Where to buy Spyderco R or Q

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Well I am a new member came over from glock talk. now i see to be getting into pointy things. Last gun show I was out I came across a Spyderco with a skeleton blade. From searching here I think it was an R or Q. Any one know where I could pick one of these up.

Thanks

James
 
Hey Bro, I am pretty sure that Spyderco only produced the Skeleton blades as a Q Model. The R Model had a Skeletonized handle and full blade. The New R2 is coming out now and it has a Skeletonized handle as well.

There were many variations of the Q Model, all of them looked great and they are all very collectable. You can check Ebay and there is usually one on there from time to time. Snatch these up if you like them as they have been discontinued.

Good luck.
 
The first R had a skeletonized blade and black alum handle and is about the size of an Endura.
The Q was smaller with a FRN handle.
 
The orginal R had both a skeleton blade and handle, as did the Q, the difference was size, material, lock, and overall quality. The Q's were neat little "low end" models meant to be used as advertising vehicles by other companies. The one below is the most common design, but black handles and a serrated edge are far more common that this grey plain edged one.
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This one was done for Blade Magazine, not sure if they were sold, or given with subscriptions, something in between.

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The R was "high end" all the way, only variants on it were plain or serrated edge, all blades had the same skeleton pattern.
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The above shots are somewhat deceptive, in that the Q is considerably smaller than the R. The two below give a better idea of relative size.

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As for picking up either a Q or an original run skeleton bladed R, gun shows, eBay, and the Exchange forum here are your best bets.
 
thank you for all the input. the one i like is the q due to the spyder on the blade. i think there is a gun show in my area this weekend i will have to go and look.

james
 
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