numbered knives

[popgun]

A few years ago I used to write articles for a magazine in the sporting goods retail industy. Spyderco would send me pre-production samples with a number on the blade. Anyone else ever hear of these? Any special value?
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[yablanowitz]

The first run of collaboration pieces used to be numbered, and there are also a couple hundred of each new variation numbered for the collector's club, but that is the only numbering I am familiar with. If what you have truly are pre-production, they probably have considerable collector value, as those are not generally released.

 

[popgun]

My editor in chief claimed the number was assigned to each publication.
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[The Deacon]

Can't say for sure, but if all the numbers are the same, and below 200, your editor may well be right. Spyderco may have assigned a specific Collectors Club number to each publication. It would certainly make sense.

Paul

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[popgun]

OK I had to dig them out to check and they are Collector Club knives I have 5 with a # under 200 0n them. a Shabaria W/letter from Jill Rackliff, a Native C41, A Matriarch W/letter from Jill Rackliff, a Peter Herbst C53, and a Rescue C14BK. I have all of the boxes and papers. The Shabaria, Peter Herbst, and Rescue have seen some light use but no abuse. Any Idea of value?
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How does the coll club work? I don't think they paid for these.