combatvet
01-24-07, 00:44
Got is straight from BK&T today that they are out of inventory and cannot project when they will start production again.
The company is in serious trouble and we might see the end of them all together.
Their BK7, BK9, etc are great knives and very well built IMO. If you don't have one you might want to find one, it might be worth some good money 10 years from now. Even if it doesn't appreciate, you'll have a great tool for your collection.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/bk4.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/bk9.jpg
An excerpt"
Camillus Cutlery has several lawsuits pending against it in Onondaga County court.
The company settled one last week with one of its largest customers, Cold Steel Inc., a California knife company.
Cold Steel asked for the return of several pieces of equipment used to make its knives, money due under a royalty agreement and compensation for lost sales. Camillus refused to return the equipment and asked Cold Steel to buy unfinished inventory, the complaint said.
Under the settlement agreement, Cold Steel removed its equipment last week, said Cold Steel owner Lynn Thompson.
Cold Steel lost about $1 million in sales as a result of problems at the cutlery, he said. The knives produced by Camillus for Cold Steel are used by the military, he said.
Thompson said he's had no success in finding another American manufacturer to make the knives.
"I think it's a flipping tragedy," Thompson said "We didn't want to leave there."
http://www.syracuse.com/business/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/business-6/1163757505131490.xml
The company is in serious trouble and we might see the end of them all together.
Their BK7, BK9, etc are great knives and very well built IMO. If you don't have one you might want to find one, it might be worth some good money 10 years from now. Even if it doesn't appreciate, you'll have a great tool for your collection.
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/bk4.jpg
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g259/nkissel/bk9.jpg
An excerpt"
Camillus Cutlery has several lawsuits pending against it in Onondaga County court.
The company settled one last week with one of its largest customers, Cold Steel Inc., a California knife company.
Cold Steel asked for the return of several pieces of equipment used to make its knives, money due under a royalty agreement and compensation for lost sales. Camillus refused to return the equipment and asked Cold Steel to buy unfinished inventory, the complaint said.
Under the settlement agreement, Cold Steel removed its equipment last week, said Cold Steel owner Lynn Thompson.
Cold Steel lost about $1 million in sales as a result of problems at the cutlery, he said. The knives produced by Camillus for Cold Steel are used by the military, he said.
Thompson said he's had no success in finding another American manufacturer to make the knives.
"I think it's a flipping tragedy," Thompson said "We didn't want to leave there."
http://www.syracuse.com/business/poststandard/index.ssf?/base/business-6/1163757505131490.xml