My sister is a baker in Denver, CO, and she likes Spyderco's. She has been to the Spyderco company store a couple times (when it was Ironstone). The owner of the bakery (Denver Bread Company) is a Spyderco fan and I think he is the one who got her interested. So last year he went up to Ironstone for the once a year closeout sale. He bought knives for all the employees as Christmas presents. I'm planning to get my sister a new Spydie this year myself so I was trying to figure out (over the phone) what knives she already has.
She has two Delicas, one blue with integral clip and a newer one. And then she has the mystery knife (and it is the one the owner gave her for Christmas). She told me it was a little smaller than the Delicas but "the lock was different." After I described locks to her we concluded it is a liner lock. But Spydie makes very few small linerlocks. I had her measure everything. She measured the blade at 2 3/4 inches. The OAL length at 6 1/8 and the weight at 3 oz. The blade says AUS-8 and Japan. The blade has a "bevel on the top toward the tip." I think she's talking about a top swedge there. And then she really messed me up by telling me it had metal "handles." So it has metal scales that are "matte black." And it was purchased a year ago at Ironstone.
Here's my guess (with no facts to back it up!). The measurements are almost dead on for a C37 Walker Lightweight (except for weight caused by the metal scales). Is it possible that Spyderco made a special run of C37 with anodized aluminum scales for Ironstone? What was suggested retail back then? Or is it something else entirely?
Gregg
She has two Delicas, one blue with integral clip and a newer one. And then she has the mystery knife (and it is the one the owner gave her for Christmas). She told me it was a little smaller than the Delicas but "the lock was different." After I described locks to her we concluded it is a liner lock. But Spydie makes very few small linerlocks. I had her measure everything. She measured the blade at 2 3/4 inches. The OAL length at 6 1/8 and the weight at 3 oz. The blade says AUS-8 and Japan. The blade has a "bevel on the top toward the tip." I think she's talking about a top swedge there. And then she really messed me up by telling me it had metal "handles." So it has metal scales that are "matte black." And it was purchased a year ago at Ironstone.
Here's my guess (with no facts to back it up!). The measurements are almost dead on for a C37 Walker Lightweight (except for weight caused by the metal scales). Is it possible that Spyderco made a special run of C37 with anodized aluminum scales for Ironstone? What was suggested retail back then? Or is it something else entirely?
Gregg