The Reason I'm Here

Guyon

Guyon

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Pointing the Wayback Machine to March of 2000. Here's one of my first posts at BFC:

Guyon said:
My thanks to Sal Glesser and the design team at Spyderco. I received my first Spyderco (plain-edge Standard) in the mail a couple of days ago. Fantastic knife! I'd already about decided to buy a 440V Military (been posting questions about it for the last week), and this first knife sealed the deal. Poor house, here I come!
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Man, poor house was prophetic. I didn't freakin' know the half of it :p Anyway, Spyderco was the reason I got into Bladefourums, and it's been a long, good ride since. I got out my Standard and carried it today. It still encapsulates everything I like about a Spyderco. Great G10, good steel, low pocket carry, nice size. Thought I'd take and share some pics of an oldie, but a goodie.

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Thats a great looking knife Jason. I don't think I've seen one of those before. I like the liner on only one side.

Really good pics, thanks:thumbup:


And BTW, did you get that 440V Millie?
 
Good to see you rotating back to your "roots". The Standard is an awesome knife.
 
Ken44 said:
Thats a great looking knife Jason. I don't think I've seen one of those before. I like the liner on only one side.

Really good pics, thanks:thumbup:


And BTW, did you get that 440V Millie?
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Plus 1 about the pics and curious about the 440V millie too.
 
I have owned a couple of Spyderco Military models, including that 440V one. Alas, I have it no more.
I do have an old picture though. The other day, I found this pic on some server space I'd forgotten about.

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Nice story and that is one good looking Standard! My first spydie was a Native I bought in 2004, I gave it to my cousin when he was deployed to South Korea

Do you still have the CF Ladybug and CF Dragonfly?
 
tinwiskers said:
Do you still have the CF Ladybug and CF Dragonfly?
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Unfortunately, no. So many have come and gone--to make more room, to fund other purchases. The CF's started to command a premium and I let 'em go on to other homes.
I used to like that little Dragonfly for carry on airplanes. Nice unthreatening size. Low pocket carry. Of course, that all ended with 9/11.
The one I really wish I had back is that full-sized Calypso. Man, that was a lot of VG-10 blade in a sleek, compact package. Also a very low ride.
 
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