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My self-chosen 10 year knife-collecting hiatus is coming to an end, slowly but surely.
So, I guess I may have an opinion about the past collabs.

I would buy any new variant of the C27 or C34 Jess Horns in in a blink of an eye, no matter the price as long as it not reaches four-digit values.
The ...

I love your GOLDEN AGE threads, Joe!
Even after a few months absence from the forums.

A lot of the great Spydies from the past were already mentioned. But two of my top 10 are missing, the Shabaria and the Zowada.
The second production variant of the Zowada is probably my most carried knife of the ...

'Though I've retired from knife collecting more than a year ago, it's always nice to come back to the forums from time to time and see that the good old classics are not forgotten.
I remember very well how long I had been hunting for the first production variant with the ATS-34 of the JD Smith ...

#100 is the CC number of http://acma.de/, one of two Spyderco retailers here in Germany.

Judging by the pure quantity I guess the original C55 must be my favorite big Spyder.
Both a user in plain and in halfserrated and two more for the collection. :cool:

Over the years I've been sorely tempted to find out what driver is correct for the C27 clip screws and take one off, with the thought of filling in the holes. Fear of finding the same type mutilation of the bolster found under the Kopa's clip has kept me from doing it. :o
Hi Paul,

at least my ...

I prefer the larger, full sized original C-54 big Calypso in SE over the Junior model. The longer blade assisted by the full flat grind makes it a super Spyderedged all purpose blade IMO. Oh but don't get me wrong because I've had a Spyderedged Caly Jr before and they are a little buzz saw of a ...

Let's add some pics of the C27.


http://araneomorphae.de/images/forumpic/C27-8.jpg

http://araneomorphae.de/images/forumpic/C27-9.jpg

http://araneomorphae.de/images/forumpic/C27-11.jpg

http://araneomorphae.de/images/forumpic/C27-10.jpg

http://araneomorphae.de/images/forumpic/C27-12.jpg ...

Been away for a while, guys. ;)
I'm not the biggest fan of the Serrated Edge, the only Spydies with SE that I carry occasionally are the Calypso jr, the Almite Ayoob and the blue Dodo.


http://araneomorphae.de/images/forumpic/CalypsoJrs-1.jpg

http://araneomorphae.de/images/forumpic/Ayoob-2.jpg ...

If my memory serves me right, the biggest challenge while designing the UKPK was the material of the backspring.
CPM-S30V is pretty hard stuff and it was difficult to find the right material.
Almost all UKPKs of the first production year, that I have ever seen, had this discoloration in various ...

what a terrible counterfeit, beware
http://de.aliexpress.com/item/New-knife ... Title=true

Marcus, you are awesome! Thank you. I've been to Germany twice, and this place looks wonderful.
You're welcome.
It was pure coincidence, I had been there five years ago when we made a ten-day bicycle tour in Bavaria.
It's a wonderful place and the countryside in general is wonderful, too, in this ...

It's the Malerwinkelhaus, a museum located in Marktbreit. Marktbreit is a small town in Bavaria.
The street is the Bachgasse, the museum has the number 2.

http://www.malerwinkelhaus.de/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marktbreit

Talking about SPECIALIZED, I still own my very first better mountain bike, it's a 1991 Stumpjumper.
Get's its occacional ride twice a year, but most time it spend its time hanginging on the wall in my study room.

http://araneomorphae.de/images/Interest/DSC_0542.jpg


Then I owned a Gary Fisher Mt ...

You may ask the users of the Southard.
The CTS-204p is the same as M390, it's just the trade name used by Carpenter.
M390 ist the trade name used by Böhler-Uddeholm.

But a Marine grade DYAD like H-1 or LC200N just makes perfect sense and the latter makes even more sense with the success that they've had with the TUSK model which is geared for marine use and harsh environments.
You've nailed it, Joe!

Any Dyad with a H-1 steel would be awesome.
I'm not entirely ...

Well "Marcus" I'm just a bit surprised to hear that you didn't like ATS-55 blade steel because I've certainly kept my share of ATS-55 blades from the late 90s/early 2000s.
Joe, my friend, don't get me wrong.
The ATS-55 is an excellent steel and AFAIR it was made exclusively for Spyderco by ...

I like the C44 a lot, but the C39 and the C112 are both too small for me.
The Dyad is one of my most used Spydies. I've polished the blades last year, so they look like new.
The Micarta has developed some nice patina and character over the years.

Wish they had made the Dyad with a different steel ...

I always thought that a FB11 Kumo with a H-1 blade would make a very nice Sprint Run.

A concept model Calypso jr. with brown micarta scales was shown at a recent Amsterdam Meet
Guess you're thinking about the concept model that Sal showed during the 2012 meet, wasn't in A'dam last year though.
Sal told me during the 2013 meet that this Sprint Run most probably wouldn't come, which ...