[edited title] My new VG-10 spydie, the Battlestation
[edited title] My new VG-10 spydie, the Battlestation
... 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? :)
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? :)
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Michael
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
Re: My VG-10 spydie
I 2nd Nick's guess...gotta be the D'allara
15 's in 10 different steels
1 - Bradford Guardian 3 / Vanadis 4E Wharnie
1 - Monterey Bay Knives Slayback Flipper / ZDP 189
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31/Macassar Ebony Inlays
1 - CRK Large Inkosi Insingo/ Black Micarta Inlays
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31 Insingo/Magnacut
-Rick
1 - Bradford Guardian 3 / Vanadis 4E Wharnie
1 - Monterey Bay Knives Slayback Flipper / ZDP 189
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31/Macassar Ebony Inlays
1 - CRK Large Inkosi Insingo/ Black Micarta Inlays
1 - CRK Small Sebenza 31 Insingo/Magnacut
-Rick
Re: My VG-10 spydie
Tatanka
Re: My VG-10 spydie
No winner yet...
Michael
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
.
Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
Re: My VG-10 spydie
Neither.
I really thought it was an easy guess... :eek:
I really thought it was an easy guess... :eek:
Michael
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
.
Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
Re: My VG-10 spydie
Police with stainless steel handles?
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Re: My VG-10 spydie
"R" perhaps?
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Re: My VG-10 spydie
Battlestation
Re: My VG-10 spydie
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:
Michael
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
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Re: My VG-10 spydie
:D It's surprisingly very available from dealers still. A quick search shows BladeHQ has it in stock for $192
Re: My VG-10 spydie
Yes I know, and when I saw the listing on the bay, for just $150, I could not resist.
Michael
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
.
Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
Re: My VG-10 spydie
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
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
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
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Re: My VG-10 spydie
Huh, I had not heard of that model either; Wartstein's right, it sure is a big Spydie world lol.
My collection so far: 52100 Military (2); 52100 PM2 (2); 52100 Para3; Stretch2 V-Toku; KnifeWorks M4 PM2; BentoBox M390 PM2; BentoBox S90V Military; Police4 K390; S110V PM2; SS Delica AUS-6; Wayne Goddard Sprint VG-10
Wish list: Hundred Pacer; Sliverax; Mantra; 52100 PM2 SE; Kapara
Wish list: Hundred Pacer; Sliverax; Mantra; 52100 PM2 SE; Kapara
Re: My VG-10 spydie
... Who knows what else is out there, still unknown to us... :rolleyes:JonLeBlanc wrote: ↑Wed Jul 10, 2019 1:09 pmHuh, I had not heard of that model either; Wartstein's right, it sure is a big Spydie world lol.
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
Re: My VG-10 spydie
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!! :)
Michael
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
.
Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
48 Spydies, 44 different models, 43 different steels
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Grail knife, still to be acquired: original Tuff by Ed Schempp Feel free to help me find one at a reasonable price...
Re: My VG-10 spydie
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.
Top three going by pocket-time (update March 24):
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
- EDC: Endura thin red line ffg combo edge (VG10); Wayne Goddard PE (4V), Endela SE (VG10)
-Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), and also Wayne Goddard PE (4V)
Re: My VG-10 spydie
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!
I do think it is a really cool-looking knife though.. Michael, please let us know how you like it when it arrives!
Rick H.
..well, that escalated quickly..
..well, that escalated quickly..
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Re: My VG-10 spydie
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
*Landon*sal wrote: .... even today, we design a knife from the edge out!