How do I tell which model/year Endura I have?

[scotchleaf]

Got it in trade. Has no logo on the blade, just "spyderco" and Seki-Japan. SpyderEdge Black. The handle says "Clipit-Endura":jerkit:

I like it much more since I got my sharpmaker.

 

[yablanowitz]

No steel marking probably indicates an early piece, first generation. Does it have an integral molded FRN clip, and how wide is the clip?

 

[BigMonster]

If it have an integral molded FRN clip - that a time interval 1990-1995...

 

[scotchleaf]

Yes, an integral clip. Also it has a point on it like a military. What Kind of steel is my endura? Have they always been the same steel?

 

[Peter1960]

I think your knife has G-2/GIN-1 steel (different names for the same steel)

 

[yablanowitz]

Yes, an integral clip. Also it has a point on it like a military. What Kind of steel is my endura? Have they always been the same steel?

If it isn't marked, the steel is GIN-1/G2 as Peter said. They have used several different steels on the Endura over the years, but they didn't change from GIN-1 until after they started marking them.