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did the g-10 endura & Delica get dropped because they were not good sellers?

Have the tooling to make more. ZDP please :)

iyn wrote:did the g-10 endura & Delica get dropped because they were not good sellers?

Yes. Folks just couldn't wrap their heads around paying nearly twice as much for them as for the FRN versions.

The street price was around $100 for them. I believe there was stiff competition even in the same product line. Why would I pay $100 for a Delica when I can get a Caly 3?

It's possible that the timing was bad.

They sell fast on the secondary now and command around $120 still. Also, people keep asking to bring it back. I think a sprint for the Delica/Endura G10 will sell...

I know that when I offer a G-10 Delica up for a trade with 10 different offers, I would say 9 times out of 10, people go for the G-10 Delica.

It's a pretty highly desired model, even if people aren't willing to shell out the money for them when they're in production.

I put G-10 scales on my ZDP delica, and I can see why they're in such demand.

FCM415 wrote:They sell fast on the secondary now and command around $120 still. Also, people keep asking to bring it back. I think a sprint for the Delica/Endura G10 will sell...

Perhaps a run of 1200 or so. Depending of course if people like Nutnfancy push them on Youtube.

The problem (as I see) is the retail cost would likely be more than it was a few years ago. If they had problems at $115'ish likely more people are willing to talk big than lay down credit cards.

That's a good point. I figured after seeing the preorder price of the new Worker that if they released a new G10 delica it would be similarly priced. So I sucked it up and got one from national in November. Been carrying it since and wish I had bought one when they were first released.

The G-10 Delica is in stock at National Knives. I got one. It's very nice. They've been available there for awhile.

Blerv wrote:Perhaps a run of 1200 or so. Depending of course if people like Nutnfancy push them on Youtube.

The problem (as I see) is the retail cost would likely be more than it was a few years ago. If they had problems at $115'ish likely more people are willing to talk big than lay down credit cards.

I suspect you're right. In 2009, the MSRP of the FRN Delica was $90 and the G-10 version's MSRP was $180. The Endura MSRPs were $95 and $200, respectively. Given that MSRP for the FRN Delica and Endura are now $105 and $110, it's a pretty safe bet that a G-10 ones would have MSRPs of at least $210 and $220 and, given that the Worker G-10 Sprint's MSRP is $280, those numbers might be very optimistic.

$110, at Offutt AFB Exchange. Must be old stock.

gijoe945 wrote:$110, at Offutt AFB Exchange. Must be old stock.

Most likely. I think anyone who wants one should try to grab either NIB or lightly used. That or buy a Dragonfly G10 and squint hard at it .

I've had 2 G10 Delicas and 2 G10 D'flys. Keep trading them off for whatever reason. I might see about getting another Delica.

I'd buy one with G10 and an Emerson wave in a heartbeat. I really don't like FRN, just like I don't like Polymer framed handguns. I like the heft of metal.