I found it listed for $400

by bj , Sunday, February 08, 2015, 19:11 (3516 days ago) @ Art

at one of the best online knife retailers. Surprised it was that low at Cabelas.

Spyderco similarly gives a lot of support to military, law enforcement and emergency responders. Of course they make knives to sell, and slow sellers sometimes get discontinued. But if they make models that are popular with military and law enforcement, they will keep making them even if they are slow sellers in the commercial market.