How Old Is My Endura?

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I received this Endura from Tjc591 through the pay it forward thread. He said he found it near the Washington monument (I think) in the late nineties, and I am wondering exactly how old it is.

It is the pinned, linerless, integrated clip version. It does not have the concentric circle "washers" like newer linerless frn models. It has no boye dent. The blade is stamped "Spyderco Aus8 Stainless" on one side, and "seki city, Japan" on the other, and has no spyder etch.

Here are a few pictures:
http://imgur.com/BrC88rS
http://imgur.com/qpqLqy9
http://imgur.com/NXs5w6E
http://imgur.com/fl8w1ii
http://imgur.com/jBxX4Zz

Thanks for any information!
 
Not asking cause I doubt you, just cause I don't know-

Are you sure its linerless? Current production enduras/delica's have nested liners so when you look at the handle you don't see a metal layer like say on a G10 dragonfly or a full weight manix2. Again not doubting you or calling you wrong, you may be right, just asking so I know in the future.

If it is linerless what generation started using liners?
 
Cereal_killer said:
Not asking cause I doubt you, just cause I don't know-

Are you sure its linerless? Current production enduras/delica's have nested liners so when you look at the handle you don't see a metal layer like say on a G10 dragonfly or a full weight manix2. Again not doubting you or calling you wrong, you may be right, just asking so I know in the future.

If it is linerless what generation started using liners?
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Yeah it's definitely linerless. And no worries about doubting me, I had a dealer tell me the Endura/delica 4's were linerless, I guess cause he didn't realize they were nested. It is most interesting to me that it's linerless and also doesn't have the concentric circles as a kind of washer. Lots of metal/frn interface, but it's still pretty smooth. I don't know about what model at all though.
 
Delica/Endura started to use liners in the fourth-generation
 
Ive go two of those that I bought early 92. I have used and abused and retired. They now sit in the safe due to sentimental value.
 
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