End of an era

[Beavertail]

Just received the Christmas catalogue from SMKW.
It's going to be their last mail order catalogue as they are discontinuing production.
I have been getting their catalogue since the 1980's and it makes me kinda sad. Oh well,nothing lasts forever.

[bighomer]

Got mine yestiddy, kinda hate to see it go.

[XX Case XX]

That is not good news.

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Mike

[stockman]

That is to bad, I have used them over the years. I was even in their store one time. They are a long way from me.

Harold

[cody6268]

Haven't gotten it yet, but it's a shame.




Yet, Uline has an absolute brick they send me 4x a year even though I haven't ordered a thing from them. That's gotta cost a lot to print.

[Modern Slip Joints]

While I recently got one that only has Case knives I haven't received their X-Mas yet. I tossed most of mine into boxes. I do not know any other place I could research what years RR models were offered. I like reading through them but have mostly been ordering off their website for awhile because I can only learn what's on sale by looking at their website. IIRC my 6254SS Trapper with natural bone decorated with tang stamps was from last years X-Mas catalog. It's a good knife to take to gun shows to help date Case knives.

[XX Case XX]

Yet, Uline has an absolute brick they send me 4x a year even though I haven't ordered a thing from them.

I get the very same one, even though I've only ordered from them one time.

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Mike

[Mumbleypeg]

I sometimes receive two copies of SMKW catalog but haven’t ordered anything in years. Aside from a few pages it’s mostly full of Chicom junk including stuff other than knives. I won’t miss it.

BTW I get that U-Line “brick”also, even though I’ve never ordered anything from them. Don’t know how I got on their mailing list.

Ken

[just bob]

The SMKW catalog is one of my favorite knife publications to browse through. I have many from the 1990's and wish I could find more of the older ones. I don't know what it cost to have the Christmas catalog designed, printed, and mailed, but no doubt it was expensive. Years ago, I read their Christmas catalog generated $1 million dollars in sales. The on-line sales have no doubt cut into that. They also had Zippo's and other collectables. I will miss it. A great source of information is gone.

[1967redrider]

I always enjoy looking through it, even if I don't order anything. Usually all of their "deals" are online. And it is quite a publication.