Civilian - Old blade VS new blade(?)

[swingshot]

I read somewhere that the more recent versions of the Civilian do not have as fine a point as the original.

Is there any truth to this?

 

[The Deacon]

I don't think so. I do not have a recently made one, but as far as I know, they still ship with a disclaimer saying they are not intended for general utility use. The Spyderco website and catalog definitely still show that same warning message, which is why I believe no change, or at least on significant change, has been made to the tip.

 

[spyken]

I need a Matriarch, help! lol...I think all the Civilian tips are quite fine...(or fragile, haha).

 

[The Deacon]

I need a Matriarch, help! lol...I think all the Civilian tips are quite fine...(or fragile, haha).

The Matriarch tip is the same way, they came with the same disclaimer tag attached as the Civilians.

 

[spyken]

ah....I love those S-shaped blades. Deacon, thanks a lot for your tip and Pm....I'm watching it right now....

 

[JD Spydo]

I have heard that the Civilian and Matriarch both had problems with the tips breaking under stressful use. However I have talked to dozens of Spyderco blade afficionados in the last 3 years and I have not gotten a first hand report from any of them that they had a Civi or Matriarch blade snap on them.

I think all of this talk is probably based on the fact that there were probably a couple of airheads who probably broke one or 2 of them using them to pry with and then had the audacity to hit Spyderco up for warranty repair.

I have had 6 Civilians all together and I don't remember any blade tip thickness differences. However the one I have now which is a VG-10 model is one I got 2 years ago. Actually I've always preferred the Matriarch for reasons other than the tip.