I saw this knife posted for sale and the seller claims its a Spyderco
Spyderco Solo S001PS NIB NOS from 2000 Micarta Gentleman's Knife. Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS First Class.
This is a new in box and never used Spyderco Solo originally purchased in 2000 and always safe kept. This a very rare example Micarta slabs with stainless bolsters collector #78 of 200. Solo knives were marketed by Spyderco in Golden Colorado and were part of their collector program.
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I saw this knife posted for sale and the seller claims its a Spyderco
Spyderco Solo S001PS NIB NOS from 2000 Micarta Gentleman's Knife. Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS First Class.
This is a new in box and never used Spyderco Solo originally purchased in 2000 and always safe kept. This a very rare example Micarta slabs with stainless bolsters collector #78 of 200. Solo knives were marketed by Spyderco in Golden Colorado and were part of their collector program.
Is there any truth to this?
Yes, Spyderco used to sell the Solo. It's not technically a Spyderco, but is often sold as such.
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My understanding is that Spyderco distributed Japanese knives, Solos among them, before transitioning into the sale of Glesser-designed blades made by the very makers Spyderco had distributed. Am I wrong?
-Marc (pocketing an S110V Native5 today)
“When science changes its opinion, it didn’t lie to you. It learned more.”
Solo was a brand that we created back in the day. I designed the knife in question. There were a number of models created in 2 sizes. Since our one hand open patent was based on a lobe in/on the blade to catch the fleshy part of your thumb, I took advantage of the language. We were testing many makers back then and we used different designs and brands to see the quality and delivery of a new maker.
The original sun/moon concept was first introduced on a Solo, but the maker couldn't make them consistently and the Micarta kept cracking.
The original Solos are very nice knives and I think that the design would make a great candidate for a Spyderco slip-it model. It would have a classy and traditional vibe.
I saw this knife posted for sale and the seller claims its a Spyderco
Spyderco Solo S001PS NIB NOS from 2000 Micarta Gentleman's Knife. Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS First Class.
This is a new in box and never used Spyderco Solo originally purchased in 2000 and always safe kept. This a very rare example Micarta slabs with stainless bolsters collector #78 of 200. Solo knives were marketed by Spyderco in Golden Colorado and were part of their collector program.
Is there any truth to this?
Yes, Spyderco used to sell the Solo. It's not technically a Spyderco, but is often sold as such.
Correct and that's not the only brand of knife that Spyderco used to sell along side of their main line up. G-Sakai and a couple of other brands which escape me at the moment go all the way back to the "IRONSTONE" days ( mid to late 90s). I've been told that those Solo folders are not bad at all.
I used to love the IRONSTONE catalog back in the late 90s>> they had a lot of interesting items. I do remember those Solo knives would show up in those IRONSTONE catalogs. I do know for a fact that those G-Sakai folders and fixed blades they sold in those catalogs were a really decent knife. I had a couple of those and I wish I had them back.
