Sal, A Calypso question please.

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Tightwad

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Sal, I've read ,much to my sorrow, that the Calypso jr has been discontinued,
but now in the March 2002 issue of Tactical Knives there is an ad on page 78
that promotes the Delica,Native and the Calypso jr.

Does that mean the Calypso jr. has been given a second chance to survive??

Boy, I sure hope so. It's really a great design for everyday use that could
easily be one of your "stable" knives along with the Endura, Delica & Native.
 
Tightwad, The Calypso Jr. in Micarta is my favorite knife. I just found a small store that had 2 left and bought 'em both. I do have a lightweight version also and like the VG-10 steel alot. For me the Calypso Jr. size and ergonomics are perfect. It's a shame they are going away. I bet if more stores carried them they would have sold better. It's a mystery to me why some products do well and some fail. I also like the Starmate and Rookie alot and these are discontinued as well.
 
Everything "Calypso" has been sacked: Calypso, Calypso Jr. (Micarta and ss), and Calypso Jr. Lightweight.

There are still a lot of Jr.s in the distribution pipeline and on dealers shelves. So even discontinued, it is probably a bit soon to cut off all promotion. JMO.
 
I agree totally about the Calypso Jr. I thought the micarta version had been designed just for me. The Wegners are also sadly destined to become classics.
I guess if they didn't experiment and innovate, they would not be Spyderco and we would still be flicking our Workers. (Which I still do BTW) :)
 
Overgaar, The Calypso line ,as I understand it, was one of Sal's favorites.
The large Calypso had micarta handles with a Vg-10 4" flat ground
modified wharncliff blade in both plain and serrated edges. The original
small Calypso was also in micarta but had a Aus-8 blade. There also
was a small stainless steel handle with a hollow ground aus-8 blade.

All of the micarta handel Calypso's were discontinued sometime back
with the FRN plastic Vg-10 blade small replacing the small micarta.

What you got with any Calypso was one heck of a slicing machine that
had few, very few, peers in sheer cutting ablitiy. I own both of the large
Calypso's and find them to be elegant easy carry cutting tools. I also own
a FRN model in Vg-10 steel and find that it's a really great everyday carry
knife for those million tasks we all do everyday. I carried it everyday until
my wife spotted it. Now she enjoys it.

For what it's worth the Calypso was a knife design that most folks just
didn't understand. To most knife buyers a knife needs a curved belly to
be considered a good knife when in fact unless you're skinning animals
the wharncliff style blade of the Calypso is ideal for daily chores.

If you can find a small Calypso buy it for your daily do everything
cutting tool. You won't be sorry as after awhile you"ll "get"what this
knife is all about too.
 
Hi Tightwad

Thanks for your explanation. It cleared the confusion.

I already own a mini-Dyad in Micarta which is my EDC. The plain blade is ATS-55 and is also flat ground like the Calypso jr. The bellies are also very similar: Only slightly curved. However the mini-dyad has a clip point geometry whereas the Calypso has a drop point.

Can you or anyone else make a recommendation of whether I should buy a Calypso jr. if I can find one? Unfortunately I live in Denmark where one-hand operated knifes are not allowed so I can't go to a knife shop to check it out.

br
Overgaard
 
Overgaar, Hope this makes you feel better as I'm going to
suggest that you stick with the Dyad you already own. As
good as the Calypso is it still only has one blade. The Dyad
offers much more versitility with two distinct blade shapes.

Do yourself a favor and stick with what you have.
 
Everything mentioned about the models are true. They're going. The March isue of Blade that had that ad was March 2001.

sal
 
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