Are the Spyderco Byrd knives worth it?

I only own one Byrd knife. It's a serrated Crossbill with G10 grips, bought so long ago I can't even recall how much I paid for it. The knife is now discontinued, according to Spyderco's online catalog. The Crossbill was bought for a specific purpose--I needed a hawkbill-bladed knife for a project and the Byrd was cheap enough to buy, use and discard afterwards if it broke. It performed perfectly for the tasks involved and has always performed perfectly for every succeeding task. It's a knife I have beat up several times over the years. Easy to sharpen with the Sharpmaker and as tight as new today despite the abuse I've put it through.

The knives cost quite a bit more today than they did at the time I bought my only Byrd knife but, yeah, I definitely think they are worth it.
 
I have a lot of knives to pick from and I find myself carrying a Cara Cara 2 95% of the time. Love the size.weight,tip down option, spyde like hole, and finger choil.
 
I won a Cara Cara 2 in a giveaway on here, and I fell in love. Don't get me wrong, I prefer my knives to be made in the great 50, but this knife is definitely one of the best bang for the buck pieces I have.

Spyderco has better bi-directional texturing, but the Byrd is no slouch either. It still provides plenty of grip. The blade is a long and lean cutter, and the backlock provides plenty of strength. My example came pretty much centered, and the jimping is cut cleaner than others I've seen on here. Overall I'm very happy with it.

I'm carrying a Manix 2 Lightweight today, but I'm still checking prices on a G10 Raven 2 in CTS-BD1 :D

Cara Cara 2:

 
Once upon a time everything stainless that came out of China said it was 440 series steel. Now they have individual names for each of the alloys.
 
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