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Any info on the vesuvius

Posted: Mon Jun 03, 2013 8:35 pm
by Knivesinedc
I went to my local knife shop in the mall this evening and found a blue inlay vesuvius for sale at 175$. just wondering if anyone knows about it and if thats a good price. Also any info on how to make sure its not fake.

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 4:49 am
by kbuzbee
Can't tell you what they sell for these days, they are long discontinued, but I have a Vesusius and like it a lot. Slim blade cuts very well. Lightweight. Smooth scales are very comfortable to use. First ever (iirc?) comp lock. Not as thick as say the Para comp lock, but it does fine.

Much like a Cento in many ways but the lock makes it more special, IMO.

Mine isn't one of the Paua shell inlays, it has a silver spyder in the scale.

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I'd buy it, if I didn't have one.

Ken

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 5:36 am
by The Deacon
To the best if my knowledge, there has never been a fake Vesuvius, so I'd say the chances of the one you're interested in being legit are about as good as they get. The Vesuvius was the first compression lock model and, as with any new technology, it had some teething pains. More of a collectors piece than a user, given that you can get the midlock version of it, the Centofante III, for around $60 from just about any online dealer. The only versions I'd consider paying that kind of money for would be the 2002 Spyderco Forum Vesuvius and the brown shell inlaid version (assuming any of those ever actually were made) but that's just me.

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 7:11 am
by peacefuljeffrey
Makes me glad that I have one Vesuvius user and one pristine in its box. Heehee! :-)

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:08 am
by gbelleh
Here's my Vesuvius. I was very lucky to pick this up from an auction for $37. I would've paid more, but no one else bid! The lock on mine seems to work ok, but it's mainly a collection piece for me.

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Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:04 pm
by Pomelly
gbelleh wrote:Here's my Vesuvius. I was very lucky to pick this up from an auction for $37. I would've paid more, but no one else bid! The lock on mine seems to work ok, but it's mainly a collection piece for me.

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You have been really very lucky!!!

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:25 pm
by Evil D
It's probably unlikely, but I would LOVE to see a sprint of this knife with some improvements to the lock. That would probably be enough to warrant a new model though, so probably never happen.

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 1:40 pm
by Blerv
Not sure as a collector acquisition. Buying for a user the Centofante3 is for all intents and purposes a similar knife minus a few touches. I would probably (personally) save the $110 and get the lockback evolution.

Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:33 pm
by alerin
Evil D wrote:It's probably unlikely, but I would LOVE to see a sprint of this knife with some improvements to the lock. That would probably be enough to warrant a new model though, so probably never happen.
+1

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:09 pm
by phillipsted
I've handled a couple of these at shows and dealers. While I'm a huge compression lock fan - I've never picked up a Vesuvius. Every time I've worked the action one of them, it felt a little... rough... and not quite together. Like Deacon said... teething pains.

The '02 Forum knife would be a great find though...

TedP

Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 12:32 pm
by Knivesinedc
this vesuvius felt quite smooth and the compression lock locked up solid. It was actually smoother than my native 4.

Posted: Wed Jun 26, 2013 8:46 pm
by Rguthrie
I just picked up a Vesuvius with the blue inlays like the one in the earlier picture, it is made in Colorado ATS34 and has 913 on it. I don't have the box but it came from a collector and appears to have never been used. Does anyone know what it is worth? I am new to this forum but just bought 5 discontinued Spyerco's.

Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2013 3:59 am
by kbuzbee
Knivesinedc wrote:this vesuvius felt quite smooth and the compression lock locked up solid. It was actually smoother than my native 4.
As is mine. Great knife, at least mine is.

Ken

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:53 pm
by Rguthrie
[ATTACH]22219[/ATTACH] Not the best picture but here is the one I picked up.

Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 2:19 pm
by IG-88
Sweet knife! I would not hesitate although the price is on the high end.

This is mine :)

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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 3:47 pm
by ChapmanPreferred
Here is my modified Vesuvius

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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 3:54 pm
by Jes Schuetz
Nice regrind!

Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 7:33 am
by ChapmanPreferred
Thanks Jes