What came first, the Spyderco Native Chief, or the Steel Will Sedge?

[David Mary]

I've been trying to find an excuse to get the blue Endura for a couple years now!

 

[HP2114B]

I would love to see a lightweight version of the Native Chief.

Spyderco showed a FRN Chief production sample at Blade this year.

(image is from a KnifeCenter video)

 

[timberweasel]

As previously mentioned in this thread, I believe Sal designed the Native Chief over 20 years ago now...

The Native Chief is currently my top favourite Spyderco. Such a good knife. To me, the design feels like a fully-realized Native--in its final form, so to speak. To me, the design is more about the absence of a thumb-ramp to accommodate the Spydie hole than the presence of a choil. Makes it look slick and sleek (at least to my eyes) and kind of sets it apart from the rest of the Spyderco line-up. YMMV.

I wouldn't dismiss the standard S30V/G10 model, but if you can find a Sprint at a price you can afford, I'd highly recommend jumping on it.

 

[bikerector]

Sedge: June 2020
Chief: May/June 2019

The Chief is one knife in a family, David (including the Native 5, for instance), all sharing design elements.

I agree with you, you can call the Sedge inspired by the Chief, if not worse.

Roland.

This.

Cutlery shoppe has a pretty sweet exclusive chief if you like orange, I love orange, and CTS-XHP steel (I now see @HP2114B beat me to it). Great knife, very fine tip compared to other folders I have in that size.

 

[OrangeBlueOrangeBlue]

True, there are significant differences, and it does avoid trademark issues from what I can tell.

The only parts of the Native Chief protected by trademark are the Spyderco logo and the shape of the thumb hole. They don't even have one for "Native Chief."

 

[rhino]

You guys are ensuring that I won't save anything for retirement any time soon.