Spyderco Military Variants

[Steven65]

Greetings fellow Spyderco fans

I am trying to assemble a very unique collection........

Spyderco Militaries with plain (non serrated) satin blades. Please don't ask me why I just have a thing for them.

Can anyone point me to a listing or website which lists all the variants of the Military? I would like to see what i am missing.

Thanks
Steven

 

[RevDevil]

http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page

The Spyderco site has a listing of some of the older discontinued models too I think. I did the same thing, still looking for a couple to complete the collection.
What do you have so far? Here are mine:

 

[eduard]

thats a mission would love to do that ! the military is the greatest knife ever made by spyderco hope it will always stay in production

good luck to you with your collection

 

[Steven65]

http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=Main_Page
The Spyderco site has a listing of some of the older discontinued models too I think. I did the same thing, still looking for a couple to complete the collection.
What do you have so far?

Thank you very much that was most helpful:thumbup: And that is some collection you have there.......!

It would be quicker to tell you what I don't have............

I believe I am short of:

ATS-34
CPM-440V (3 variants of that)
S30V CF

I have a feeling that these are going to be hard to find. I am only collecting mint NIB knives so these last 5 will be a challenge.
But thanks to you I now know what I am missing!

good luck to you with your collection

Thanks!

 

[RevDevil]

Glad to help
I am missing the S90V CF, S30V CF, M4, Ti Fluted, and the Forum knife with teh Paladium Spyder.
If you get a lead on any of these or are repulsed in some way by the ones you have that I don't, let me know ASAP
Cheers!

 

[gooeytek]

I only have one, and it's a mutt:

 

[rycen]

How detailed do you want to get?

Handle material
Blade steel
Handle color
Stampings/etchings
Screw/back spacer
Clip
Blade coatings
Dealer exclucives
Sprint runs

The forum military has a mother of pearl bug inlay

 

[yablanowitz]

Military? I has one!

I need to update the wheel with the M4 and XHP.

 

[RevDevil]

How detailed do you want to get?

Handle material
Blade steel
Handle color
Stampings/etchings
Screw/back spacer
Clip
Blade coatings
Dealer exclucives
Sprint runs

The forum military has a mother of pearl bug inlay

That's right. I was thinking of the Centofante knives.

 

[Steven65]

How detailed do you want to get?

Hi,
I am interested in all variants of the Satin, non serrated Military.
According to the SpydieWiki I am missing 5 variants. Are there any others that you know of that are not listed in the SpydieWiki list? If so please tell me.

I fear the last 5 will be a slog and very expensive. But I would like to complete the collection.

Military? I has one!

You iz a big SHOW OFF!
Beautiful collection......You are where I want to be..............:thumbup:

 

[pwet]

to my knowledge

s30v black
s30v camo
s30v lefty black
s30v orange
s30v TI
s30v CF
440v two screws
440v 3screws
440V ????
ATS 34
D2 foliage
bg42 CF
S90V CF
M4 TI/CF
XHP brown

what's the third version of 440V i'm missing ? different jimping ?

 

[Steven65]

what's the third version of 440V i'm missing ? different jimping ?

Quoted from SpydieWiki.........

C36G (Forum 2000) "MILITARY" & "Spyderco Forum 2000" on blade and a MOP Bug inlay in the handle

 

[rycen]

to my knowledge

s30v black
s30v camo
s30v lefty black
s30v orange
s30v TI
s30v CF
440v two screws
440v 3screws
440V ????
ATS 34
D2 foliage
bg42 CF
S90V CF
M4 TI/CF
XHP brown

I will build of the list

S30V Ti without insert
440V diamond engraved
440V "MILITARY" printed on blade
S30V "MILITARY" printed on blade

Also not 100% sure but I think both a 440V and S30V were made without any text on the blade.I am sure I will think of more.

 

[yablanowitz]

Collecting the Military is a lot like collecting the Police. You may never know when the collection is complete. I've settled for one of each steel and a few major variants, but there have been many other subtle changes. 440V 2-screw, ATS-34 2-screw, 440V Forum knife, Orange G-10, uncoated Digicam, lefty and fluted Ti are all missing from my herd, and I have no idea how many others if you include the jimping changes.

 

[Steven65]

Collecting the Military is a lot like collecting the Police. You may never know when the collection is complete. I've settled for one of each steel and a few major variants, but there have been many other subtle changes. 440V 2-screw, ATS-34 2-screw, 440V Forum knife, Orange G-10, uncoated Digicam, lefty and fluted Ti are all missing from my herd, and I have no idea how many others if you include the jimping changes.

So it sounds like there were a lot of "unofficial" variations as things were changed on the production line and small upgrades/improvements were made.........
Hmmm......I think this may take awhile........
Thanks for the info.

By the way a little birdie whispered that I should wish you many happy returns today? Am I correct? If so........Happy Birthday!

 

[P1GEONPOO]

@Alfaholic

I know that you will know this already but just incase,
seems as though you collect milis, you are on the list for the cf m390 dealer exclusive, right?

 

[Steven65]

you are on the list for the cf m390 dealer exclusive, right?

I am Sir, thank you......

 

[yablanowitz]

Thank you for the birthday wishes. Yes, constant quality improvement means there have been many unheralded changes. Here's my Police collection, and it is less than half of the variations I know about.

 

[u812]

Heres one to keep an eye out for.
When they changed from 440v to S30V they made a very few CE Militaries that still had the excentric pivot.
I got one of the very first ones at Blade that year,I have yet to see another one.

 

[RevDevil]

Well Happy Birthday Jack! Wish you many more. :thumbup: