The Matriarch! Questions for Sal or any owners

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The Toecutter

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I've looked at some pictures of the famous matriarch and since I will probably never be able to hold one before I buy it I have a few questions. Is the the tip of the blade thicker than a civilian's? I'm going to use this knife and the civilians tip is rather thin for utility use. Is the build quality the same as a zytel Endura? No g 10 available so I was just curious. Oh any insiders know of a reliable overseas source for this knife? Thanks The "Toecutter"
 
Toecutter, COuld you post up some links....I havent seen any pictures of it yet. Thanks.
 
Ken,

If you do a search in the Spyderco Archive you will find lots of pictures. I did a quick search and found one link but IIRC there are more.

Take care,

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Clay

Don't worry that the world might end tomorrow....in Australia it's tomorrow already.

[This message has been edited by Clay Kesting (edited 06-01-2000).]
 
Clay,

Thanks for the tip. The Matriarch looks very nice. Personally I prefer the looks of the serrated Civilian with the G10 scales but prefer the tip up carry of the Matriarch.

Cheers again

Ken

[This message has been edited by Ken Lau (edited 06-01-2000).]
 
When will these be available to those of us that live in the USA?

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I will try to answer some of the issues. The point of my Matriarchs are very close to the Civilians in the last 3/8th's inch. both taper out to approx .035/inch in thickness. I carry a Matriarch every day, but that is not what I use to cut open containers, etc. For that, I have a true utility knife. The Matriarch is not what I would carry for a "one knife" kit.

The handle is that of the Endura, and it's assembly matches an older Endura I have laying around. Very nice fit/finish on the ones I have seen (approx 12).

Hope this helps,
Brian



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Ken, unlike the picture (which is of a prototype) all the M's are fully serrated like the C.
 
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