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misterjuiceman said:
I think he means the CRKT Sebenza. There was a collaboration of CRK with CRKT but the quality was complete garbage, and CRK stopped production and I think tried to stop the prototypes from getting out. apparently it was an FRN framelock (it used a piece of steel for the spring, I guess) and the lockbar didn't even make contact with the tang of the blade in some of them.
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That's the one. The lock on mine engages pretty well, but the idea of a FRN framelock was pretty un-inspired. The blade is nice- it's a pretty decent copy of a large Sebenza in a lesser steel, but the "framelock" is a joke. Imagine a Sebenza where the entire frame is made of FRN instead of titanium. In a nod to reality, there is a little piece of steel inlaid into the lockface, where it touches the tang of the blade. I guess to prevent wear. :rolleyes: I love the thing- just because I have one and not very many other people do. :cool:
 
moonwilson said:
That's the one. The lock on mine engages pretty well, but the idea of a FRN framelock was pretty un-inspired. The blade is nice- it's a pretty decent copy of a large Sebenza in a lesser steel, but the "framelock" is a joke. Imagine a Sebenza where the entire frame is made of FRN instead of titanium. In a nod to reality, there is a little piece of steel inlaid into the lockface, where it touches the tang of the blade. I guess to prevent wear. :rolleyes: I love the thing- just because I have one and not very many other people do. :cool:
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how did you end up finding one? it seems like they're extremely rare
 
S90V Military and one of my two C40P Khalsa.

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My two B/M large Rukus
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Bottom two Enduras are discontinued
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No pics, but I'll list what I can remember off the top of my head.

Microtech LCC D/A (My favorite)
Camillus Cuda Maxx 5.5
Camillus Cuda Dominator
A. G. Russell Gent's Liner lock with titanium and burl
A. G. Russell damascus and burl lockback
Spyderco Police necklace
Puma Keramik folder
Kershaw JYD II SG2
Kershaw Offset with Aluminum handle
Kershaw Blue titanium Bump
Kershaw Tyrade Titanium and Carbon Fiber frame lock
Benchmade 730 CFHS
CRKT Lake's P.A.L.

Most any knife I own over 3-4 years old is discontinued, but these are the ones I'm most proud of.

Daniel
 
Here's the knife that started me collecting Spyderco's. My Dad bought this new, back about 2000 and gave it to me a few years back. PE Starmate (sorry the picture is so big, if it's a problem I will delete it, when I first bought my camera I didn't realize you could easily adjust the size)
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jill jackson said:
Here's the knife that started me collecting Spyderco's. My Dad bought this new, back about 2000 and gave it to me a few years back. PE Starmate (sorry the picture is so big, if it's a problem I will delete it, when I first bought my camera I didn't realize you could easily adjust the size)
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That is my second(second to my black police )holy grail spyderco.
Pure G10+440V.

I missed it sometime on ebay, under 100$, later auctions allways went up to 200$ :( Still waiting for good catch...
 
jill jackson said:
Here's the knife that started me collecting Spyderco's. My Dad bought this new, back about 2000 and gave it to me a few years back. PE Starmate (sorry the picture is so big, if it's a problem I will delete it, when I first bought my camera I didn't realize you could easily adjust the size)
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Resizing is fairly easy, so here.

I love the terzuola, by the way :)

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jill jackson said:
Here's the knife that started me collecting Spyderco's. My Dad bought this new, back about 2000 and gave it to me a few years back. PE Starmate (sorry the picture is so big, if it's a problem I will delete it, when I first bought my camera I didn't realize you could easily adjust the size)
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I'm not sure if it's just the huge picture, but the blade seems really thick. close to the thickness of an XM-18 blade. looks like a great knife.
 
Jill,
Do you find that all the F/G VG-10 Spyderco's made in Japan are of the same quality?
I only have the G10 Endura but noticed that in your picture some of the knives looked darker or lighter and was wondering if this corresponds to quality differences in not only the G10 but the various Seki City, Japanese knives over all. I've always thought (rightly or wrongly) that, for example, the Barong, Kukri and Endura G10s were really the same knives essentially despite prices differences.
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Jill,
Do you find that all the F/G VG-10 Spyderco's made in Japan are of the same quality?
I only have the G10 Endura but noticed that in your picture some of the knives looked darker or lighter and was wondering if this corresponds to quality differences in not only the G10 but the various Seki City, Japanese knives over all. I've always thought (rightly or wrongly) that, for example, the Barong, Kukri and Endura G10s were really the same knives essentially despite prices differences.
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I think the FG Japanese are pretty much the same quality.
There's differences in handle shape, blade shape and the FG G-10 Endura is of course a lock-back.
The Barong is a lot bigger than the Kuhkri, but they do have liner locks that are pretty much the same. That is beefy and thick. Plus they are both Schempp designed.
I like the Japanese made Spyderco's myself and find they have overall excellent fit and finish. In fact they tend to be a bit more (tiny amount) flawless IMO than the USA made even.

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Can slipjoint owners join this topic?
I have spent the last two years collecting Camillus and Schrade (USA) knives.

With the original companies gone all are discontinued.
 
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