Jokkamofeenanay
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Distilling my Spyderco collection down to those I carry regularly, and although I like these three Taichung gems a LOT, I'm trying to get away from knives that just look purty and sit in a case. All three of these titanium frame-lock folders are in great condition with factory edges, as described below and come in original boxes.
Domino C172CFTIP - Blue-weave CF / CTS-XHP steel - I'm the second owner of this discontinued gem, which is very hard to find at a non-ridiculous price. There's some red-weaves and black ones around, but the blue-weaves are rare. I was only able to find only one yesterday on eBay for $499....wow! Anyway, it's a real beauty and probably has the best detent and flipping action I've ever come across on a Spyderco flipper. Spydie-flick, thumb-flick, and flipping are all dialed in and satisfying. I can't call this LNIB, but it's pretty darn close....just carried a few times with factory edge not used to cut anything but a few sheets of paper.
Asking $210 - PayPal G&S, shipped USPS priority CONUS only. I have a general policy against asking prices here on BF that are over original retail, even on rare and discontinued knives, but if this doesn't sell here, I'll probably take it over to eBay and do an auction to see what the market sez....
Photos: https://imgur.com/a/kjyYzQ3
Gayle Bradley Advocate CQI C214TIP - Onion skin Ti / M4 steel - Judging by the date code of AR (January 2018), this should be a CQI version: however, I haven't disassembled to check pivot washers. This is a close second to the flipping and closing action on the Domino, but the amazing M4 blade is the real star of the show for me. I just noticed two small marks on the non-clip side of onion-skin scales just now when taking photos, but otherwise, this Advocate is immaculate. Original factory edge and just carried sparingly. I also treated the M4 blade with EDCi formula to protect M4 blade against corrosion.
WITHDRAWN - changed my mind on this one....it's a keeper.
Photos: https://imgur.com/a/SvQVnPP
Spydiechef CQI C211TIP - Stonewashed Ti / LC200N steel - I'm the original owner of this new CGI version (with black screws). Original factory edge and carried once....for all intents and purposes, it's pretty much LNIB. When it comes to Slysz-designed Spyderco titanium folders, my beloved Slysz Bowie pretty much always is the one I reach for, and when doing environmental fieldwork on my job and needing a knife where the insanely great corrosion-free LC200N comes into play, it's always the Native Salt. So, as much as I like this Spydiechef, it's gotta go.
Asking $OLD - PayPal G&S, shipped USPS priority CONUS only.
Photos: https://imgur.com/a/EKXrX8A
Domino C172CFTIP - Blue-weave CF / CTS-XHP steel - I'm the second owner of this discontinued gem, which is very hard to find at a non-ridiculous price. There's some red-weaves and black ones around, but the blue-weaves are rare. I was only able to find only one yesterday on eBay for $499....wow! Anyway, it's a real beauty and probably has the best detent and flipping action I've ever come across on a Spyderco flipper. Spydie-flick, thumb-flick, and flipping are all dialed in and satisfying. I can't call this LNIB, but it's pretty darn close....just carried a few times with factory edge not used to cut anything but a few sheets of paper.
Asking $210 - PayPal G&S, shipped USPS priority CONUS only. I have a general policy against asking prices here on BF that are over original retail, even on rare and discontinued knives, but if this doesn't sell here, I'll probably take it over to eBay and do an auction to see what the market sez....
Photos: https://imgur.com/a/kjyYzQ3
Gayle Bradley Advocate CQI C214TIP - Onion skin Ti / M4 steel - Judging by the date code of AR (January 2018), this should be a CQI version: however, I haven't disassembled to check pivot washers. This is a close second to the flipping and closing action on the Domino, but the amazing M4 blade is the real star of the show for me. I just noticed two small marks on the non-clip side of onion-skin scales just now when taking photos, but otherwise, this Advocate is immaculate. Original factory edge and just carried sparingly. I also treated the M4 blade with EDCi formula to protect M4 blade against corrosion.
WITHDRAWN - changed my mind on this one....it's a keeper.
Photos: https://imgur.com/a/SvQVnPP
Spydiechef CQI C211TIP - Stonewashed Ti / LC200N steel - I'm the original owner of this new CGI version (with black screws). Original factory edge and carried once....for all intents and purposes, it's pretty much LNIB. When it comes to Slysz-designed Spyderco titanium folders, my beloved Slysz Bowie pretty much always is the one I reach for, and when doing environmental fieldwork on my job and needing a knife where the insanely great corrosion-free LC200N comes into play, it's always the Native Salt. So, as much as I like this Spydiechef, it's gotta go.
Asking $OLD - PayPal G&S, shipped USPS priority CONUS only.
Photos: https://imgur.com/a/EKXrX8A
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