Reunited and it feels soooooooo good

pageophile

pageophile

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Hello all,

My second Spyderco was a Chinook I PE in 440V. What a bull of a knife; solid, heavy and a bank vault lock-up. Loved that knife ! ! !

It was a constant companion, always ready for whatever I threw at it and never a complaint. Did I mention I loved that knife ;)

Alas my car was broken into and my Chinook was taken with a bunch of other stuff. Serves me right for leaving it in there instead of clipped to my pocket but I was still pretty ticked off.

So I kept an eye out for another one but had no luck. The Chinook II came out and while a great knife it just didn't have the same pull for me. Then the supplies of the original dried up and I couldn't find one at all.

EvilBay was no help, I either got sniped, or it was a CE or the seller wouldn't ship to Canada :( Even made a deal with a BF Member for one but he backed out and stopped returning my emails/messages (you know who you are jerk).

I was still keeping an eye out but had pretty much given up on finding another one. So imagine my surprise when a member offered up a Chinook I PE 440V MIB in trade for one of my Spydies :D

Well it arrived today . . . from Indonesia no less and boy am I a happy camper. It's just like I remember with that fantastic "Thwack" sound of the lock engaging.

I know there are way more rare Spydercos out there abut getting this one back makes me feel really happy.


Take care gents,

Page
 
Congrats on finding an old friend. I'm on my second Chinook 3.:thumbup:
 
The Chinook 1 is my favorite of the 3 for sure, they are all great knives though.

I managed to snag an S30V Chinook 1 not so long ago :cool::thumbup:
 
Glad to see you we're reunited. Good looking out U.C.O.K. Just thinking of having my first Caly stolen from me makes my stomach turn. In my pocket every single day.
 
Congratulations! Had a CE Chinook 2 for a while and ended up trading it. Recently, I found a PE 440V Chinook 1 in a pawn shop and bought it. So much nicer.
 
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there's nothing better than having that perfect Spyderco with you at all times. I know the feeling of a 'friend' missing, it's quite sad. I have yet to try a Chinook but it's on my list and it looks like it might be a long wait to find one based on your accounts. Glad your friend is back in your hands!
 
Congrats on your deal. I know what it's like to have people back out of a trade and not return messages and people refuse to ship to Canada (where do they think we are, Antarctica?). I digress, good deal.:thumbup:
 
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