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Colby19

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Ive been out of the game a while, and am hoping to get back in with a captain. Now i have had knives with this locking mechanism, but over time they get loose and the knife can open too easily. This might just be because they were crappy knives, but i dont know. I would just like to know any of you expiriences with this knive, good or bad.

Thanks.
 
Don't know too much about the Captain's lock, but considering it is a Spyderco Walker style liner lock, I'd guess (and hope) it is the same quality as the Military's lock, and there has been written very much (mostly good) about it, the last treads I remember are here and here.

Dennis
 
Hey Colby, I had mine for a while now and I had no problem, it still work fine...btw you do know that's not an edc??? cheers!!!
 
errr, the abreviations are still like reading ancient chinese, i have no idea what they mean.
 
If you mean the abbrevations in the threads, too: Basically, they say that the Spyderco Liner Lock is really good and reliable, more so than most of the other liner locks out there. Sal, the boss of Spyderco himself, states that they spent a lot of time and thought in this lock and they kept improving it over the years, so now this lock is as perfect as possible for them with today's technology. But thinking of it, I am pretty sure that you got the picture by yourself. So nevermind.

Why the Captain should not be suitable for EDC, I can not tell you though :)

Sure, it is a not-so-common blade shape, but a Harpy isn't either, and it's EDC'd by lots of people. It always depends on what you use the knife for, I'd think.

So don't worry, if you like the Captain, go for it. You never know how long it will be around!

Dennis
 
You won't go wrong with the Captain. It takes a bit to get used to and it takes a bit of time to see what the designer had in mind. But you will soon see that the C-111 Captain is quite functional.

Like a lot of "non-conventional" knife designs a lot of people seem to blow them off without even giving them a chance. But after playing with and using one first hand I really enjoy the knife. Now it's not for every cutting chore but no knife is.

If in the near future the Captain model would happen to get discontinued you can be assured that it won't be long that they will catapult in price. So if nothing else at least throw one in your collection.
 
I don't own a single Spyderco, but I am hell bent on getting a Captain, it looks more functional than any folder I have and am lost as to why it wouldn't be an EDC?
 
Ok I'm gonna explain my point of view since I own one and use it...:) since there's no penetrating tip on the blade it's pretty bad for opening boxes, prep. food ect... on the other hand it's much better for bushcraft in my humble opinion and personal experience. I'ts great for carving wood, cutting rope, skinning to name a few, and I think it is it's purpose from what I've heard from the designer. I really like this knife although others hate it without even owning one but for an EDC(every day carry) I prefer my JY2. Hope this help's...Cheers!!! P.S. feel free to translate...:)
 
well alright, you guys are a fountain of knoledge, thanks. i like the captains design, in that you never really need to worry about the tip snapping off, cause its so broad.
 
Looking at the on-line stores that I trust and would order from, it looks like $125 is what you should expect to pay.
 
I'm not sure what the blade shape on the Captain does that's so much better than a drop point, Wharncliffe or a Sheepsfoot, but I'm confident that it really doesn't matter that much to the average user. Someone who needs to open a package or cut some tape, etc shouldn't have much of an issue with it. The handle was surprisingly comfortable though. The liner lock should be fine.
 
Every lock will wear over time. It's just the nature of things. Every lock can be beaten to death by repeated violent openings or overly vigorous "spine whack" testing. Spyderco liner locks, in general, are about as reliable as a liner lock gets, and am sure the Captain's would be no exception.

On the other hand, the lack of a relief cut in the left scale makes it rather problematic to close, and virtually impossible if wearing even thin gloves, as you really need to use your thumbnail, rather than your thumb itself. I also found the 50/50 choil to be so narrow as to feel uncomfortable, and I can fit into small gloves, so I think it's fair to say I have relatively small hands.

Colby19 said:
well do you guys know any websites i could get it for a hundred or under?
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There's one on eBay right now with a $110 BIN price, and a couple more at about $5 more than that. How reliable the seller's are, I can't say. Didn't check the shipping either, some seller's make it up that way. Me, I'd pay NGK's asking price rather than risk the aggravation of being dicked around by some low-baller. As with most things in life, YMMV.

redneckone said:
Looks like the Captain would be difficult to sharpen?
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Probably only slightly more than a tanto, recurve, or reverse S. Me, I prefer to stick with straight or convex curved edges.

Paul
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Hey Colby,
I think I can help you. I can't access your e-mail through BF.
 
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