".

The automatics? Don't know but maybe overpriced and this is a specialized market.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on November 6, 2016 at 20:00

Michael,

You could very well be correct.  I know I have heard they could not find a niche for that brand and its models.  My Benchmade dealer carried them but only because he sold them fairly well at shows, never out of his shop or online.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Scheuerman (Manx) on November 8, 2016 at 12:55

Might as well have this here as well...

Kershaw/Zero Tolerance discontinued list for 2017.

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on November 8, 2016 at 15:16

Thanks for adding to our list Manx.  I am beginning to wonder if the 2017 SHOT show is going to bring this many replacement models?!

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Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on November 16, 2016 at 15:16

I think the Barrage and the Rubicon surprise me the most

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Permalink Reply by Steve Scheuerman (Manx) on November 17, 2016 at 12:42

These are just certain models that are being discontinued. Not the whole line. You can still get a mini Barrage, just not that exact style.

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Permalink Reply by Ken Liebick on December 9, 2016 at 22:39

Cold Steel is discontinuing the Hold Out and Talwar series and Mini Recon. The Ranch Boss was already a limited run based off of the Stockman design. I'm not sure if they have other models on the chopping block.

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