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I have owned three Spydies and still have all of them. First was the original Police Model, can't remember exactly when I got it, might have been in the mid to late eighties. It was a little thin, a little heavy and a little to smooth. The answer to my wishes happened when Spyderco came out with the ...

If you go by The Spyderco Story, AUS-8 is the more rust resistant of the two, while GIN-1 (G-2) holds an edge longer. Never had a rust problem with either, both seem to hold an edge pretty well, so the differences are probably the type that would only be noticed during Q-fog and CATRA testing ...

Have a few questions to those of you that may know. Between AUS-8 and G-2 steel which one is the better and why. I have noticed that the old model Endura Clipit's came with both steels and was wondering if someone knew the time frame that they were used on the Clipits. Thanks in advance....