What is this keychain knife?

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What is this keychain knife?

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This is on my Dads keys, not sure of the age but it’s probably from the 90s. Looks more like a mini Delica than a Ladybug.
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But in reality, there is nothing quite like a gun. And it has been said, "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun".
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Does that complexity decrease the simplicity? Not at all.
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Ti is uh, 300 dollars.
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Looks like a Ladybug 2.
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Old LBK
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It's a "first generation" Ladybug.
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I really like the blade shape on the original ladybugs. Very pointy. :D
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that looks like my old ladybug!
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Hi EZ,

They're all right. 1st Ladybug.

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The shape of the old ones is cool, like I said in the first post it looks like a mini Delica!
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sal wrote:
Sun Aug 04, 2019 7:28 am
But in reality, there is nothing quite like a gun. And it has been said, "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun".
Sumdumguy wrote:
Tue Oct 08, 2019 4:35 am
Does that complexity decrease the simplicity? Not at all.
Abyss_Fish wrote:
Wed Oct 21, 2020 11:54 pm
Ti is uh, 300 dollars.
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It's a mini Endura. The first Ladybug was a shrunk down Endura that was suggested by Sumio Sakai. It was originally a test. I redesigned the model later to be more ergonomic.

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JuPaul wrote:
Thu May 21, 2020 3:33 pm
I really like the blade shape on the original ladybugs. Very pointy. :D

I agree. I own no ladybugs but I'd buy one of these in FFG with an updated bidirectional FRN handle and wire clip.
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My very first Spyderco and still my favourite.
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Ladybug rides on my keys everyday. It's really a remarkable little knife.
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I have to say, the Ladybug has to be the most surprisingly useful knive I've ever had. Little Big Knife isn't just some marketing spiel. If you have a Ladybug on you, 99% of your cutting tasks are covered.

Bring back the Jester. The SE Jester is by far my favorite one of the MLJ knives.
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