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James Mattis

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I was moving some stuff about, and I ran into this on the back of an 08/96 Knives Illustrated:

<A HREF="http://www.chaicutlery.com/spyderco/Ad-SteelCable.jpg" TARGET=_blank>
Ad-SteelCable-small.jpg
</A>

The knife in the ad is a Terzuola design they don't make any more.

If, after you click on the little image for the big one, the text is still "legiblity-challenged" on your screen, it says:

Of course it's impossible!
But, a few of our customers have
managed to saw through steel
cable in order to save a life.
And the knife still shaved...
Enough nonsense - It ruined
the knife. But when a little
determination and a CLIPIT(tm) get
together amazing things happen.
Click to expand...


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- JKM
www.chaicutlery.com
AKTI Member # SA00001


[This message has been edited by James Mattis (edited 07-26-2000).]
 
I remember that one! One of the few funny ads (not just tasteless) I've ever seen.
 
a few of our customers have
>managed to saw through steel
>cable in order to save a life.

Is there any real story base on this?
I really would like to hear it!
 
Thanx James.

Hi Alan. It was a diver sawing through a cable to save another diver tangled in the cable. He used a mariner model. They were 150 feet down. Ruined the teeth. We gave him a new one, I think we've got the old one about somewhere.

sal
 
My poor old Police went thru 2 braided high-tensile steel cables once...it took some sawing but it did happen.
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Nice ad James! Any idea how much that knife in the picture would cost now?

Sam

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have spydies
will travel...
 
There are a bunch of the ads in The Spyderco Story!
John


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I've had more paper cuts than cuts from knives, but the knives are QUICKLY gaining!
 
Red,

Because it was there
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, and he broke all his teeth on the last one
smile.gif
.

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Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.
 
Hi Sal
I like to use this great story in magazine,
could you tell me the names of the heros in this story, and where did this happen?

Thank you very much!
Alan
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Hi Alan. It was a diver sawing through a cable to save another diver tangled in the cable. He used a mariner model. They were 150 feet down. Ruined the teeth. We gave him a new one, I think we've got the old one about somewhere.

sal

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Hi Alan. Sorry. It's been more than 10 years. Wouldn't know where to begin to search.

There was a local LEO that was wearing a Police model that stopped a 9mm slug, saved his leg. Also ruined the kife. We couldn't get that one either.

sal
 
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