What was the first knife Spyderco produced?

[Noddy]

Historical question, really

Does anyone know what the first Spyderco looked like?

 

[mentaculus]

C01 Worker, released in 1981. First ever knife with a one-hand opening device, pocket clip, and I believe serrations.

http://www.spydiewiki.com/index.php?title=C01_Worker

Here's the background and history, scroll to the bottom for a few pictures. Google image search will yield more.

 

[shunsui]

 

[Shadow213]

The C01 Worker is the first Spyderco ClipIt that was introduced at the 1981 SHOT Show in New Orleans. Prototype was made for Sal by Jim Oddo...

 

[Noddy]

Thanks all - I thought that it was the Worker - but I also thought that I was probbly wrong

 

[yablanowitz]

This one has a three screw clip where the original had a two screw clip, but it has the unchamfered handle and no steel mark like the first ones did.

 

[Noddy]

Lovely

 

[The Deacon]

And, FWIW, the earliest Workers were all plain edge. Serrations were first introduced on the Mariner because Spyderco felt the combining the Worker's pointy blade and false edge with "teeth" might result in a knife that was to scary looking to sell well.