Is there a listing of US made Spydercos?

GJJGrappler said:
Just looking for a quick reference guide of only US-made Spydercos.
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A slight correction: Go to spyderco.com, then View All Products, then click the country of origin and this will give you all knives, locking, non-locking, and fixed, and products.
 
I have been on the US made knives kick for probably the last 5 years - Spyderco, Kershaw, BM, esee, white river, Case... all I can think of right now. I think those are all I have.

Maybe I am missing out by limiting myself to US made Spydercos lately, but the selection is pretty darn good. Got one for every occasion I need a blade for.
 
As I love my Paramilitary 2, the Sage 5 I got from their Taichung plant is immaculate. I was worried about going outside of the US, but literally everyone says the Spydies that come out of Taiwan are made to the same, if not higher, standards as the Golden plant. My Sage has better fit and finish than my PM2 does.

I understand why you'd want a US made knife, so I'm not trying to dissuade you, just pointing out my experience.
 
I accept that there are great knives made around the world.

To me, knife is a tool. It will get used, it will get scratched up or worse. Steel, mechanism, and ergonomics are important to me. Style is somewhat important to me - I have the knives I have because I do like the look. Unless there are some obvious defects, fit and finish are secondary. US made is a bonus.

Not quite sure how one would compare fit and finish on such different knives as PM2 and Sage. Curious, what would you change on the PM2? I don't care; I am not being preachy or judgy. Just curious.

All that said, the Police 4 may be my first non-US knife I currently use.
 
I'm not questioning the quality of the Spyderco knives manufactured overseas. I just prefer knives made in the US.
 
It's not what I would change about the knife, it's how well it left the plant. With my PM2 on the right side of the blade, above the the hole where the thicker stock starts getting thinned down they ground down that side more than on the left. It doesn't affect the way it works or anything, just a small appearance fault. It took me 3 months to even notice it so I'm not complaining or trying to bash the Golden plant. It's just the way it worked out. Now with my Sage everything was perfect, I couldn't point out any faults if I tried.

Fit and finish to me isn't what needs changed, it's how well everything was put together before it left the plant. Not how the two knives compare to one another. If you get what I mean.
 
Understood.

I was thinking more along the line of, 'I like the feel of knife1 over knife2'. Well, yes, they are different knives.

All good.
 
anycal said:
INot quite sure how one would compare fit and finish on such different knives as PM2 and Sage. Curious, what would you change on the PM2? I don't care; I am not being preachy or judgy. Just curious.
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Reduce blade thickness to 2mm. Replace compression lock with a midlock. Get rid of the handle's "bubble butt" and "Holland Tunnel" lanyard hole. Replace the peel-ply G-10 with polished G-10, or something else attractive. Aside from that, great knife.
 
The Deacon said:
Reduce blade thickness to 2mm. Replace compression lock with a midlock. Get rid of the handle's "bubble butt" and "Holland Tunnel" lanyard hole. Replace the peel-ply G-10 with polished G-10, or something else attractive. Aside from that, great knife.
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I agree with you on the midlock and the "bubble butt". I like the compression lock, but on a knife that rides in my pocket I would prefer a back lock. Also, a good back lock is very strong. The only, and I mean only, advantage the CL has is the flow through construction, which makes the knife a tad easier to clean out, but not enough easier to make me choose it over a back lock.
 
My Golden lineup. Happy with each one. Well... I do have a least favorite of the bunch, but that's different story.


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Yeah I just picked up a "blurple" Para2, 110V model and it is probably going to compete with my M390 Military for pocket time soon. I've always had an affinity for the Spyders made in GOLDEN, CO USA Earth. Oh don't get me wrong because there are a lot of Seki City, Japan made Spyders that I also hold near and dear to my heart but there has always been something really special about the GOLDEN USA Earth models that really grows on you.

When it comes to trading knives I don't trade my US made Spyders very often at all. Most of the time they become permanent members of my arsenal :cool:
 
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