Carbon fiber spydies

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I have a police with gin 1, delica ffg and a g10 dragonfly. I love all of them but am looking for a more eleguent Spyderco. I really like carbon fiber, what are your guys favorite spydercos that have handles that are something other than frn or g10? I would also like a wire clip if possible
 
Caly 3 carbon fiber comes to mind. But I prefer American made pocket knives, so there is also the CF UKPK that can still be found around, if you can stomach a slip joint.

When I have to dress nice I carry my CF S90V Para 2.
 
The twill CF finish on the Sage 1, Chaparral and Gayle Bradley (and probably others) might be my favorite handle material, period. Looks very elegant and offers the perfect amount of grip. I am less enthusiastic about the polished CF used on many Spyderco knives. I have not owned a knife with the peel ply finish but my understanding is that it feels much like G10. Based on what you say you are looking for I would urge you to check out a Sage 1 or Chaparral.
 
The superhawk is CF and wire clip, I'm not sure if I'd call it elegant though.
Here's my CF Spydercos...
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For me it is the Sage 1 and the Chaparral. The Chaparral is close to the size of the Dragonfly so it is kinda small but nice!
 
UKPK
Chaparral
Caly 3 ZDP/CF
Gayle Bradley
M390 Military
Sage 1

Also, I Love The Titanium Handles And The Stainless Handles:
Delica Stainless
Endura Stainless
Police Stainless
Cricket Stainless
Dragonfly Stainless
Dragonfly Etched
Sage 2 Titanium
Titanium Military
Kiwi - You Can Also Get This In Stag Or CF
And Many Others.
 
The Sage 1 a classy little knife.

Beautiful twill carbon fiber, nice size, and incredible smooth action and fit/finish.
 
My two favorite CF Spydercos are the CF Kiwi...

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...and the Chaparral...

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...The CF Stretch is another favorite of mine...

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...and, if I were right handed when it comes to knives, the CF Sage I...

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...and Ed Schempp's CF Balance would be two of my favorites as well...

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The ZDP Stretch and Gayle Bradley are my two faves in the CF family. There's some similarity in their blade shapes that I find appealing.
 
Find a Native 4 in Carbon Fiber. They're absolutely awesome (and slightly larger than the Chaparral).
 
Glass Fiber Nishijin (like on the "R") are pretty cool:

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The Peel-Ply from Seki City is in a different pattern than Golden and TaiChung Peel-Ply texture (you can sort of see it in this CF Stretch):

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Here's a CF Native 4 next to a Native 5 with custom CF scales, next to a Sage 1 (L-R):

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thanks for the pictures. those are some awesome looking knives, i really like the native4 in cf, but i believe that is discountinued now. I think im either going to get a sage 1, para2, sage2, or chokwe, anyone know which one is built the most solid, with least blade play and such?
 
Of those you listed, only the Sage1 has carbon fiber. If you go outside of carbon fiber, my personal favorite is the Chokwe. They are all liner, frame, or compression locks so they should have very little blade play, except that you occasionally hear people talking about Para 2's having some play (which can usually be remedied by adjusting the stop pin).
 
Are those Nishijin knives slippery? I love the looks but the material appears rather slick.
 
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