How many GREY Calypso Jrs were made as of today?

Good question GB. I've read many posts about what a great knife it is -- I don't think I've ever seen anyone post anything negative about it. But I've also read it's really not a great seller. The usual online stores seem to have had them in stock continuously. Maybe they quit at about 1000 and that was plenty, as surprising as that may sound. I'm eager to see an answer too.
 
I think 1200 were in the first run but thaey sold so well that they are now in the Spyderco line as a regular.
I would think that several runs have been made by now.
If you don't have one get one,it is a great little knife.
There are also rummors of a mat finnish CF Calypso Jr that is about to hit the streets.
 
There is no way to tell unless it is one of the 200 that was numbered for the collectors club.
 
We've shipped about 1300 - 1400 so far. A total of 2200 will have been produced by year end. They will probably not be around for 2005.

Hey Garage Boy. The design is meant to be used.

sal
 
Guess I had better get another one just in case I ever loose this one.
I can't be without my Jr.
 
I feel soo bad about using it, since all the knives I've sharpened have looked like crap when I'm done. (uneveness) I could always send it back to Spyderco.
 
Sal if you can say,what model is about to come out in CF ?
 
Sal,
It's my favourite spydie...but I've been eye-ing the paramilitary for awhile.....
 
Sal,

Please consider making the Calypso Jr. in carbon fiber.
It would be a great addition to the Syperdco line.

Thanks.
 
Can someone explain to me in general terms the differences between
the Calypso Jr. and the FRN Delica? I have a delica which has been
EDC for most of 2 years.

I know that they're about the same in terms of blade length,
and that the Calypso Jr. is tip-down carry (vs. tip-up carry for the
Delica). Other than that, they appear to be almost the same to me.

I've never handled a Calypso Jr. Can someone convince ;) me that
I should, because the Calypso Jr. is _______ (fill in the space)?

Thanks
 
Three things. First, finger choils have totally spoiled me. They give you an excellect grip on the knife _right_down_thre_ where you really need it--next to the blade. For some time now I've carried mainly the Calypso Jr, Military, and Paramilitary, all of which have finger choils, and I love it. Small difference, but worth it to me.

Second, the clip is better mounted on the handle. Although nobody else seems to talk about it, I've never seen an FRN-handled, barrel-screwed knife (like the Delica, Endura, and Native) that wasn't "distressed" at the screw from the clip getting torqued. I'm not a big fan of the barrel screw. The tree-screw mounting on the Calypso Jr. is a big step up, IMO, and I've given one as a gift for just that reason. (It's embarassing to tell somebody "this is a Spyderco; it's a solid, well-made work knife that'll hold up much better than the flea-market knives you're used to", only to have to explain a month later that no, there's no way to fix the clip mounting that just gave way like play-dough)
It's also prettier than the Delica, IMO.

But those are little things, that may matter much more to me than to you. The _big_ reason most of us love the Calypso Jr. is the full-flat-grind. The Delica is a wonderful cutter; everytime I see how thick the average "tactical" knife is, I treasure my Delica even more. But it's hard to beat the cardboard-eating power of that thin, flat-ground VG-10 blade. And the Calypso's tip is amazingly thin. It'll snap right off if you don't use it correctly, but if you _do_ use it correctly, it'll probably outcut anything you've ever used (outside of a boxcutter, that is...)
 
Thanks for the reply, Grover!

I was under the impression that the Delica (current generation, VG10) is also
a flat grind. Am I mistaken?

I also have, over time, come to agree that a thicker blade, although
at first seemingly desirable, doesn't actually slice nearly as well as a thinner one. Is the Calypso Jr. blade indeed thinner than the Delica?
 
I think they charge 5.00 for the return shipping.The sharpening is free.
The Delica is a flat sabre grind,a little differant from a flat grind.
 
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