Spyderco Temperance (title change)

Skimo

Skimo

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Thanks for the info guys! I can barely wait to cook or camp with this sucker, especially since I know that I didn't put money into a fake. :cool:

I visited a knife show today and found a 'Spyderco' fixed blade with sheath.... but it doesn't have a hole! (which is why I loved it... and only when I got home did it hit me.... SPCO HAS HOLES!)

I looked through the forums and Spyderco's website and didn't find anything. :grumpy:

So now, I come to you folks for my lashes with a wet noodle for not being an informed buyer, I have a few crappy pictures to share, so you can berate me for not knowing what to look for!

To compound my sin... I payed $80 for it.

Without further ado, the pictures, it's rainy today so I can post some better pictures if anyone wants, just ask.

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It is legit. I have 2 of them, just like yours: no hole. I payed around $125 for each. You did good.
 
Sweet! That's excellent news, what model is it?

Edit... failure to read what Darthsoaker said.
 
Congrats on an excellent snag. The Temperance is a fighting knife cleverly disguised as a great kitchen knife. I was using mine for cooking duties this weekend.
 
I have the same intentions... well for cooking at least. I really love the tall full flat grind.

Anyone happen to know what the marking on the handle represents?
 
Okay, sweet, I had guessed at that after reading the page on it, but I wouldn't have bet a buck on it. :cool: Thank you. :thumbup:
 
Yeah you appear to have the "real deal" . I'm using my Plain edged version almost daily here of late. My good Friend the DEACON made it possible for me to have a back up unit so now I can use my original all I want.

Like Yablanowitz says it's truly a fighting knife that just happens to be great in the kitchen as well. But I use my PE version for a lot of things. The serrated version of this bad boy of yesteryear is really getting tough to find. The PE & SE both are also excellent for outdoor, hunting, fishing, hiking, survival ect. I have one SE version and the only time I use it is on hunting trips. It's a beast to fear in SE and it breaks my heart that Spyderco isn't making it's successor the Temperance II in SE.

That was a great find and it's a knife you'll truly enjoy using.
 
Woohoo! :cool:

I'm not a huge fan of serrations, so seeing this with a plain edge really got me going.:thumbup:

Mines just going to be a woods and kitchen knife, Mr. Glasser hit a home run with this knife.
 
Skimo said:
Woohoo! :cool:

I'm not a huge fan of serrations, so seeing this with a plain edge really got me going.:thumbup:

Mines just going to be a woods and kitchen knife, Mr. Glasser hit a home run with this knife.
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You know that is something that many people on these forums are sort of overlooking is the fact that we have a super knife designer right here in front of us. With all the talk about these great knife designers/makers in this community is well founded and they do deserve some praise for what many of them have done in the cutlery industry and the custom sector as well. But Sal Glesser has been one of my all time favorite designers for some time now especially as functional as his designs are. His C-54 big Calypso and C-44 big Dyad in my opinion are 2 of the greatest knife designs of all time period.

I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but if any of you would take Mr. Glesser's designs seriously and put them through a hard use test you'll be amazed at how functional they are as well as really cool designs. And Eric is pretty darn good too. It wouldn't hurt my feelings if they would reintroduce this great blade in the H-1 Salt Series and bring back the Catcherman in H-1 as well. What a Christmas gift set that would be.

Sal Glesser is way up there in my top 5 favorite knife designers for sure.
 
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