Spyderco Uliza?

[Swiss_Army_Man]

I was browsing different online dealers when i came across something called the spyderco uliza. It says that is was designed for the German Police which definitely has me interested. Any info on this Sal?

 

[PropThePolecat]

From Blade HQ:

Spyderco Uliza Black G-10 Folding Knife (?" Satin Plain) C161GP

Folding knife with a Black G-10 handle with full liners. VG-10 blade steel. Designed by Ulrich Hennicke for German Police.

I'd very much like to know more about this too.

 

[ser_t]

Custom - http://www.messerunicum.de/home/ulize-backlock-folder/#more-57

 

[PropThePolecat]

Interesting knife.

Will the Spyderco version be similar to this one? And if so, what thought went into this design, so to make it police-oriented?

 

[Sal Glesser]

Ulize. In-the-works.

Will be showing the proto at the meet. Should have good pics then.

sal

 

[Swiss_Army_Man]

Ulize. In-the-works.

Will be showing the proto at the meet. Should have good pics then.

sal

Thanks for the answer Sal, really looking forward to this one. I hope to see some more pics soon!

 

[1623]

That's an intriguing knife and I really like the blade shape; now I'm very interested to see Spyderco's take on it.

 

[Insipid Moniker]

I like it a lot, but I'm hoping for a 4 way pocket clip.

 

[Franz_N]

That's a cool blade shape, it reminds me of a BM 710.

 

[Swiss_Army_Man]

That's a cool blade shape, it reminds me of a BM 710.

It reminds me a lot of something designed by Jens Anso.

 

[PropThePolecat]

Ulize. In-the-works.

Will be showing the proto at the meet. Should have good pics then.

sal

I was planning to attend this years Amsterdam meet, but i assumed that someone would give a peep here on BF. To my disappointment i discovered yesterday, that registration was up on the Spyderco forums, and has now closed.

Too bad...now ill have to wait till next year.

 

[Sal Glesser]

A police officer in Germany (nickname Sony) had an idea to create a Spyderco knife purpose designed for the "Polize" in Germany. He wanted a percentage of the sales to go to the families of fallen German policemen. He contacted a custom knifemaker (Ulricke Hennicke) to design and build a prototype to show to Spyderco. Uli sent the knife to us for evaluation. (Uli + Polize = "Ulize" per Uli)

Uli is an exceptional knife designer and custom knifemaker that is familiar with Spyderco, our designs and our company. We thought the design to be worthy and we showed the prototype model at the meet last year as well as some shows. Response was good to we recreated the design for production. We couldn't use the custom textured carbon fiber and still make the model affordable, so we opted for a black peel-ply G-10. It does have a 4 way clip. VG-10. If response is good to a production piece, we can consider other handle options.

As an aside, our proto / concept case at the SHOT show had designs from designert/makers 11 countries.

sal

 

[ol_sc]

That is a sexy looking knife. A long, slim blade with a little recurve? Yes, please!

 

[timberweasel]

That's a cool blade shape, it reminds me of a BM 710.

That's what I thought as well... a 'spyderized' BM 710... :thumbup:

I want one!

 

[Muchblade]

Ser_t, thanks for the detective work, and Sal thanks for the info. Looks like a great knife. So great that I've pre-ordered it.

 

[ol_sc]

It's like an AFCK/710/Police and if it has a price point around the Police, I will definitely be ordering one.