PERSIAN - NEW look and feel with all of the other great Spyderco assets!!

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peshkabz

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PERSIANS ARE SOLID QUALITY< LOOKS< FEEL< WORKMANSHIP< WWOWW!!!!
What a wonderfully worked knife - way more knife that the price would indicate. The fit and finish on this is better than a lot of customs I have held - by far. I love this knife.

Part of me wants to rotate it with my Native for EDC, but it is so nice I only want to look and hold it - although I know this is a knife I could rely on anytime! Sound familiar Deacon?
Love the looks, Love the blade shape and material! Love the handle material and workmanship! Love the total package workmanship - this is heirloom quality and style folks!!

Another Standing ovation to Sal and his teams to put out another great - unbeatable product.


and Mr. Schemp - tremendous job sir.

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I'll have to get one of these as well. I am curious though. I have seen it listed as a 3" blade as well as a 3.5" blade. Which is it?
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Originally posted by peshkabz
Sound familiar Deacon?
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Yep, echos my sentiments to a very large degree. Glad you like it!

To be frank, considering the price, I was fully prepared to see some compromises in the fit and finish department. To my total amazement, there were none. It's every bit as well made as my jigged bone Kiwi, which uses the same VG10 steel and carries the same list price, but is considerably smaller. While it lacks the damascus bolsters, jigged bone, and rosewood box of Mr. Schempp's other collaborative effort, the 25th Anniversary Delica, general fit and finish are remarkable similar. I know there will be at least one more of them somewhere in my future. The micarta is very nice, but I want one with bone or stag scales, set up for LH tip down carry. I figure, given the base price, that even after having this work done, the knife will still be relatively inexpensive.

Edited to add: Dennis, there has been some confusion on that. The blade is 3.5", the sharpened edge 3".

For those who have not yet seen it...
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I totally agree the persian is a great knife!The lock feels really solid. Does anyone know if it is MBC rated? Unfortunately I am too much of a chicken to put this knife through the paces, it just looks too nice. Guess thats what the new delica is for.:D
 
I handled one, very nice... My question is, why are companies useing VG-10 vs. ATS-34 if built in Japan. What makes companies like VG-10 better?

Also, I don't like Spyderco's back locks.. I wish they had liner locks, or Axis locks, or something..Just the backlock is "tactically" (such a word?) unfit at times...
 
Just the backlock is "tactically" (such a word?) unfit at times...
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How so?

It opens the same as any other knife, correct? The only difference is in disengaging the lock. In a "tactical" situation, the knife only gets closed after the work is done, right? If the situation is taken care of, closing the knife can go as slow as you want it to. Now if it opened really slow or something, that would be a problem.

Is it just that you want a different locking system than the 110? Don't think of it as an ancient design... just consider the lockback design the 1911 of the knife world. A good thing never goes out of style!

Also, my vg-10 knives hold an edge a LOT longer than my ats-34 knives.
 
Originally posted by ReconTech
Also, I don't like Spyderco's back locks.. I wish they had liner locks, or Axis locks, or something..Just the backlock is "tactically" (such a word?) unfit at times...
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This is probably one of the reasons there are more than one style of lock on the market. For me, being left handed, the front lock (Spyderco's version of the lockback) is easier to close than liner and compression locks. It is also more likely to be equally easy to open left handed. On many of their liner locks the hole is partially obscured on the liner side. The ball lock, Spyderco's answer to the Axis lock, and possibly as lefty friendly as the front lock, is still relatively new and is only available on two models, one of which is only available in serrated, while I prefer plain edge. Being older, with slightly arthritic hands, the hole is far and away the opening device of choice for me.

The number of reports in this and other forums of liner locks, even some relatively expensive and well made ones, failing the spine whack test, does little to give me confidence in their reliability. I also feel (nothing scientific here, just a gut feeling) much more confident that my front locks will not open accidentally.
 
Thanx for all of the kind words. We have been pleased with the model.

The Persian is an awesome knife. Ed did a great designing job, Spyderco did a pretty fair mfg job. VG-10 is a very high performing steel (skinning deer testing done last week shows extra-ordinary performance).


Hi Recon tech. All of the early "tacticals" were lock-backs. Most lock-backs are stronger than linerlocks. Spyderco lock-backs are pretty reliable and strong. Our testing has shown the Persian to be considerably stronger than most linerlocks on the market (140+ inch/lbs-inch).

But, we make lock-backs, Walker linerlocks, Chris Reeve style integral linerlocks, Compression locks, integral compression locks, ball bearing locks, even a non locking folder. Soon we'll be making balisongs and we have another new lock which is in proto-type as we speak.

Opened minds breath better.

sal
 
I got mine today. Spyderco, as usual, has done an outstanding job in bringing us this piece. Fit and finish are outstanding. It has real bolsters! I can't believe it is selling for the price it is. In all honesty I would have expected the MSRP to be more. Exceptional value.

The handle is very comfortable in a variety of grips. You can tell that a lot of thought went into the design. I can tell that the knife will be very versatile in its uses.

Ed Schempp did a great job designing this knife and Spyderco did a great job of producing it.

The Persian will be seeing a lot of carry time.

Thank you Spyderco!
 
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