D2 and BG-42 run - a promise?

How about a 3.5 inch d2 bladed perrin?Or if not then maybe a kerambit in bg42. I also really like the dyad suggestion. AA ronin with brown micarta and either steel in a leather sheath would be sweet as well. I like the shorty perrin best though and I am not alone.

Thanks
Sam
 
anthony cheeseboro said:
I'd like a BG-42 Native or a polished D-2 Native. That model is cheap and affordable so it would be nice to have a few in different steels.
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I could go for either of those. Not sure if I agree with Carlos' logic regarding color, think a tan or hunter green FRN Native might sell faster and attract a wider audience than black.
 
I'd go for a D2 Delica also, especially with a handle in micarta. :)
 
A Calypso in D2 would cause Spydiemania to run rampant. Wallets would spring open and bury Sal in cash. :eek:
 
Bring back the Starmate. BG-42 would be my first choice, though any good steel would do.

Next choice would be the Native, then the Dragonfly SS.
 
I didn' t expect so many answers - some of them being really instructive and exciting. Thanks to Sal for supporting the idea!

Let me shortly summarize the results up to now. As expected, there are many different suggestions - for obvious reason: there are so many beautiful Spyderco knives. Stiil there is some trend appearing:

1. statistically BG-42 wins by 50 % more votes.
2. suggestions go mostly to the medium size knives:
- Native , FRN, Micarta, G-10
- Delica, FRN, SS, and (proposed) Micarta.
- Calypso, again Micarta, etc.
Most suggestions are BG-42.
3. Large knives:
- Milie and Paramilie appear, D2 steel prefered,
- Chinook, BG-42,
- ATR and (discont.) Starmate , BG-42, etc.
4. Small knives,
- Dodo,
- Mini-Dyad (discont.)
- Dragonfly SS,
all in BG-42,
- D2 reverse-S Meerkat.
5. Fixed blade knives:
- Perrin, D2.

Generally, larger knives, Perrin, Military tend to D2, and small/medium tend to BG-42. Tendency is not, however, very strong.
Few more comments:
- I am surprised that nobody mention the 'old' perfect cutter, the Moran, both D2 and BG-42 would be excellent.
- if discont. models are allowed, then the Wegner jr. in BG-42 (my favorite), and a large Wegner for Shootist (custom Wegner was in BG-42, AFAIK).
- does it makes problems if one suggests an american BG-42 for the knife normally produced in Japan, e.g. a Delica? Sal?
- does it makes things worse if one suggests, e.g. a BG-42 Native, but with Micarta or G-10 handle? Sal?
- if it were alowed, woudn't it be wortwhile to consider, e.g. Native or Delica in BG-42 with Titanium handles? Sal?

Well, up to now, I would support Native/Delica in BG-42 with Micarta (prefered, to make a difference), G-10, FRN, SS, Titanium.

Thanks for so many good answers.

Franco
 
donutrule,

sorry, my mistake, I edited a thread, D2 Mercat is now there. Some others are omitted, like large Calypso, Native Chief, Endura, Kerambit - either they appear once, or are discont. model, or were never produced. Clearly, Spyderco will not produce all suggested knives - I have tried to find if the suggestions converge to 1-2 knives. We need to find a compromise. My apology for omissions.


Franco
 
Seems to me that there's a catch here. At one point, Sal had stated that there would be an upgrade in the future for the Dragonfly, and I made the comment that I would like to see a better steel for the SS 'fly, specifically S30V. Sal pointed out that the Dragonfly was made overseas, and S30V would not be an option (while I'm at it...Sal! VG-10 SS Dragonfly please!).
I assume that when we talk about a run of D2 or BG-42, we're giong to be limited to models made in the US. That knocks knives like the Delica, Endura, etc, out of the running. What are we left with? Knives already available in S30V.
Personally, I have no desire to pay more for a limited run that features a slight downgrade in steel.
 
No worries, Franco. I was just sad that the only Meerkats in reverse-S are in AUS-6, and even those are being discontinued.

Not that that has stopped me from buying two more, today (we now own 3, my wife loves them) from New Graham...
 
OwenM:

Personally, I have no desire to pay more for a limited run that features a slight downgrade in steel.
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I don't think every fan should be excited about changing a steel. Some people are excited if handle's color is changed. Me not. However, I don't think that changing S30V to BG-42 is a slight downgrade in steel. S30V is considered to be the best COMPROMISE for knives up to, lets say, 4'' blade length. For large survival knife you better take tough carbon steel, or AUS8 if you need stainless. For light cutters you may want to have some very hard steel, e.g. a laminated Fallkniven's U2 is hardened to Rc 62.
IMHO BG-42 is simply different compared to VG-10 or S30V. It is often considered to be the best non-powder steel.
D2 is also offered today in a number of different knives, BM AFCK, Ontario RTAK series, Becker new line, some recent knives by Swamp Rats.
Some time ago, Sal had (has had?) a plan for a run of Lil' Temperance in BG-42. To make a difference.

Franco
 
I liked The Deacon's idea of a hunter green FRN Native.
How about Navy Blue?
Battleship Grey?
Gold?
Sage?

Hm.
BG-42 and Grey FRN Native in the original configuration.
 
Golden made Native in D2, I'd buy one in a heartbeat! Great steel on an affordable knife. Don't get me wrong, I think S30V is a great steel but I've always had a soft spot for D2, still one of the best all around blade steels IMHO. The original Native design is one my all time Spyderco favorites.
 
Don't wanna rain on anyone's parade, but wouldn't it make sense to have a special run on a model that usually comes with a cheaper steel? BG-42 instead of S30V in a Millie doesn't really make much sense, for example.

In a stainless handled Delica a high-tech steel blade instead of AUS-6 would really make a difference.
 
Whatever bg42 model spyderco comes up with, I don't care. But do NOT do that on SS endura/delica or lil'temperance! My wife's gona kill me if I get one more knife before christmas.
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BG-42 Starmate with tan G10 scales.

D2 Native with BDU U.S. Army camo Zytel.

D2 Delica with U.S. Marine Corps Digi camo Zytel.

BG-42 Military with 3 color desert micarta scales.


What do you think? Went with the combat colors.
 
I think many people has requested for a SS delica or SS endura with edge steel better than AUS previously. I think this may be the time to have a limited run on these models.
 
There are few points made, which, I believe, require the help from Sal.
First, we need to know if ONLY models made in USA are candidates for a run. That means, only Native FRN, Lil' T, Dodo, ...
If only USA models are allowed, then probably Native would be the most interesting one.
However, I believe that there should be something else changed besides the steel - a handle for example.
For example, a Native with BG-42 AND a grey (say, Titanium grey) FRN handle would be interesting to many people who like diversity of handles (e.g. color). It would be even more interesting to change FRN to G10 or Micarta, but here we really need an input from Sal.

I think with some input from Sal we may slowly converge to some dream that could become true!

Franco
 
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