What is the "HOLY GRAIL" of Spyderco knives?

[recoil]

With the recent passing of the 9/11 anniversary, I thought it appropriate to get out this grail of mine, the Ground Zero Rescue.

dave

[bh49]

At this point of time I would love to get
25th Anniversary Delica and C27l Jess Horn, but current prices out of my reach,
so i will try to treat myself with
black bladed Lum Tanto.

[Mr Blonde]

I don't consider myself a pure collector; I'm just a guy looking for the best EDC...admittedly a lot. :D So I'm not well versed in what's generally considered a holy grail spydie. Still, I wouldn't blink twice to get an original Jess Horn collaboration model or a 25th anniversary Delica if I came across one from a trusted source.

Wouter

[jabba359]

I know it's an old thread, but I ran across my grail knife for sale on eBay and figured I'd continue an existing thread rather than start a new, redundant one. 25th Anniversary Delica. Sad to say, but I can't afford it at this time, but some lucky person will be getting a great knife. One day I'll be able to afford this beauty... :rolleyes:

My other grail knives:

WTC D'Allara Rescue
Dino Bone Executive
P.I.G. Police
Michael Walker C22 Swiss made CF/Ti

[RJNC]

The Church Mouse is super rare.

[jonnydingo]

My grails are a newer models, the Manix 2 CF C101CF90VP2. I would still love that DODO Blue and Jester lime Green,Orange Ladybugs are getting hard to find as well. I Have not seen to many lately.

[v8r]

Walker C22 CF PE

Ironstone Flat-Iron Folder ( Sure don't see these out "in the wild" too often )
--I know I'm nuts, but it's one of my faves from that time period)

Blue Lum

25th Anniversay delica


PE Mariner ......

There was a flat-iron folder on Ebay 2 weeks ago, neat looking knife.

My grail knives are

1. Schempp large Persian
2. Green Lum Chinese
3. Would like to have a New SS PE NativeII
4. SS Pe Calypso Jr.

[The General]

SS Native plain edge is part of the collection now! :D

[tonydahose]

With the recent passing of the 9/11 anniversary, I thought it appropriate to get out this grail of mine, the Ground Zero Rescue.

dave

thanks for the pic, those aren't definite grails you have there.

[Pinetreebbs]

...Others commonly added to the "grail" list are the 25th Anniversary...

Was there a 30 and will there be a 40 year Anniversary?

[The Deacon]

Was there a 30

No, but there still could be. The 25th Ann. Delica was for Spyderco's 25th anniversary as a company. The 20th Anniversary Worker was for the 20th anniversary of Spyderco knives and the 30th anniversary of that will be next year.

and will there be a 40 year Anniversary?

Who's to say. Hope so, hope I'm around to see it.

[Archimedes]

I have been working on my Holy Grail quest.

For me there are 3 that really come to mind.
The number one, is the 25th Anniversary Delica.
Next for me is the C22 Walker.
Lastly, I feel the jigged bone Jess Horn.

These 3 knives really for me represent the Holy Grails of Spyderco.

I hope to get all 3. I have the Delica and Horn. Just waiting for the Walker.

[GoldenSpydie]

"Grails" that I have achieved:

C01 Workers--Everest, Pearl, and Cocobolo
C22 Swiss-made Walker
C27 Jess Horn
C82 World Trade Center

"Grails" that I still want:

C01 Worker--two screw
C31 Europa
C53 Titanium Herbst

[elena86]

Grail that I have achieved:
C69G - Lil'Temp leaf shape blade in 44oV steel

Grail that I desire(keep hunting):
C07SATU - Police SE G1 steel with TUFRAM slabs.

[demoncase]

My 'grails' vary as I hunt them down- sprint or otherwise, I'd love to grab one....Sprint or original wouldn't bother me.

C56 Zowada
C114 Phoenix
C74 Ocelot
C60 Massad Ayoob- Serrated if I could get it.
C80 Dodo
C01 Two screw worker to go with my 3 screw. Matron. :)

[Pinetreebbs]

The Autonomy Coastie version.

[The Deacon]

If there could be such a thing as "the" Holy Grail of Spyderco knives, it would have to be Sal's original hole opener "concept model" that Eric shows us at 3:18 in the first Shop Tour video.

https://youtu.be/JlsoX_Hkd1c

[Johnnie1801]

If there could be such a thing as "the" Holy Grail of Spyderco knives, it would have to be Sal's original hole opener "concept model" that Eric shows us at 3:18 in the first Shop Tour video.

I was just wondering about this earlier today. As a knife it's probably not worth very much but as the first prototype it must be pretty valuable. If Sal decided to put it up for sale for charity or something I'm sure collectors from all over the world would fight for it but I guess we would never know the value until that happened.

[PayneTrain]

I was just wondering about this earlier today. As a knife it's probably not worth very much but as the first prototype it must be pretty valuable. If Sal decided to put it up for sale for charity or something I'm sure collectors from all over the world would fight for it but I guess we would never know the value until that happened.

Oh no way. If I were Sal I'd much sooner give my last dollar than to sell the first ever Spyderco, for any reason. It's just too special. It should probably be in one of those glass cases with lasers and booby traps all around it that not even Catherine Zeta Jones could get through. Or in a solid S110V safe (no Spyderhole) with a secret order of knife nuts sworn to protect it. Not me though, I am not worthy.

[bearfacedkiller]

Holy Necrothread.

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My grail should be in the works and we saw a proto of it sell on Fleabay so it is in fact real.

Fluted Ti Para2!