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(sorry about the last time stamp :-(
Spyderco afficianados are all familiar with ATS-55, made specificaly for Spyderco, and which saw extensive use during the "Golden Age" of Spyderco.
What was the
FIRST Spyderco Clipit to use ATS-55?
The innovative barrel bolt clip, which was both reversible for LH and RH carry, and which incorporated a lanyard hole, was used on many thousands of Spyderco knives, until replaced by the 4-way clip (and those nine empty holes!).
What was the
FIRST model to use the Barrel Bolt Clip?
Answer to both questions: the
Wayne Goddard Lightweight.
(surprisingly, not yet posted in this thread)
Wayne Goddard Lightweight
Black FRN (*GRN, see below, and previous post re: FRN/ Seki City manuf.)
ATS-55 PS, Sabre Grind/Hollow Grind
SKU:
C16PSBK
Quote from spydiewiki:
"We received the prototype of the GRN (Zytel type material) handled C-16 on January 17, 1997. It was a good looking knife with the cast handle and the new, right/left interchangeable clip. It also had the new steel, ATS-55. The Lightweight Goddard was the first Spyderco Clipit to feature ATS-55 and the changeable Clipit. We received the first production Lightweight Goddard's in May of '97; these were partially serrated. The first Lightweight Goddard's with plain edge blades were delivered in May '99. The Lightweight was well received and sales were very good." end quote
kind regards,
nicked.onaut, a n.on