Anyone else hoping for a BBS exclusive Military in k390?

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Anyone else hoping for a BBS exclusive Military in k390?

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Ever since I got my first military (BHQ M4), I've been wanting more. I'd love to see a Cruwear w/smooth black G10 from KC as well, but I was just looking at my k390 para 3 and it got me thinking about how awesome a military would be in this combo.

Anyone else agree? I know plenty will disagree solely on the fact that they dislike BBS, but feel free to share other disagreements as well.
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Not a Military guy ... too big for my preferences. BUT, hope the Military guys get to see this happen.

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I think an OD Green Cru-carta Military and Denim Micarta K390 Military would be awesome and quite popular. Hopefully Spyderco will expand their Micarta offerings into their other Golden models soon.
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At this point in time, any sprint run/exclusive would be nice.
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steelcity16 wrote:
Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:51 pm
I think an OD Green Cru-carta Military and Denim Micarta K399 Military would be awesome and quite popular. Hopefully Spyderco will expand their Micarta offerings into their other Golden models soon.
Ooh yeah... I'd love a k390 denim micarta Military!
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I’m not hoping for an exclusive. I want regular production or a widely available Sprint Run.
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Doc Dan wrote:
Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:28 pm
I’m not hoping for an exclusive. I want regular production or a widely available Sprint Run.
Don't think that regular production K390 or Cru-Wear Millie is gonna happen....but man can dream.
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I'm not interested in BBS anything.

I'd love to see another shop do a DLC K390 Manix XL though!
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kerrcobra wrote:
Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:00 pm
...I know plenty will disagree solely on the fact that they dislike BBS, but feel free to share other disagreements as well.
Vivi wrote:
Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:39 pm
I'm not interested in BBS anything.
Ok, I'll bite: what's the deal with people hating BBS? I've ordered two knives from them recently, both came super-quick USPS Priority and the tracking was super reliable; down to a 3-hour window so I could pick them up on my lunch break.

I like the military a lot, but still wish they'd do a Military 2 with a compression lock and 4-way clip. I'd take a Military 2 in K390 and Ranger Green G10 in a heartbeat.
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kennethsime wrote:
Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:06 am
kerrcobra wrote:
Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:00 pm
...I know plenty will disagree solely on the fact that they dislike BBS, but feel free to share other disagreements as well.
Vivi wrote:
Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:39 pm
I'm not interested in BBS anything.
Ok, I'll bite: what's the deal with people hating BBS? I've ordered two knives from them recently, both came super-quick USPS Priority and the tracking was super reliable; down to a 3-hour window so I could pick them up on my lunch break.

I like the military a lot, but still wish they'd do a Military 2 with a compression lock and 4-way clip. I'd take a Military 2 in K390 and Ranger Green G10 in a heartbeat.
I don't do business with them because they don't have customer service and they double charge customers for shipping.
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I would buy one.
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I would buy one as well. The Military is my favorite Spyderco platform and I am loving K390.
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I would buy one and I would be happy.

Having said that, I am at a point in my knife life where my scope of acceptable characteristics is very narrow. I don’t use folders with textured handles, and I don’t buy folders that weigh over four ounces. The Military is the only folder that has an exemption from both of these rules.

I would love a micarta handle though. Smooth preferred.
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Funnily enough, I would never thought that BBS Millie would have such a support, given the retailer reputation.
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Even if K390 was the very best steel in the world, lightyears ahead of all the others - which afaik is not the case - I'd never support the BBS BS business model. I don't get how anyone can be so ignorant. Sorry if this offends some of you, but I feel it needed to be said.
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archangel wrote:
Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:22 am
Even if K390 was the very best steel in the world, lightyears ahead of all the others - which afaik is not the case - I'd never support the BBS BS business model. I don't get how anyone can be so ignorant. Sorry if this offends some of you, but I feel it needed to be said.
Not doing business with BBS because one doesn't like their business model, I understand. The venom directed towards those that do buy from BBS, I do not understand.
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I hope it gets this steel but I'm not at all interested in this particular vendor getting it.
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Vivi wrote:
Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:27 am
kennethsime wrote:
Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:06 am
kerrcobra wrote:
Thu Nov 07, 2019 10:00 pm
...I know plenty will disagree solely on the fact that they dislike BBS, but feel free to share other disagreements as well.
Vivi wrote:
Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:39 pm
I'm not interested in BBS anything.
Ok, I'll bite: what's the deal with people hating BBS? I've ordered two knives from them recently, both came super-quick USPS Priority and the tracking was super reliable; down to a 3-hour window so I could pick them up on my lunch break.

I like the military a lot, but still wish they'd do a Military 2 with a compression lock and 4-way clip. I'd take a Military 2 in K390 and Ranger Green G10 in a heartbeat.
I don't do business with them because they don't have customer service and they double charge customers for shipping.
Not double, rather triple.
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And shipping 5x for international customers compared to other US vendors. So no thanks BBS.

K390 would be nice though. But even then i'm not sure if i'd get it. I am pretty well set with the CTS 204P and REX 45 Military.
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archangel wrote:
Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:22 am
Even if K390 was the very best steel in the world, lightyears ahead of all the others - which afaik is not the case - I'd never support the BBS BS business model. I don't get how anyone can be so ignorant. Sorry if this offends some of you, but I feel it needed to be said.
Ignorance is a lack of knowledge. I am not lacking knowledge in this case. How could I be? This is the deadest and most beaten horse on this forum. I simply think that there are bigger travesties in the world than some company in a free market choosing to run their business however they choose. I choose to let the free market decide.

Feel free to vote with your wallet but please keep the judgement of others to yourself. You didn’t say anything that hasn’t already been said a thousand times before. It is actually impossible to even discuss an exclusive they have commissioned without the conversation devolving in about three posts into a discussion of the business themselves. That is getting tiresome.
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