[edited title] My new VG-10 spydie, the Battlestation

[archangel]

... has been the Centofante 3 for three years now. A great gentleman's folder (I really liked the fine blade shape) and a great slicer, plus the :spyder: inlay on the scale is a looker. But my personal preferences are different. I like the beefier blades and more solid looking and feeling designs. The C3 never had much pocket time...

Well, I have to sell it now, because I made an impulse buy (again) and purchased one of those spydies that have been discontinued but that I missed even though it was/is totally down my alley, and was affordable during disco'd sales.

VG-10, discontinued, heavy, kind of aggressive - who guesses right? :)

[Mushroom]

D’allara 3?

[TkoK83Spy]

I 2nd Nick's guess...gotta be the D'allara

[VashHash]

Tatanka

[archangel]

No winner yet...

[Filoso-]

VG-10, discontinued, heavy, kind of aggressive - who guesses right? :)

Sounds like a Starmate to me...

[archangel]

Neither.

I really thought it was an easy guess... :eek:

[p_atrick]

Police with stainless steel handles?

[xceptnl]

"R" perhaps?

[BornIn1500]

Battlestation

[archangel]

Battlestation

WINNER

I am REALLY excited about this find! Got it from a private owner but described as new, and just $150 - I think that's about as low as they were sold for during disco'd sale. From all the pics and flics I've already seen, this is a match made in heaven... :rolleyes:

[BornIn1500]

:D It's surprisingly very available from dealers still. A quick search shows BladeHQ has it in stock for $192

[archangel]

Yes I know, and when I saw the listing on the bay, for just $150, I could not resist.

[Wartstein]

Wow... the Spyderco-world is just so big. I wasn't even aware of that thing!! Though not exactly my kind of folder (except the backlock), that's a really cool knife... looks like the big,fat, long missing daddy of the Rhino...

And I think it's one of the beefiest wire clip Spydies probably?

For anyone who might be as clueless as I was: Here should be a vid of the battlestation...https://www.bladehq.com/item--Spyderco- ... -10--17634

[JonLeBlanc]

Huh, I had not heard of that model either; Wartstein's right, it sure is a big Spydie world lol.

[Wartstein]

Huh, I had not heard of that model either; Wartstein's right, it sure is a big Spydie world lol.

... Who knows what else is out there, still unknown to us... :rolleyes:

[archangel]

Looking at some YT reviews right now. Some people say it's ugly :confused: whereas I find it pretty cool - upswept blades are my thing! I want to have this little beast!! :)

[Wartstein]

Looking at some YT reviews right now. Some people say it's ugly :confused: whereas I find it pretty cool - upswept blades are my thing! I want to have this little beast!! :)

I am with you, it's cool! I would not really carry it as an Edc (short edge, Tanto, thick blade) but still: It's cool

As said, looks a bit like a big, fat Rhino, but also in its overall shape like a Stretch gone wild...

And a wire clip on such a knife: Even cooler.

[DSH007]

I almost pulled the trigger on a Battlestation a few months back, but decided against it because I was worried about the exposed liners near the lanyard hole being uncomfortable digging into my palm.. probably a silly concern, but I've been trying to cut back on my knife purchases in general lately and it was enough to keep me from clicking "buy."

I do think it is a really cool-looking knife though.. Michael, please let us know how you like it when it arrives!

[xceptnl]

Dialex (a forum member here) has designed several great knives for Spyderco. The Adventura being one of my favorite and I always regretted not buying a Junior