Spyderco Remote Release.

Halfneck

Halfneck

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Are these collectible? I have a SE one I carried in the Army that I would hang on my right LBV strap. I really liked the release as I could hang it securely but open it quickly if I needed to untangle myself from the rappel gear or free a improper sling-load. Saw a few on Ebay that were being sold as Rare which made me wonder.
 
Lately there has been quite an increase in the going rate for new Remote Release & Snap-It models on Ebay. I'm not exactly sure about the reason for the sudden increase but they are definitely classic/innovative Spyderco models. At any given time you will probably see at least 1 or 2 of these models up for auction.

I notice that the word "rare" is often added to many auctions. I can understand using it for discontinued models that are hard to find but I have also seen it used for some current production models. I guess that it just spices up the auction.

Enjoy using your Remote Release. Maybe buy another before they get more rare :cool:
Tom
 
I like the snap-it, I have 3. AG Russell has red snap-its for $49.
 
One of my recent acquisitions was an early model Snap-It with G2 steel and rubber inserts in the FRN handle. Very nice, I think it is the second variant of the Snap-It. Most of these were very cheap when they were first released.
 
I think one of the things that may be happening recently is that the almost absurdly high prices being paid for some of the more popular "collectable" Spydercos is causing more people to look toward some of the models where there is (or at least was) less collector interest.

As for the knives themselves, both are interesting concepts, and work better than the pocket clip under certain circumstances. The Snap-It is, unfortunately for me, strictly a right-handed knife. When closed, the snap totally blocks access to the thumb hole for left handers.

The Remote Release is more "universal". As Shmackey pointed out, a new version of it is due out next year.

You have to take the term "rare" with a grain (or ten) of salt when you see it on eBay. Have seen current production models readily available from hundreds of sources described as "rare" there.
 
It was not collectible in the past. As DaveH said, AGR wtill has them new, and has had them for many years. If they were truly hot AGR would have sold them out since they've been discontinued for awhile.
 
brownshoe said:
It was not collectible in the past. As DaveH said, AGR wtill has them new, and has had them for many years. If they were truly hot AGR would have sold them out since they've been discontinued for awhile.
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Well the knife Halfneck was inqiring about is the Remote Release, which has been discontinued for several years. As for the Snap-Its, I would tend to believe that the continued existence of the very distinctive red AGR special version (which I beleive either Sal or AG once said is still being produced in small batches for them as needed) has little or no impact on the collectability of any of the other versions.
 
There are some rare variations of the Remote Release and the Snap It both. I have a Snap It that was the EMT version with a sheepsfoot blade and you just don't see them come around that often. I also just recently saw an orange Remote Release with a sheepsfoot blade on it on Ebay just a week or so ago. I wish I had taken that one a little more seriously because I found out through a very reliable source that was a rare one INDEED.

I have a C-26 Snap it and a C-30 Remote release in my line up of users.

When the new one does come out it will automatically make these older ones more coveted. At least it has worked that way in the past. :)
 
The knife in question on Ebay was an orange/red handled remote release plain edge. Very, very few were made (I never got an exact number).
 
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