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It actually depends on what you are buying it for. My personal preference will go with Millie.

As for the Second question, the only one I know (not from Spyderco) is by Rockstead in Japan. ( http://www.rockstead.jp ). They have some demos that show something like Katana cutting abilities.

Hope ...

Im planning to buy a knife these three are my options sc military,citadel auto & cs hatamoto, which one do you preffer? Is there any folders similar to katana(samurai) cutting abilities?

This is why i WILL NOT carry tip up, I reached in a pocket when I was carrying my wallyworld Native, the knife had opened about a 1/4 inch and snagged me thumb along side the nail. by the time I reacted, and pulled my hand back, I had a 3/4 inch slice on my thumb. I was wearing faded Khaki's and a ...

december 2008
:spyder: harpy
:spyder: civilian
:spyder :p olice 3
:spyder: lady bug

2009
:spyder: citadel auto

2009 coldsteel:
machetes
black talon
recon tanto
imperial tanto

how about in civilian & police3 what do you preffered tip down or tip up?

The CoPilot wrote:VG-10 is a Japanese-produced steel. The back side of the blade should be marked "Seki-City, Japan".

i see, that mean all the vg10 metal is made in japan , spyderco company just importing it to usa to sell. right? sorry im newbie dont know the company profile

who made the vg10 metal? japan or in colorado usa

Vivi wrote:One thing you can do is take the knife apart and polish the pivot area on the blade and steel liners. I plan to do this to mine at some point.

i preffered not to open it, its still new.. dont know how to open, its look easy but dont know where to start

jzmtl wrote:My endura have a rough spot right there as well, and have heard of others having the same thing on their knives. I think they just come like that.

thanks, can you post your endura picture here? thanks

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this is my new civilian, delivered yesterday. i notice that there's a rough finish, is this common ...

how about motul EZ spray lube? can we use this in spyder?

The Police 3's are great folders. Make sure no grit etc is not in the pivot area. Give it a good cleaning and work the opening and closing. It will serve you well. Strong is good! :D


thanks, i notice theres a lot grit inside, how to clean it? do i need to flush with water? i have civilian and ...

Compared with some of Spyderco's other front locks, the Police 3 has a fairly stiff spring, so the action tends to be heavy. It should, however not bind against the frame, so loosening the screw would not help.


thanks for the reply :) , now i know. i thought there's a problem on it, so its only ...

hi, i have new police3 knife i have a hard time to loosen a little bit on the release lock button its so stiff & hard to press and when im gona open the knife it also feel stiff. dont know how to loosen up a little bit couse its only have a star srew..hope someone can advice me.. thanks