Blackhawk questions

[chickenplucker]

When was the blackhawk produced and was it a good knife?

 

[moonwilson]

Question 1: http://www.spyderco.com/edge-u-cation/index.php?item=9 Sprry. I didn't have time to read through the whole thing. It should be in there.

Question 2: It's a Spyderco, so yes, it's a good knife. I don't think they make bad ones.

 

[chickenplucker]

Good answer on #2 moonwilson!

 

[StigmataDiaboli]

Indeed, I have yet to see one.

 

[Peter1960]

When was the blackhawk produced ...

IIRC: 1993-1994 Blackhawk Aluminium, 1995-1997 Blackhawk G-10

 

[The Deacon]

IIRC: 1993-1994 Blackhawk Aluminium, 1995-1997 Blackhawk G-10

Think you're right Peter. Believe there were also some assembled and sold later, in 2001 or so, out of a cache of parts.

As for "good", that depends on what you're looking for in a knife. Unlined G-10 handles kept the weight down, but clip screws tended to strip out. Handle design made it one of the few Spyderco front locks that was not hand-neutral to operate, since about 1/3 of the relatively small Spyderhole is blocked by the right scale.

Bottom knife is the Aluminum Blackhawk, G-10 version is above it. Two top ones are Renegades, the Blackhawk's big brother. Both knives were built for the "biker" market, the Renegade for the guys, the Blackhawk for the gals.

Paul

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