A G-10 Harpy for a Forum Knife?

[JD Spydo]

With all the potential Sprint runs that we have been blessed with along with many great new models it's been tough to put a "want list" together within one's budget>> which is a good thing in a way.

But I think it's high time for a Forum Knife to be representative of an older Flagship model. I can't think of a better potential Forum Knife than a G-10 handled Harpy with an updated blade steel. The Harpy has been around for eons compared to most of the long running models and is a Spyderco knife that is truly representative of the Company's Quality.

I do think that a top notch Hawkbill would make a great Forum Knife since it's been a while. I like the idea of certain Military and Police models also getting the nod to be Forum knives. But as much mystique as there is in the collector community over the G-10 Harpy I think it would be an excellent selection. Anyone agree?

[bh49]

Joe,
That make sense. Harpy was around a long time. I never owned one, but will be happy to buy as a Forum knife. Certainly SE. Even I prefer polished G10 (especially dark green or orange), but even SS and VG10 will do the trick, just add nice laser etch.
Roman

[JD Spydo]

Joe,
That make sense. Harpy was around a long time. I never owned one, but will be happy to buy as a Forum knife. Certainly SE. Even I prefer polished G10 (especially dark green or orange), but even SS and VG10 will do the trick, just add nice laser etch.
Roman

Please!! My BRother!! No stainless handle on a Forum Knife :eek: NO!! it's got to be G-10. Because all of the Hawkbill fanatics including Your's Truly have lamented for years that we never got another crack at a G-10 Harpy in all those years. And it's just flat out high time we saw another one and a better, more jazzed up version at that. The ones on the secondary market are becoming as rare as an honest politician :eek: :rolleyes: at this stage of the game.

Now I do indeed like your idea of a colored G-10. Maybe Green for plain edge and Purple for Spyderedge would just be cool. I still love the old original Blue & Black handled Spyderhawks for instance with blue being the plain edged version and black being the Spyderedged version. That was so apropos for that caliber of a hawkbill.

This just has to be a G-10 Harpy to deserve the honor's of a Forum Knife. I even think that a mini medallion like the one they did on the older C-50 Centofante model would just be really cool as well. Yeah this is starting to sound really good. Maybe it's too close to Christmas to make gift sets of the PE & SE but who knows?

[Dodge]

No cant do it. Then I'd have to buy 2, so I could use one.

[tr4022]

NO!! it's got to be G-10.

What about micarta?

Tod

[bh49]

it's got to be G-10.

Joe, I prefer G10, specially polished G10 to SS. Also I need teeth.

What about micarta?
Tod

I like Micarta more that any other sintetic material, but I remember Sal's comments regarding difficulties of micarta use for scales. So I think micarta scales is less likely event than G10.

[JD Spydo]

What about micarta?

Tod

Well "Tod" I wouldn't completely be opposed to that. But do keep in mind that when I carried my Harpy, My G-10 Harpy that is>> is that I used that knife for work purposes and I used it extensively. And for work I tend to prefer G-10 over most handle materials. But I will admit that I've had linen type Micarta that has had some pretty good grippy scales which I could live with if I had to. But I miss the original G-10 Harpy so much that is probably the one model I really want to see the most at this time.

But what the heck it will be interesting to see what everyone else wants too.

[PanChango]

I carried my SS Harpy for close to a decade before I lost it.

A G10 one would be really nice, but I would even be happy with a tip up option on a SS version.

[Minibear453]

I think the forum knife has to have serrated, it's a spyderco innovation and would make the knife so much more "spydie"

[rororo64]

I think I'd rather have a Native 5 for a forum knife.

[bh49]

I think I'd rather have a Native 5 for a forum knife.

Of cause.
Let's have N5 as the 2012 Forum knife and G10 SE Harpy as 2013 Forum knife :)

[sharpguitarist]

Hey guys,
I'd go for a g10 Harpy in a heartbeat!
Since I acquired mine, its been my most carried and used knife.
It's just too useful to leave behind.
Gotta love those teeth!
Later,
Don

[JD Spydo]

I carried my SS Harpy for close to a decade before I lost it.

A G10 one would be really nice, but I would even be happy with a tip up option on a SS version.

I grieve with you my Brother I carried my G-10 Harpy a little over 7 years and counting. I actually owned it like 8 or 9 years I believe it was.

YES we absolutely must have another G-10 Harpy. It just makes sense since they gave the G-10 Police model a second chance and look what it has done on the second time around :cool:

HEy I'm not at all knocking the stainless handled Harpy because it is an institution here at Spyderville and a flagship that won't go away anytime soon.

But the G-10 version is so easy to handle and work with. I did also like the Carbon Fiber Harpy but still not as much as I did the G-10 Harpy.

[akaAK]

Not really interested. My tasman meets my harpy needs.

N5 and I am in.

[Donut]

Of cause.
Let's have N5 as the 2012 Forum knife and G10 SE Harpy as 2013 Forum knife :)

What about the 2012 and a half forum knife? :)

[Jay_Ev]

Yes to a G-10 Harpy, but not as a forum knife. The G-10 Harpy is such a good knife and it should be used and enjoyed by all and shouldn't be exclusive to forum members.

[BadFish]

Not really interested. My tasman meets my harpy needs.

N5 and I am in.

Agreed if they wanna do a sprint g10 harpy cool but I wouldn't buy it. I want to buy a forum knife but I want it more plain n5 sounds great.

[JD Spydo]

Yes to a G-10 Harpy, but not as a forum knife. The G-10 Harpy is such a good knife and it should be used and enjoyed by all and shouldn't be exclusive to forum members.

I wouldn't mind if they made the G-10 Harpy for the main line up. But for some reason I don't think they will do that. I'm wanting a new G-10 Harpy even if it has to be brought back as a Forum Knife.

And the more I think about it I just love the idea of making it in plain edge and Spyderedge.. With different colored handles of course.

As far as I know the very first G-10 Harpy that they made with ATS-55 ( and the only one as far as I know) was never made in the plain edge. They did make a Carbon Fiber version in plain edge because I had one once. I just think it's high time to do it again. I thought maybe the idea of a Forum knife would get a lot of folks to get to know this great model of years gone by.