Need help on Endura 4 - real or fake?

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Boy777

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Hi Guys. I bought this Endura from eBay for 57 bucks. Please take a look - is it original or fake? I am wondering because I have never seen such kind of marking on Endura before. Thank you in advance!


 
I'd never say real without handling it in person, but from your pics, it looks exactly like mine, which I know is not counterfeit.
 
There's something janky about the grind and the SPYDERCO VG-10 stamp. Looks too well defined to me unless things have changed. The G has always sort of looked like an 8 on all of mine.

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Barman1 said:
There's something janky about the grind and the SPYDERCO VG-10 stamp. Looks too well defined to me unless things have changed. The G has always sort of looked like an 8 on all of mine.

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Have to agree mine as well.
 
I do believe Spyderco has change the way these are stamped. Mine was made in Feb of this year and looks just like the OP stamp.
 
Looks just like mine. I suggest you weigh the knife, it should be 96 grams or so. If it's a fake - the weight will be off since the steel density will probably be different. I am not an expert - but I am thinking it is legit.
 
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Boy777 said:
Hi Guys. I bought this Endura from eBay for 57 bucks. Please take a look - is it original or fake? I am wondering because I have never seen such kind of marking on Endura before. Thank you in advance!


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I just bought a brand new FFG Endura 4 from a very reputable dealer, and I know for a fact that it's real. Its stamp looks exactly the same as yours.

Jim
 
As has already been stated, but the stamp for the Delica and Endura has changed to cleaner, more well-defined stamp that doesn't make the G look like an 8. I was thrown by this at first too, but I can tell you for sure that neither of the two I own that look like this are fake.

Unfortunately, the days of me finding good Spydie deals on eBay by searching "Spyderco V8-10" may be coming to an end.
 
Thank you, Guys! I think you are correct about Spyderco changed the marking this year. I received two more similar knives Dragonfly 2 and Delica from reputable store and they both have such new marking.
 
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