o.k...review time.
got a bunch of shabariyas last week.let me start in saying i'm not completly objective here. eduard bradichansky was my freind and i followed the shabaria project since it was a scetch on a piece of paper. i also intraduced eduard to spyderco.
so now when i stated "bias" i can tell you about the knife.
the knife sits very low in the pocket and gives you very low profile the only thing to suggest there is a "spydie" in your pocket is the golden spyder that shines on the clip.
the hourglass shape of the handle is a bit strange at first but holding the knife in a saber grip and reverse grip is very comfortable and gives you a secure grip and high ramp against sliding your hand on the blade.
the blade is long[about the size of a police model],but has a slight reverse curve to it so it dissapear into the handle[micarta].and gives the impression that the knife is much smaller than it is.
the shape of the blade will give you a slashing abbility cutting deeper as the blade slide -steel is vg-10 and it is a spyderco so the question if it cuts is irelevent-it a spydie sure it cuts-like hell.
the double steel liners gives a lot of regidity and the knife feels very solid the end of the handle is shaped like an arrow head that gives one the abbility to use it as a blunt weapon giving you the chance not to apply leathel force-simmilar to the escalator.
in all it is more a fighter -martial folder than a utility knife but for one it is very low profile and beautiful to be hold,and there aren't many of those out there.
the spyderco quality comes for granted.
eduard..thank you leaving us with a great design and thank you sal for making it happen.
i love it,i hope you guy's will too.
scorpio.
