I could be wrong, Recon, but I get the feeling that Dan and Jerry couldn't care less about the timing of other manufacturers' releases. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Jerry has claimed that their main market is military sales, but that doesn't mean I buy that statement at face value. He claims the newer, crappier Bama Clay texture is to reduce reflectivity for military contracts. While I have no doubt his intention in changing the finish was to reduce reflectivity, I find it absolutely laughable to believe that there is some big military order of Bama Clay knives out there somewhere, strapped to a bunch of soldiers' packs. It's just not something that a military contractor would do - buying a bunch of pretty knives and requesting them in this weird sandpaper textured finish.


I think of Jerry's statements very much like I would think of the campfire stories of my crazy uncle - full of hyperbole and imagination, and not to be taken at face value for anything more than a laugh and some fun.