I just bought a Delica off of Ebay for what seems like a good price. The description was vague and I was not aware of the different versions of the Delica at the time. The knife I received appears to be the first version of the Delica. It is a SE and is marked Seki-City Japan on one side of the blade and Spyderco AUS-8A stainless on the other. The handle is marked Clipit Delica and it has the molded clip which is marked US and Foreign Patents. Is there anything unusual about any of these features and does anyone know when this version may have been produced? Thanks.
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Delica Question
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If you can, send it back - depending on how great a deal you got.
AUS 8A is decent steel that takes a very sharp edge but doesn't hold it that well. The new version, the Delica 4th Generation, is really vastly improved over the one you have. Not only is the blade steel (VG-10, and also available in ZDP-189 for more money) better than AUS8-8A, but the knife has been rethought and kind of redesigned. Steel liners, screw construction, jimping, a larger Spyderhole and other improvements. And you can buy it brand new from an authorized dealer at an incredibly reasonable price, considering what a great knife it is. Street price $45-50 or so.
AUS 8A is decent steel that takes a very sharp edge but doesn't hold it that well. The new version, the Delica 4th Generation, is really vastly improved over the one you have. Not only is the blade steel (VG-10, and also available in ZDP-189 for more money) better than AUS8-8A, but the knife has been rethought and kind of redesigned. Steel liners, screw construction, jimping, a larger Spyderhole and other improvements. And you can buy it brand new from an authorized dealer at an incredibly reasonable price, considering what a great knife it is. Street price $45-50 or so.
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I bought a used one just like that on EBay a while back for $20 shipped. If you gave more than about $35 for one NIB, I'd say you got taken. I have had a PE AUS8 Delica since about 1995, and been quite pleased with it. They make good users, but I don't see anything collectible about them.
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Some people like the FRN-clips better than the newer steel ones because you can´t scratch things with it, e. g. scratching the car when you´re getting in and have the knife clipped to the front pocket. But that seems to be the only advantage of this model nowadays.