Sal, what's the chance of an H1 Merlin sometime in the future?

Mike Sastre

Mike Sastre

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Sal,

I've been VERY impressed with the Salt I and Pacific Salt for use as Whitewater safety knives. The H1 steel hasn't shown any corrosion yet and cuts like crazy in the serrated versions. Knowing my preferrence for the hawkbills for rescue, and the fact that the Harpy was originally designed with fisherman in mind, I think the Merlin (or Harpy) would be a natural choice for another H1 model. What do you think? In a perfect world it'd be an H1 G-10 Harpy, but don't know if sales would support it though.
 
Mike,
I concur....I have started carrying a G10 Merlin as a rescue knife (after you convinced me of some of the benefits of a hawkbill), and H1 would be a great change. There must be at least 7 of us in the world that want one!

BTW: have you tried out a SE Dodo as a rescue tool? I have been doing a little bit of testing and it is working out well so far. What it gives up in long slicing ability, it makes up for in detail work. The other blade I have been messing around with is an old rescue that I ground down into a Whancliffe shape - it gives the sharp point of a hawkbill, and dramatically increases the ability to get the knife in between a victim's skin and clothing/rope/webbing.

Thom
 
Thom,

Good to hear from you!! Your G-10 Merlin is a Harpy, and IMHO "best of the breed", with the no-slip G-10 and slightly thicker blade/point. While the Harpy/Merlins excell at safely getting between victim and clothing/rope/webbing, both Salts with their semi-blunt tips will do the same, just not as efficiently. DoDo is a good choice as well, if a little on the small side. I like a little "overkill" and currently carry a SpyderHawk on my PFD.
 
Sal,

Agree that's the logical choice for next. How 'bout after that?
 
I'm starting to wonder is there an actual max limit of new products Spyderco will produce in a year to keep its fans happy :)
 
Sal Glesser said:
The next H-1 version will be a rescue style.

sal
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How about a "new" rescue style, with a blunted hawkbill style blade? I know that Mike prefers the point, but the blunted style would be more marketable, and easily modified for anyone that wants the sharp tip.

Thom
 
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