My spyderco sharpener- fake? Rare? Really really old?

[nov3mber]

Obviously anyone who hasn't heard of the spyderco sharp maker deserves a ceramic slap in their wet... Stones. However amongst many knifey treasures I have found in my grandfathers stuff, I found a fantastic ceramic sharpener from spyderco! I joyfully used it for days without questioning it's sharpmakerism but on further inspection discovered that it is in fact a spyderco "tri-angle". I checked blade forums but haven't found a thing about it, is this because it's so old? (The instruction literature was yellow and crumbly) or is it just a crap model that no one likes? Why is there nothing about it anywhere?
If Any wise knife owls out there know of the tri-angle I would be very interested to know.
Thanks

 

[Random Dan]

I dunno. I've often heard it referred to as a "Tri-angle Sharpmaker" though.

 

[Komitadjie]

If you have a photo it might be a big help. I know there has been at least one model prior to the one that's out now, it did not have the fully-enclosed case, and only had one sharpening angle as I recall.

 

[nov3mber]

That does sound like its on the right track, I don't think the tri-angle has more than one angle (In spite of the name )

Il get a picture when I get home. I'm in history class right now °-°

 

[Komitadjie]

Did a bit of quick looking, and found a couple pictures on the Spyderco forum.

This is the one I was thinking of:

 

[Robert Ptacel]

That is the 203 Sharpmaker. I still have one

 

[travclem]

I have one just like it. 40 degree only, it's just old.

 

[nov3mber]

Huh. Interesting

 

[russianpolander]

My dad has the same one he has had it a long time and still uses it.