Endura w/ Glock armorer tool?

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Seems like I saw somewhere that Spydero was going to make an Endura with a Glock armorer tool built in. Any truth to this?
 
Lone Wolf Industries. Least I believe that is the companies name. They carry a lot of Glock aftermarket products ie. ported barrels, tritium sights, extended slide release, etc.
 
It's Lone Wolf Distributors.
http://www.lonewolfdist.com/
Tactical Armorers Tool
Coming Soon! Anticipated August 2006 delivery. Lone Wolf Distributors in cooperation with Spyderco Inc. offers the worlds first ever "Tactical Armorers Tool". Engineers started with Spyderco’s bestseller the Endura 4 and incorporated a fold out Armorers tool for Glock. Special Features include; Fold out Armorers tool for Glock pistols. Refined VG-10 blade has a stronger tip and larger 13mm opening hole. Screw construction making cleaning and adjusting easier. Bi-Directional Texturing® for preferred traction and improved ergonomics. Four-way tip-up, tip-down, left- or right-handed clip. ComboEdge 1/2 plain 1/2 serrated, the best of both worlds. Specs; Open overall length 8 3/4", blade length 3 3/4", closed length 5", and weight 3.6 oz., handle material fiberglass reinforced nylon

G27
 
Delivery on these was pushed back to November 10th. That's just hours away now... ;)

The name etching option is crazy cool. Bumping this thread to the top. Get some!
 
Looking at the pictures:

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and at my Endura IV, I have to wonder where they moved the front-lock's backspring and holder to!?!?:confused: I'm no Rocket Scientist, but it appears to me that the armorer tool is in the exact spot the lock's backspring and holder should be. Can someone in the know please explain to me how they pulled off this piece of engineering marvel (it's not like Spyderco hasn't done it before, just look at the Dyads;) ), cause quite frankly, I'm confused? Thanks!

Regards,
3G
 
Well, I still have to have it one in my hands to actualy figure out the details, but I noticed there no longer is the lanyard hole. I guess that place is now housing the pivot of that rod.
 
3Guardsmen said:
Looking at the pictures:

LWD-AT2.jpg


and at my Endura IV, I have to wonder where they moved the front-lock's backspring and holder to!?!?:confused: I'm no Rocket Scientist, but it appears to me that the armorer tool is in the exact spot the lock's backspring and holder should be. Can someone in the know please explain to me how they pulled off this piece of engineering marvel (it's not like Spyderco hasn't done it before, just look at the Dyads;) ), cause quite frankly, I'm confused? Thanks!

Regards,
3G
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The engineering was a bit challenging and several methods were tried before we ended up with something that we felt worked.

The piece was Lone Wolf's idea and Spyderco makes it exclusively for Lone Wolf.

sal
 
I may have to pick one of these up. I saw the ad in a couple magazines but I thought it was an aftermarket modification. Since it looks like it was produced by Spyderco I'm sure it's well made and not some cheezy setup. I like both Glock and Spyderco, so this appeals on two fronts, plus the technical interest. (This said a day after a long-winded diatribe about design simplicity) I'm not sure how much I'd use it, though. I have several thousand rounds through my Glock 19 and I don't see myself having to completely disassemble it anytime soon. It cleans up well enough just with field stripping, and I don't see any need to replace any of the inner "guts" (trigger spring etc). The gun works perfectly out of the box and I don't expect to wear anything out on it. I'm no amateur gunsmith, it's too easy to screw something up permanently (I ruined my Walther P22 trying to smith it myself).

But there is an undeniable "nerd factor" at work here. And I predict this will be somewhat of a collectible, as I don't think it's going to be a runaway best seller. I could be wrong on that though. There are a hell of a lot of people out there with Glocks. It could be popular with cops, but I don't think they are encouraged to fiddle around in the innards of their duty weapons. That's what the armorer's for. Maybe cops will use them for tinkering with their backups. I wonder if they can be used to disassemble a 1911 as well, to hold a recoil spring compressed. I don't think so, it looks too bulky for that.
 
I will be getting one for sure. Glocks are my pistol of choice, and I have been known to completely disassemble them for cleaning, or to put in 3.5 lb. connectors, extended slide releases, and so on. I've also gone over 1500 rounds without cleaning without problems, but sometimes I like to take my guns apart. In fact, I completely rebuilt my Glock 17 last year. It had 10000 rounds through it with no malfunctions, and I wanted to replace the firing pin spring, recoil spring, and trigger spring as precautions. Low and behold my wife got me a complete (and I mean everything, every pin, spring, firing pin, even sights) rebuild kit for Christmas last year, so I replaced everything in it. It still functions flawlessly, plus I have a complete set of broken in parts for spares. Now, with this knife anytime I go to the range or hunting (with my Glock 20 in 10MM) I can carry an Endura and be able to break down my gun if need be. Also, it will be the first CE knife I've bought in a really long time.
 
Sal Glesser said:
The engineering was a bit challenging and several methods were tried before we ended up with something that we felt worked.

The piece was Lone Wolf's idea and Spyderco makes it exclusively for Lone Wolf.

sal
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Thanks, Sal. You've got me curious now (like you didn't mean to do that:D), so I guess I'll just have to get one. It looks to be a great piece, and I can always use a 6th Endura IV.:D

Regards,
3G
 
well seeing that it was a mold change there most be some other out the back tools comming or that was one hell of a costly run
 
butcher_block said:
well seeing that it was a mold change there most be some other out the back tools comming or that was one hell of a costly run
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Very good point (unless of course Lone Wolf Dist. just has very deep pockets)! Leatherman, watch out!:D

Regards,
3G
 
butcher_block said:
well seeing that it was a mold change there most be some other out the back tools comming or that was one hell of a costly run
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That's a very good point! My vote is for a small flat head screwdriver! I wouldn't have to carry a SAK anymore! I was thinking of grinding the armorer's tool dowin into a screwdriver myself. I use little flatheads all the time for prying and digging and other things I don't want to use the tip of my knife for (on screws, too!).

Does anyone else have any ideas for what other tools could be in the armorer's tool slot? There are about 5 million things that could be more useful in everyday life than a Glock armorer's tool (which I've never had a need for, even though I've owned and used a Glock for a couple years)
 
The tool is used to push out the pins for detail stripping. I just use a small pin punch myself.
 
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