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When I first heard about these I went, "Of all the other fantastic knives in their catalog, why pick those two to get the G10 treatment? And why green?"

I ain't asking questions no more. I'm just blown away! These look stunningly incredible.

This was one of my first Spydies. Thought I was buying a black frn one and was rather disappointed when I got this instead. A nano-second later I realized I hit paydirt. It's been an all time favorite since.

J D Wijbenga wrote:He, is that a iPhone? Which provider do you use?

Sorry for the small OT. Nice Persian!

JD

KPN (had to jailbreak it and run anysim -- still stuck on firmware 1.1.1 but it works like a charm).

Here's today's...



-Joel

Been looking forward to this...

See you all there!

-Joel

new to the thread and just wanted to say hi to everyone. as the title states hehehe am in the Philippines.. have been an avid fan of Spyderco ever since the first enduras and delicas.. even had to ask a relative to bring one back from the states. hehe. hope to join you guys in posting on the ...

I love my G10 Robin but it doesn't compare to the quality of the genuine Spydies.
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I would be interested to know what differences you've found in quality between the Byrd and genuine Spydies. Between the Robin and D'fly, I've found none.

Don't know if it's the build quality or I've just ...

Maybe this'll help?

http://www.wishcraft.net/img/dflyrobyns.jpg

That's not the etched D'fly, BTW -- just my pocket abused EDC. :D

Handling's pretty similar, but sanman951's right, there's no pinkie purchase on the D'Fly handle. Doesn't matter much as the ergos are still pretty solid.

I love ...

If you want something a few notches above the D4, consider the Caly 3 (if you're after a hefty user) or the Black FRN ZDP Calypso Jr.

But really, your final parameters pretty much described the mini Persian: elegant, not too big (about the same blade length as the D4 with an even shorter handle ...

I'm generally not a superstitious person, but still find myself following my mom's advice to "sell" or "buy" a sharp object (for a penny) rather than "giving" or "receiving" it, so that the friendship will not be severed.

Friday the 13th seems like an appropriate day for sharing those knife ...

I'd recommend a smaller blade to start with. The G10 Robin is an amazing knife for the price and you won't feel bad about it getting abused or lost. If you want to go with a full-fledged Spydie, go for either an FRN or SS Dragonfly -- great little big cutter with even more bang for the buck.

If you ...

The generosity of the members and mods here -- in knives, comments, advice, and just about everything else -- is one of the greatest things about this forum. Gotta love it!

I'll take 010

Good luck all!

Th232 wrote:Prices are very steep up here.

Specifically, only two Spydercos .

But what a pair! If I could only have two, those would be near the top of my list.

The small Persian's got that great combination of class and style. But when I need something smaller I usually carry a blue almite navigator -- the handle material, the shade of color, and the silver clip all put together make for perfect "dressy carry".

Can't go wrong with either a Caly 3 or a Persian. If you want something different go for a PE Tasman.

I, too, would actually rather see the micarta Calypso Jr. back. With a ZDP 189 blade like the recent limited FRN run would be nice.

But, heck, I'd definitely go for a micarta Caly III. How about in dark burgundy like on those Jesters I see on the 'bay from time to time?

The Lava. Like it was molded for my hand.

Congratulations on hitting the big 4-0-0-0 and thanks for being so generous with this gorgeous knife.

My stab in the dark is: 10

Good luck to all!

These days it's a PE Blue Almite Navigator with vents (because it's just so pretty) in RFP and a ZDP Caly Jr. as my mid-sized go to (coat or bag).