I wish Endura G-10 was still in production

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I wish Endura G-10 was still in production

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I wish Endura G-10 was still in production. I guess spyderco Mili is the alternative, but I already have one ordered. The rest of folders with the comparable blade length are so much more expensive, or made in China with so so steel.
Was Endura G-10 bad seller or something?
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qazy wrote:I wish Endura G-10 was still in production. I guess spyderco Mili is the alternative, but I already have one ordered. The rest of folders with the comparable blade length are so much more expensive, or made in China with so so steel.
Was Endura G-10 bad seller or something?
It sold poorly, probably due to cost. At the time it was made it had an MSRP of $199, while the VG-10 FRN Endura had an MSRP of $95. Street prices of both were obviously lower, but proportional, and I suspect that most folks felt no need to pay a bit more than twice as much for the G-10 version. Similar situation with the G-10 Delica at $180 vs $90 for the FRN.
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I can't remember if there was talk about doing a sprint with G-10. That might be the best for everyone, but it might not sell super fast.
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With all due respect and understanding, what is it about the FRN handle on the Endura that you prefer the G10 to? Is it that the G10 has a rougher and more robust grip to it, or what? Just wondering so I can know what people think about various handle materials.
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I would be all over one, with Blood Red G10 with YXR7 steel.

Or Foliage Green and ZDP.
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I actually wish that Spyderco would offer everything that they make with FRN handles to also be available in G-10 handles as well. I really don't have a bone to pick with FRN handles because I do own quite a few of them and use some of them often.

But like the Brother prefers the Endura with a G-10 handle I can only imagine how much nicer that a Spyderhawk and/or Tasman would be with a G-10 handle. Because a lot of the guys like myself use their blades in their vocation and everyday jobs. And G-10 just feels a lot more confident to me personally. Yeah I can see where your coming from for sure ;)
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I'll have to settle for a police 4 in the mean time.
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The Deacon wrote: At the time it was made it had an MSRP of $199, while the VG-10 FRN Endura had an MSRP of $95. Similar situation with the G-10 Delica at $180 vs $90 for the FRN.
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We have a A "Sprint" in -the-works.

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sal wrote:We have a A "Sprint" in -the-works.

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OakTree wrote:
The Deacon wrote: At the time it was made it had an MSRP of $199, while the VG-10 FRN Endura had an MSRP of $95. Similar situation with the G-10 Delica at $180 vs $90 for the FRN.
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My point exactly! Just because they were Enduras and Delicas, folks assumed they should only cost $10 or $20 more than the FRN versions. The reality was that their expectations were unrealistic. The 2009 MSRP prices for the G-10 Endura and Delica were actually a bit lower than those of other G-10/VG-10 midlock Spydercos from the same Japanese maker, G Sakai. The Police 3 was $220 and the Civilian was $270.

Bring them back today in VG-10 and, assuming roughly the same relationship between the FRN and G-10 versions, you'd be looking at street prices of around $138 for the Delica and $!45 for the Endura. Make them in one of the exotic stainless or high end carbon steels and the prices would be even higher. Either way, I'd bet money that a fair percentage of the folks who say they want one would label them "overpriced" and pass.
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I've been focusing on my endura collection lately, would love to pick up a g10 version. I enjoy having a cara cara 1and 2.
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sal wrote:We have a A "Sprint" in -the-works.

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This is good news. If the steel is solid slab and not a clad, it becomes great news
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I had a G-10 endura and sold it. I kind of regret that, but the guy I sold it too is really, really into it, and definitely appreciates it more than I did.

I'd love to see an Endura sprint with k390 (the endura seems like a natural fit for that steel), but I don't think that's really possible because of the geography of production.
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I would still buy it if it was vg10 but an upgrade would be nice. I noticed spyderco shipped some s30v to Japan last year so who knows what it could be?
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Sal, if I may ask, while we are on the topic of Endura variations, sometime back I read some claim floating around, of talks regarding a possible Endura and Delica duo with Liner Locks instead of Back Locks, and, FRN handles and/or G10 handles. Was this anything potentially real or was it just discussion, and is it unlikely to ever come to be? I also remember someone saying they would prefer the back lock to stay because they thought a liner lock may close on the fingers.
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I far prefer the back lock to the liner lock.
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sal wrote:We have a A "Sprint" in -the-works.

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Very exciting news! Super Gold back on the table by chance? :D
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No liner locks, please!

I am happy to read that there is to be a new G10 Sprint. At one time, wasn't there to be a Super Gold version that was canned because of the difficulty getting the steel?

I wonder what the new steel could be?
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