Favorite Spyderco Gentlemens Folder

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So I have been eyeing a few spydies that fit a dress role, in particular the Spyderco Cricket and Kiwi.

What is/are your favorite Spyderco gent folder/s?
Pictures would be awesome!
 
without any doubt, the T-Mag

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Kiwi for me. The current CF one has a very subdued, classy, look.

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Older jigged bone has a more rugged, outdoorsy look. This one's been given the FFG treatment by Tom Krein...

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And they're so tempting to customize...

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Sambar stag purchased by me and installed by Santa Fe Stoneworks. Bolsters engraved by David Clevinger.

Paul
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The Kiwi is great -- it's a lot of knife in a small package. Looks great, terrific ergonomics, and the double choil design makes it fit very confidently in your hand. It's got a stouter blade than I think is really necessary in such a small knife -- I'm thinking of sending mine to Krein, too, to make it a better slicer.

It's not a heavy knife, though it is dense. It disappears into a jeans pocket, but is a little heavy in lightweight pants without a watch pocket.

Can't leave out the Kopa, though. FFG, leaf-shaped blade, nice clip, and prettier still. Like the Kiwi, it's a dense little chunk of steel, so the clip helps it ride well. I like that it's a narrower overall package than many Spydercos.
 
I EDC few great knives, which IMHO fit into gents knife category: C83 and C105 Persians, Kopa, Micro-Dyad. My father-in-law EDC Viele2 and my friend carries Volpe on dress-up occasions, both love their knives, which I think also fit into gents knives.
 
Jess Horn (jigged bone model) without any doubt! No picture simply because I've got none or these :(
 
Current Gent's folder is the Giraffe Bone Kopa...Previously it was the Terzuola Slip-it.
 
Well, I had it in my head that a gent's folder had something nicer on it than foliage green G10, but I saw Sal refer to the FG dragonfly as an excellent gent's folder on another thread, and thats what I carry, so it gets my vote!
 
Wow how has nobody yet said the Caly 3 Carbon Fiber ZDP-189? Such a classy little knife and the wire pocketclip makes it invisible in a dark suit.
 
Jess Horn (jigged bone model) without any doubt! No picture simply because I've got none or these :(
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Definitely another excellent and extremely elegant choice, as are both the jigged bone and black pearl Micro Dyads.

Paul
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It's easy to grin when your ship comes in and good fortune and fame are your lot, but the man worthwhile is the man who can smile with his shorts twsited up in a knot. - Morey Amsterdam
 
If you want something a bit bigger, but still light and thin, than I'd say the Centofante 3 (or 4)

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If thats to big for ya, than the Kiwi or Cricket are great choices. Also, the mini Persian is a really nice gents knife too.
 
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