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Haven't seen one in stock anywhere for a while now.
The BladeForums.com 2024 Traditional Knife is ready to order! See this thread for details:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/bladeforums-2024-traditional-knife.2003187/
Price is $300 $250 ea (shipped within CONUS). If you live outside the US, I will contact you after your order for extra shipping charges.
Order here: https://www.bladeforums.com/help/2024-traditional/ - Order as many as you like, we have plenty.
I hope not cause I need to pick one up too, and the advocate is out of my comfortable max price range of $200.Haven't seen one in stock anywhere for a while now.
I may get a backup if I see one around.
Would be nice if Spyderco would give in to the suggestions of so many here and give us the GB2 with micarta or G10 scales, slightly thicker liners, slightly better access to the liner lock and a slightly stronger detent.
All those slightlys would add up to a CQI GB3. As a user, it would blow the doors off a PM 2.
The original GB knocked it out of the park with those thick liners. Over the top? Maybe, but they just made you feel good.What is the reasoning for wanting the thicker liners? Not that I am disagreeing, just curious. I love everything about my GB1 and GB2 except the CF scales. I'll get around to making some scales one of these days.
I wish I shared everyone’s love for the compression lock. It acts as a hot spot while doing any sort of extended cutting for me.A GB3 with a compression lock would be perfect.
Seriously...
Bolstered Bradley? What did I miss?Maybe they are focusing their attention on the bolstered version. Now that is a FINE knife!
I wish I shared everyone’s love for the compression lock. It acts as a hot spot while doing any sort of extended cutting for me.
I’ve always felt the GB2 was a real “under achiever” for Taichung just like the Mantra was. The knife is a good overall design but it fell short in so many small details and execution (sharp lock bar, too small hole, laminated CF etc) that the end product was a really crappy one.
I had a GB2 twice (Gave it 2 tries) and to this day it still feels like a knife that was pulled off the line 3/4 the way through manufacturing.
Funny how opinions can differ so much. I’ve owned probably close to 50 different Spydercos and the GB2 is one in my more permanent collection. I think it is one of the best knives they’ve made. The action on it is incredible and it comes apart and goes back together much more easily than most Spyderco knives.