Native 5 with Crucible Steel Logo

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Hey guys, new to the forum. Just looking for some info as far as knife collect-ability goes.

My father worked for Crucible Steel for almost 45 years. Crucible is the company that has patented/makes the various high quality knife steels that Spyderco and many other custom knife manufacturers use (S30V, S35VN, S110V, M4, etc)

Spyderco made some Native 5 (S35VN) with FRN grips for some of the guys where my dad works. It’s pretty much a stock Native 5 with the exception that Spyderco stamped Crucible Steels name and logo on the blade.

With Crucible being so well known in the knife community, and with so few of these knives having been made with the logo stamped on the blade, would that make this knife more collectible? Is it worth any more than a normal Native 5? Or does having the logo stamped on the blade meaningless as far as the collectible world is concerned?

Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your time and help
 
From a collecting standpoint, I think the model you have would be of highest interest to someone who specifically collects all variations of the Native. Outside of that, I think it would be more of an interesting conversation piece than a highly sought collectible.
 
Thanks for the info Max!

Based on what I find out about it, I'm debating on whether this knife is something I can feel comfortable making an EDC, or if it's something thats more collectible, setting it aside and keeping it nice!
 
It depends. If there's some provenance to show that Spyderco engraved the knife, then at least in theory, it would be worth "something" more than a regular one to someone who collects Native variants. Without provenance, it could be looked at as aftermarket engraving, something most feel detracts from the value of a knife unless it has some personal significance to them.
 
Welcome.

Unfortunately you don't have the proper membership to be asking about the value.

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