Question -- Wegner Jr. (Sal ?)

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Okay, nobody noticed my question when the subject heading was just "Wegner Jr." I'll see how this post fares.

Way back in September of last year, Sal said in a post about the Wegner Jr. "if Tim decides to carry it as an exclusive, we'll probably go to VG10." In the same thread, Tim himself responded, " I am leaning on having Spydie do an improved exclusive run of C49's. Will keep you posted!"

Is this great knife in VG-10 any closer to being a reality? Any chances of prototypes at this year's Blade Show?


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Guyon
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"The hardest knife ill used doth lose his edge."
-William Shakespeare, Sonnet 95
 
I wonder if that idea was replaced with the mouskinna? Smaller than the Wegner jr though. I will miss the Wegner jr for sure. One of Spyderco's best knives to date. Wasn't there also talk of improving the full size Wegner? Maybe VG-10 and the compression lock?

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Dennis Bible
 
I'm also interested in this. I love the Wenger Jr and any changes, new models etc, I would be interested in. The mouskinna is kinda cool but it's no replacement for the Wegner Jr.

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Hoodoo

The low, hoarse purr of the whirling stone—the light-press’d blade,
Diffusing, dropping, sideways-darting, in tiny showers of gold,
Sparkles from the wheel.

Walt Whitman
 
I'm interested too. It's a great little knife, too bad the sales were not enough to keep it in production. I seem to recall that Tim Wenger was interested in buying up Spyderco's remaining stock but have the opening hole enlarged, did that happen?
 
I like the Wegner Jr. too. If it does go into production again I would like to see the hole enlarged. That and the steel are the only improvements I can see.

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Roger Blake
 
I'll have to throw my vote in also for the VG10 Wegner Jr. I would really like to see this. (I own 1 Wegner and 4 Wegner Jr. is that a vote or what?)

jj
 
Just getting this post back to the top so Sal might see it.
 
The possibility of a small Wegner run with changes will depend on Tim. My guess is that he'll wait until he sees "Mouse Knife" results.

Keep in mind also that a Wegner Jr with a larger hole looks very much like the Pro-Grips. New tooling would be required and a minmum run would be 1,200 pieces. Quite an investment. Tim's call.

sal
 
Good point. I have considered the Pro-Grip (and the Pro-Venator) several times, considering the steel that is in them seems pretty fine. But, I just can't get over that partial serration. Just a personal problem, ya know.
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iktomi
 
The Pro-Grip is a lockback not a linerlock and this makes a big difference in the action of the knife. Also the handle and the blade materials are not as good either. I addmit to not having had a Pro-Grip but only making the observation based on looking at them.

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Roger Blake

[This message has been edited by beam (edited 05-01-2000).]
 
Sal, make that 1197 pieces. I'll take three.

The Pro-grips just don't cut it
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, with the lockback and partial serrations. Now, give us a Pro-grip with a good strong liner lock, and a plain edge, and we may just forget about another Wegner Jr.

Naw, we won't. Wegner Jr. is what we need/want/hunger for!
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