Dark Blue Manix 2, Rare?

Only one thing to do, pull the blade and check the date.

I bet it's a dye job gone bad, does G10 even come in that color?
 
Yeah, I believe Spyderco folders have the month/year on the tang.

It sounds as if this knife has had at least 3 owners. Seems tough to vouch that this knife is 100% factory after 3 owners. It looks like a dye job, and that would make more sense that Spyderco producing a sprint of 1. I could be wrong and would be interested to hear what Spyderco says, so let us know what the verdict is!
 
I took the Manix completely apart. I had some difficulty putting it back together at first. I checked the other side of the scale and it's the exact same color. I would have thought it it were dyed maybe the back of the scales could have a tiny amount of black on them. But nope. The date code was 12/09 as well. I don't know, it doesn't appear to be dyed to me.. But, who knows right?
 
Did you take any other pics today?
 
People, have dyed Leafstorm handles, and other G10 handles, you'd never know except that Spyderco has not produced a Black G10 handled Leafstorm.

It's likely been dyed, Sal can chime in as to whether or not its something out of their product line.

It definitely isn't factory now anyways, seeing as it has been taken apart, normally they are very difficult to get apart due to the flared thong tube in the butt of the handle.
 
The scales themselves were not taken off, by me anyway. I tried extremely hard to get them away from the hollow lanyard ring thing and I didn't want to break anything so I stopped. If they were dyed, it's a pretty damn good job!
 
Nikkogi said:
I took the Manix completely apart. I had some difficulty putting it back together at first. I checked the other side of the scale and it's the exact same color.
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Nikkogi said:
The scales themselves were not taken off, by me anyway. I tried extremely hard to get them away from the hollow lanyard ring thing and I didn't want to break anything so I stopped. If they were dyed, it's a pretty damn good job!
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I am a little confused as to what exactly either of these posts mean. :confused:
 
Here is a spectrum breakdown of both knives. The colors (if they are different) and extremely similar.
 

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rycen said:
The oerson you got it from,were they from the Golden area?
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Hey Rycen,

I don't remember who it was, I know he's on the forums though, so maybe he'll pop up.

Sorry I didn't respond earlier, I am fighting the flu.

Best.
 
65535 said:
I am a little confused as to what exactly either of these posts mean. :confused:
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Really? I've re-read it twice now and it makes perfect sense to me.. Maybe that's the problem! :D Well, one of the members said to take it apart for the date code. I did that and said I had trouble getting it back together. Then, I said that I don't think the scales have been removed to dye them because the lanyard ring post that keeps the handle scales and liners together seemed to be factory tight. Also, the dark blue is consistent on both scales. One would think that if they were died there might be the slightest tinge of black showing but I couldn't detect any.

I hope that makes more sense.

Thanks
 
Could be, but honestly, it's not hard to do a pretty damned good job dyeing knife scales on a screw-construction folder, even with the press-fit lanyard tube. And, if you didn't take off the scales, you probably couldn't tell whether the dye job had been done with them on or off. I'm not saying it is or isn't dyed, just commenting on how easy it is to do a really good job and the limitations involved if the knife isn't totally disassembled (and, by the way :) even if it is).

At the end of the day, it is a great knife even if it isn't a lottery-winner collectible. Use & enjoy! :)

Nikkogi said:
The scales themselves were not taken off, by me anyway. I tried extremely hard to get them away from the hollow lanyard ring thing and I didn't want to break anything so I stopped. If they were dyed, it's a pretty damn good job!
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LOL, I already have a black Manix 2 that I use... I just want to know if it is real or not because I am trying to trade it off. LOL
 
I wouldn't rule out the possibility that it could be a run that was done by some obscure vendor somewhere, kinda like what was done with the green Stag Arms Manix2.

BTW, keep it! It seems uncommon and rare.
 
Jay_Ev said:
I wouldn't rule out the possibility that it could be a run that was done by some obscure vendor somewhere, kinda like what was done with the green Stag Arms Manix2.

BTW, keep it! It seems uncommon and rare.
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Far more likely that is simply the result of a sheet of black G-10 with the color slightly "off". IMHO, the only thing that would make it more valuable would be if Nikkogi has the original box it came in, and the SJKU number on the label says the handle is blue G-10.

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In the SKU Spyderco uses BK to denote black (ex. C64JSBK) and BL to denote blue. What does tne SKU on your box say?
 
I wouldn't think black would dye to another color very well. I would bet it was a pink one that was dyed so its no longer pink. But the fact the back side isn't lighter or even showing pink makes me question that. Many people dunk the whole knife in dye and I would think the scales would prevent even dyeing.

I think the guy that was confused because you said you took it apart then said you didn't take the scales off. If he has tried to take apart a Manix 2 he would know what you mean because you can rotate the scales and get everything apart except the scales and liners at the lanyard tube.
 
I've dyed white sprints with and without removing the liners. If you do an even modestly decent job of cleaning the knife first, a knife dyed with the liners in place won't show any signs of the original scale color until you remove the liners. So, if it was dyed with the liners in place and the OP didn't remove them (which I agree is a PITA with the lanyard tube), you'd probably never be able to tell.
 
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