My one a day thread- All Spyderco

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demoncase

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One a day keeps the Doctor away- I have one or two Spydercos, and I'll be posting one of my collection a day.

Just for giggles: In precisely no order apart from how they came out of the storage case-

1 and 2- Enduras
An early model with the Patent stamps in the clip and a more recent VG10 E4 with various improvements.
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No.3 Farid K2
Got to meet the man himself in Amsterdam last year- Farid Mehr- and I have to say he's both a gent and a scholar.
Opens and handles very, very snappily for such a big knife...Definately not one to flip open in the HR office :D
10V is wonderfully slicey too.
Tiny bit of lock-stick on mine, fixed with the occasional bit of pencil lead on the lockface.
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No.4 Large Lum Chinese
Big knife, hangs in the hand nicely with curve to the handle.
Really good at food prep- wide FFG blade in VG10 is excellent for slicing veg and mashing garlic.
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No.5 and 6 Polizei
Top one is unusual- dates from 99 or 2000- G10 single liner Civilian style, no Boye dent, full flat grind and a 'sterile' (no Police) blade.
Bottom one is- for me- the classic Spyderco
Both in VG10
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No.7 and 8. A brace of Civilians

Why do I need two?- One is semi-gifted to the wife, and lives under her pillow when I'm away on business.

One is ATS-55 and has Phillips head hardware.
The other is a newer version with Torx/Star head hardware and VG10 blade
Both show the classic single liner build and either would be my choice in real rolling-around-in-the-mud SHTF situation.

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No.9 Valloton.

Big thick blade and a wide, rounded, handle- fit and finish is amazing, polished G10 is becoming my favourite material (you are missing out if you avoid the Taichung made Spydercos. Seriously).
A more butch Gent's folder.
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Gayle Bradley

Forced the patina myself and added the carbon fibre clip- carbon steel, carbon fibre.
Really weighty in the hand and made me fall in love with M4 steel.

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No.11 & 12 Brace of D'alarras.

Introduced me to the ball-bearing lock- super slick folders despite the size (and they are big knives).
The 3-D FRN grip and full steel make for a super-solid feeling knife with no hotspots on long cutting chores. The straight-edge wharncliffe was my go-to knife for cardboard box destruction during the house move and didn't miss a beat.

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Hi

Great to see another UK Spyderco fan :)

Enjoying your posts - may have to go and dust off my collection and get some new pics.............
 
No.13 Dyad Sprint run.
The knife for those that can never choose between a plain edge and a serrated edge ;)
The bright VG10 looks super classy against the pale grey G10.
The plain edged blade is very, very fine at the tip- superb for detail work- whereas the sheepsfoot serrated edge gives major power on woven materials.
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No.14 Yojimbo 2 Custom.

Cuscadi aero-carbon scales and a custom carbon clip.
This thing is so slicey and ergonomic that it makes an excellent EDC knife- the 'box cutter' looks are less likely to freak out the fluffy-bunny-types compared to a Civilian too.
I actually prefer this to the comparably sized yet ubiquitously popular PM2.
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No.15 Centofante II
This is the larger, C50 model with the secondary slide lock (What, you thought CRKT thought of that themselves? My poor summer child ;))
Slim, slicey and light- another great gent's folder- and a good antidote to those who mutter 'all Spydercos look alike'
Picked this up for a song at the British Shooting Show last year- in the original white box, with the paperwork.
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Oh- and Happy Valentine's Day
 
No.16 Hungarian
XHP steel is super slicey in this expression- the polished G10 and over fit'n'finish make this something very special.
Lively in the hand- the curve of the handle and the smoothness feel really classy
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No.17 Szabo folder

The now discontinued lightning strike carbon version- this a massive great beast of a knife.
Not as slick as the rest of the Comp lockers due to 'controlled closure' spring mech for safety- it's a smooth but constant pressure needed to open or close it.
Thick blade, huge handle- it's a pocket filler....though still flat in the pocket.

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No.18 Southard custom.

Custom CNC machined phosphor bronze scale on this deletes the liner and replaces that brown G10. This makes for a seriously weighty all metal folder- the way I like it.

Slick flipper and just about usable hole (though it is quite recessed for those us of the fatter thumb) and the 204p steel comes up nicely sharp. Quite a stout blade too

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No.19 Caly 3.5

The Carbon is shiny, the ZDP189 laminate is like a laser and the whole thing just melts into the hand- or disappears into the pocket with the deep carry wire clip....What's not to like?
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No.20 Assist

This is the model without the glass-breaker and without the 'tooth' on the front of the blade of the current model
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