What steel are the gen 1 lbk ?
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What steel are the gen 1 lbk ?
I have a gen 1 lbk and i was wondering if anyone could tell me what blade steel they used ?
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Gingami 1
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Thank you
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Hey Kyler,
Welcome to our forum.
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Welcome to our forum.
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Glad to be here ! Vintage spydies are my favorite !
Only have a few but i plan to collect more !
Only have a few but i plan to collect more !
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I have a Gen ?? Delica CLIPIT (integral plastic clip) with G-2 Steel that was gifted to my in the mid 90's. Would this be a GEN 2 knife? Thanks in advance for any help!
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No its an older one labled gingami 2 because they werent allowed to lable it gingami 1 which is what it is i have one one these as well with the ever elusive plain edge
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Its basicly a gen 1 delica , they came in the black cardboard box with white outline , black lettering
, the g2 was because the bladesmith had an obligation to previous buyers who had the rights to the gingami 1 steel and spyderco wasnt allowed to use that designation so they called it g2 instead
, the g2 was because the bladesmith had an obligation to previous buyers who had the rights to the gingami 1 steel and spyderco wasnt allowed to use that designation so they called it g2 instead
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Kyler durden 321 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 1:37 pmIts basicly a gen 1 delica , they came in the black cardboard box with white outline , black lettering
, the g2 was because the bladesmith had an obligation to previous buyers who had the rights to the gingami 1 steel and spyderco wasnt allowed to use that designation so they called it g2 instead
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They are good aren't they ?Kyler durden 321 wrote: ↑Fri Dec 07, 2018 5:19 pmGlad to be here ! Vintage spydies are my favorite !
Only have a few but i plan to collect more !
I have a few Endura 1's (and maybe 2's, not sure) with Plastic clips.
Still working out the differences between the thin and thick plastic clips.
I like the plastic grip and how it feels in my hand/palm.
3 x Endura 1 SE, 1 x Endura ? CE and a Black Pacific Salt. Want Aqua Salt, Fish Hunter and a Pacific Salt Yellow.
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Im not an expert by any means but from what ive researched the gen 2 endura were like my stainless delica above which i believe is a gen 2 it has a bi directional satin steel clip for right hand carry only . if someone knows for sure please correct me
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But yes i perfer the profile of the original due to the tip profile , and the new ones flex at the locking joint when heavier cutting tasks are performaed , the crowned thumb hole saves my thumb when opening as well i carry the frn gen 1 delica every day and its by far my favorite knife ...ever !
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I stand corrected. You are right, well picked up. Gen 2's were Stainless knives (from what I can tell).Kyler durden 321 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 4:47 pmIm not an expert by any means but from what ive researched the gen 2 endura were like my stainless delica above which i believe is a gen 2 it has a bi directional satin steel clip for right hand carry only . if someone knows for sure please correct me
The variation between thick and thin plastic moulded clip was obviously a variation in Gen 1's.
Either way I'm happy with mine.
3 x Endura 1 SE, 1 x Endura ? CE and a Black Pacific Salt. Want Aqua Salt, Fish Hunter and a Pacific Salt Yellow.
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Thanks to Kyler durden 321 and 500Nitro for your inputs. I am a smarter man for them!
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This is correct. There was no American equivalent to it so we called it G2 (whch stood for "Good Sh*t) and provided the chemistry to customers.Kyler durden 321 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 1:37 pmIts basicly a gen 1 delica , they came in the black cardboard box with white outline , black lettering
, the g2 was because the bladesmith had an obligation to previous buyers who had the rights to the gingami 1 steel and spyderco wasnt allowed to use that designation so they called it g2 instead
Once the obligation was finished, we could go to GIN 1 ( which stood for Gingami 1 ).
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Which was the first stainless I liked and respected. It helped kick off my steel junky hobby. I looked at the listed composition in the paperwork and compared it to steels I didn't like such as 440C. I was trying to understand steel and predict whether I would like a steel or not. The more I learned the more complicated it got though. :) Twenty some years later I know enough to understand much of what I knew wasn't true. I'm not even halfway where I want to be. :eek:Once the obligation was finished, we could go to GIN 1 ( which stood for Gingami 1 ).
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