The Spyderco C41PBK Native plain blade in S30V is a great - and economical - intro to S30V steel. Sadly, after bragging about what a great buy it was to my friends - and them trekking to the infamous PRC-made paradise, only to find it MIA - I was getting mud, or worse, on my face. I went last week - the nice older fellow looked for #60 on the picture display, the Native in question, to no avail. He spent some time, too... and, not wanting to embarass myself - or insult him - I didn't look too closely through the product's glass door when I was at the aisle behind that counter. I did the next AM (6:30 AM!), as I made a mad dash for ant spray, the summer long drought and ten+ day tripple digit heat driving everything that walks into my house, it seems. Well, the little "60" red ticker reads "09" when you stack the boxes up... sad, huh? So, have your salesjerk look for "09" as well as "60" for that knife, should you want one. It's kind of neat having a knife proclaiming 'Golden CO USA EARTH' on it... and, it's a heck of a knife, too.
Stainz
Stainz