Factory second mark?

rg02 · #1

I was looking at my Sage 3 that I got yesterday. Is this a factory second mark?! Sorry for poor quality, best I could do with my phone.....

sharpguitarist · #2

hey rg,
i only have one second. a fg manix 2 sprint.
it's marked with a grind mark on the corner of the spine near the jimping.
hope this helps.
later,
don

Blerv · #3

Seems a bazaar place to mark it. Most I've seen are on the side of the spine near the hole (or thereabouts).

rycen · #4

Where is the mark? Did it come with the correct box?

jabba359 · #5

Definitely not. As others have said, the mark is ground into the spine of the blade behind the Spydie hole, where the jimping would be. Secondly, the last time Spyderco had a 2nds sale, that knife wasn't even out yet. Last 2nds sale was Nov 2010. Sage 3 was released Feb or March 2011 IIRC.

rg02 · #6

That's what I thought too blerv, however the knife was NIB and I only flicked it open and closed a few times and noticed that mark. I don't know what the internal guts of the sage 3 look like, but I dont see how flicking it open aNd closed can cause that mark?

rg02 · #7

rycen wrote:Where is the mark? Did it come with the correct box?

It did come with the red and black spydie box labeled sage 3......

jabba359 · #8

Just for reference, here's what my factory 2nds marks look like. The Chicago has a nick right behind the opening hole while my Millie is towards the bottom of the jimping. My other 2nds are all like one or the other of these two.

The Deacon · #9

Definitely not a seconds mark and, FWIW, mine has it too. I think it may be an artifact of the way the blades are cut and polished, or something intentional to interface with the lock bolt.

Bearcat1 · #10

Like everyone else stated it is definitely not a second mark on your knife.

Gunslinger · #11

Both my Sage3s have that mark, It is from the Piston lock rubbing when it is engaged.

rg02 · #12

Thanks so much everyone! You are all very helpful :D

ChapmanPreferred · #13

That does not look like any factory second markes I have seen or installed.

rg02 · #14

100% so far everyone says it is not. Sage 3 owners have said they have the same mark on theirs. It is due to the locking mechanism. I feel much better! Thought I got ripped off online......

Thanks again everyone!

hunterseeker5 · #15

*sigh* Why did it take until most of the way down the page for someone to just tell this poor guy that the mark he sees is how the bolt lock interacts with the blade? Yes thats completely normal. :P If it wasn't there you should start to worry. Also just as a note manix2 users will not a similar mark on their blade tangs.

Domanfp · #16

Those look nice!

jabba359 wrote:Just for reference, here's what my factory 2nds marks look like. The Chicago has a nick right behind the opening hole while my Millie is towards the bottom of the jimping. My other 2nds are all like one or the other of these two.

The Deacon · #17

If you want to see a few more examples of what the notches on Spyderco seconds look like, this page of mine shows a number of them.

jackknifeh · #18

Do factory seconds have an intentional mark to distinguish them as seconds? Or is the mark one that would place it in a "seconds" category because it isn't perfect?

Jack
Post read edit: I read the thread after posting the above. I wasn't aware of a mark to indicate a knife was a second. I see the mark on my Manix2. Mine is not as obvious as the one in the picture above. I have the one with tan scales which was released after the video of the Manix2 failing the overstrike test. Maybe it was added to allow the ball to travel farther along the tang and not slide back allowing the blade to close during an overstrike on the handle. That's just a thought. The ball not going forward far enough could allow the blade to close accidentally. I assume the same holds true for the bolt lock. If I'm wrong I hope someone corrects me so I will know.

Jack

computernut · #19

My Sage3 has a small mark like that from the locking bar snapping over the tang when you close it.

rycen · #20

jackknifeh wrote:Do factory seconds have an intentional mark to distinguish them as seconds? Or is the mark one that would place it in a "seconds" category because it isn't perfect?

Jack
Post read edit: I read the thread after posting the above. I wasn't aware of a mark to indicate a knife was a second. I see the mark on my Manix2. Mine is not as obvious as the one in the picture above. I have the one with tan scales which was released after the video of the Manix2 failing the overstrike test. Maybe it was added to allow the ball to travel farther along the tang and not slide back allowing the blade to close during an overstrike on the handle. That's just a thought. The ball not going forward far enough could allow the blade to close accidentally. I assume the same holds true for the bolt lock. If I'm wrong I hope someone corrects me so I will know.

Jack

What your talking about has nothing to do with a factory second mark.