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New here and curious of quality knife I have. It is a Spyderco, engraved MILITARY, CPM440V, (4" blade,)Colorado, USA. Has pocket clip on one scale, three screws hold it on and they came loose and lost one, but retained clip and two other screws. Probably some 10 years old or close to it and good shape, but dull and I can not sharpen the thing. Is it any good and any suggestions on sharpening blade?? Any and all help appreciated.
 
Spyderco warrenty info...http://spyderco.com/edge-u-cation/index.php?item=10
See paragraph on "Repair Information"

It's worth sending it in,IMO.
Repair Information


Sharpening -- complimentary provided the edge of the knife is not severely damaged -- please include $5.00 for shipping and handling.



For the following repairs, please include $20.00 plus $5.00 shipping and handling:


Blade or Edge -- broken tip from prying or dropping, destroyed edge due to improper sharpening, loose blade from abuse, rust due to neglect or other blade issues. (Spyderco is unable to replace blades in most models)


Clips -- stripped screw holes, screws sheered off, broken or missing clip or other clip issues.


Scale or Handle -- missing scale screws, knife action stiff, missing Kraton, or other handle issues.
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I also sent this same model in for repiar vary good service at spyderco. I received it back in 9 Days.
 
Is the screw+sharpening really worth the ~$10 postage?
Are you going to send in your millie every time it needs to be sharpened? If the edge has been beaten up really bad, it would probably be worth it, but if it's just the once-a-month sharpening that these knives usually need anyway...
 
It's a very good piece... one of Spyderco's most popular models. I recommend sending it in and letting them resharpen it for you this time. Then you can maintain the edge yourself.

They can replace the missing screw at the same time.
 
This is likely one time where paying Spyderco anything they feel is fair to sharpen a 440V millie is money well spent. From what I've read from people that have experienced the steel, it is very abrasion resistant. Great edge holding, and patience is a virtue when sharpening it. Then, as Dale has mentioned, maintain the edge when you get it back..
 
It depends on what you have to sharpen with. A set of DMT diamond benchstones will make short work of a total overhaul on a 440V blade. At least it did for me on my 440V Military and Lil' Temp. If you don't have diamond hones and/or are inexperienced at sharpening, ten bucks for a new factory edge is cheap.

Great knife and well worth investing a little in.
 
Someday I gotta get some of the DMT stones for reprofile jobs Yablanowitz. Am pretty sure though that I will do more harm than good (freehand) but if it is worth the time I may have to give 'em a try and I probably should take the time to learn freehand sometime. I use the diamond sharpmaker stones to reprofile and sometimes it seems as my patience is being tested.
 
I believe freehand sharpening is a skill worth developing. (I learned it before Sal invented the Sharpmaker ;)) After forty years of practice, I can get a good edge almost every time. I carry a pair of double sided DMT Diafold sharpeners in my back pocket next to my BGCF Military which allow me to do anything from a quick touch up to restoring a completely trashed edge wherever I happen to be, but the larger benchstones work better for longer blades. Diamond hones have certainly cut down on the time required to put an edge on the harder steels.
 
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