Fred Carter Spectrum

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TomOdell

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What do you guys think of the Fred Carter Spectrum? It looks great, at least for a show piece.
 
IMO, it struck me as a POS, for your money get a CRKT Mirage with aluminum handles, although, that's not supposed to be the best knife money can buy either.
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The Carter knives make a distinctive *TwanG* when the liner ingages.

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The Spectrum is by no means a POS.
It has aircraft aluminum handles, AUS8A blade (which can be sharpened to a razor edge),opens with ease, passes the "whack test" and does a pretty good job at cutting and edgeholding.

There are not to many other knives that are this light,durable,and nice looking for around $35.

It is not a heavy duty knife, but is was not made for this purpose. As a lightweight, light use knife you might want to check it out.

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I agree with Jailhack, the Spectrum is a very very good knife at the price. Sure, the liner could be thicker, but for what it is, it's very nice indeed.

I just don't know why people seem to like the yellow ones better than any other color.

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It works for me. I liked them so much I picked up the line.

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I thought it looked great for the price. I also have the Mirage which was a great knife for the price.
 
The new Fred Carter Adventure is looking pretty good too. It is a linerlock. Partially serrated AUS-8 blade with bead blast finish and thumb stud. Black Kraton finger grooved handles with green aluminum insert. Metal belt/pocket Clip. Lanyard hole. Designed by Fred Carter. Opinions on this knife.
 
Tom,

The Adventurer line is a larger knife than the Spectrum. It has finger groove handles, a larger and much thicker blade, with a "spine file cut" for your thumb. This is more of a utility knife than the Spectrum, which I consider to be a gentleman's pocket knife.

Again, as with the Spectrum it is a very good knife for the money.

E-mail me if you are interested in one of these as I have a couple at great prices.

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I have to agree with Jailhack and the other positive comments. Both the Spectrumand the Adventurer are outstanding values. As others have stated, the Spectrum is NOT a heavy duty knife, nor is it advertised as such. it is a great gentleman's knife and would work very well with a business suit. Fit and finish are excellent and it was very sharp out of the box. The Adventurer is also an excellent value. It is a heavier, sturdier knife than the Spectrum and also had very good fit and finish and was very sharp out of the box. Also has a very comfortable handle design. My only complaint with these knives is the clip design but I'm spoiled by Spyderco and Benchmade in that department.

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The Adventurer struck me as a nicer peice though. When I tried out a Spectrum, though, I was just unimpressed with the comfort level, and I guess I just don't really like colors. But the liner *twang* amused me! It made me open and close the knife about 20 times just for the heck of it.

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I have a little blue Spectrum - one of the ones my wife has claimed for her self.

It is a good little knife for light duty. Can take a serious razor edge and holds it pretty good for its work load.
The only gripe I have is the clip is too low - riding the knife too high in the pocket.

I would like to get an Adventurer...

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The Gigand knives, which are not knockoffs, are available wholesale from WOW and some other distributors, and also from Double8, which also imports and wholesales knockoffs of a whole bunch of well known manufacturers and custom makers.

Is Gigand a division or sibling of Double8?


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Gigand is run by Paul Wuu. Double 8 is owned by Henry Lee. Double 8 does a lot of business with Paul and makes some of there designs through him.

Dealers who buy from WOW will get a link on www.gigandknives.com.

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