If it were less expensive - and a little smaller (3 3/4" blade with no choil is a beast of a knife), I'd be all over it. I love the way the blade is completely nested between the scales when closed, but the VG10, stainless liners, and G10 don't exactly scream high dollar (the Para2 has nested liners and more expensive steel, the Superleaf is using more steel with a way thicker blade and has G10 and similar construction, the Military is around the same size, etc.).
I'd actually consider it even due to its size if it were cheaper, but there's no way I'd want to see an 8CR13MOV or AUS8 version of it (FRN would be ok, but in this style, I think G10 works well). VG10 isn't that much more expensive over a cheaper steel and works very well.
I think that the price on this thing has to be attributed to Jens Anso's name being on it. Look at the Boker knives with his name on them - very expensive (not to say that any of them are not well designed knives - and to be honest, none of them are that terrible looking in my mind other than maybe the Zulu - but beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so I'm not one to judge).
Spyderco has many collaborations with many different designers - not many are in the ~$200 plus price range, so I've got to ask if the design alone warrants the extra money. In my mind, it doesn't. I'd rather buy an original Spyderco design for ~$150 or less.
That's really the only reason I don't own one.
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