Meer Kat
Re: Meer Kat
Hi Fharing,
Welcome to our forum.
sal
Welcome to our forum.
sal
Re: Meer Kat
I like mine very much! Love the coolness of the phantom lock, although I can imagine it may open accidently when you hold the knife in a funny way. Hasn't happened to me yet. After all, it's a small (yet very handy!) Spydie, not made for really hard work.
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: Meer Kat
I just got mine a couple weeks ago. I dig it a lot. KnivesPlus has/had that VToku2 for a decent sale price and I’ve always wanted to try one. Love the lock. Surprisingly fidgetable. Solid lockup. None of the typical Seki City little wiggle. More like the Golden backlocks. And VToku of course is just absolutely great. Easy to touch up and gets screaming sharp.
Would love to see a new Sage with a Phantom lock too :spyder:
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I don’t see it ever accidentally opening. I drop it in pocket with keys and stuff and never as issue.
Fun, useable little knife.
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I meant unlock, in your hand, when one squeezes the handles in a funny way. You only need to move the unlocking scale a little bit to set the blade free. Like I said, it has never happened to me. But odds are.....
I repeat, it's a handy little knife, and I like mine alot!
I repeat, it's a handy little knife, and I like mine alot!
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: Meer Kat
I have one in HAP40. It's a stout little bugger and fun to fidget. Takes a screaming edge and I've broken down a lot of heavy cardboard boxes with it over the last couple of years.
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i'd love to try one of these, but they're only offered occasionally and in steels that i don't want to mess with. i wish it was a production model in a more standard steel. it seems weird to have gone through the trouble to develop this lock and produce a knife like this and then just not have them available.
keep your knife sharp and your focus sharper.
current collection:
C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
current collection:
C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
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Re: Meer Kat
They were production for a number of years.
So many knives, so few pockets... :)
-Nick
Last in: N5 Magnacut
The "Spirit" of the design does not come through unless used. -Sal
-Nick
Last in: N5 Magnacut
The "Spirit" of the design does not come through unless used. -Sal
Re: Meer Kat
i wasn't here for that, so it didn't happen. :D
keep your knife sharp and your focus sharper.
current collection:
C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
current collection:
C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, PLKIT1
spyderco steels:
CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C
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Re: Meer Kat
I just got one in HAP40 and it’s definitely cool. Very sheeple friendly too.
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Re: Meer Kat
I love the Meerkat. I don't find the lock activates accidentally while using it.
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I’ve had a Meerkat for around 20 years now. I mainly bought it for the novelty of the phantom lock. The blade on mine is 440C. Good knife. Not one of my favorites, but definitely a keeper.
Jim
Jim
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I have a maroon VG-10 version. Great little knife, the egos are amazing for being so small.
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It's a little thick for me to carry, but undeniably cool! I've never had lock problems.
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Re: Meer Kat
Here are that patents that cover it:
5,379,492 1/10/1995 Glesser; Louis S. (Golden, CO) - Spring Clip (Used on C64 MeerKat)
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Pars ... /5,379,492
D349,837 8/23/1994 Glesser; Louis S. (Golden, CO) - Reverse "S" Recurve Blade (C12 Civilian, C29 Cricket, C64 MeerKat, and C80 Dodo)
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Pars ... N/D349,837
D442,460 5/22/2001 Glesser; Louis S. (Golden, CO) assigned to Spyderco, Inc. (Golden, CO) - C64 MeerKat
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Pars ... N/D442,460
5,379,492 1/10/1995 Glesser; Louis S. (Golden, CO) - Spring Clip (Used on C64 MeerKat)
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Pars ... /5,379,492
D349,837 8/23/1994 Glesser; Louis S. (Golden, CO) - Reverse "S" Recurve Blade (C12 Civilian, C29 Cricket, C64 MeerKat, and C80 Dodo)
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Pars ... N/D349,837
D442,460 5/22/2001 Glesser; Louis S. (Golden, CO) assigned to Spyderco, Inc. (Golden, CO) - C64 MeerKat
http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Pars ... N/D442,460
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Re: Meer Kat
The Hap 40 Meerkat was one of my first Spydercos and I love it... since it's almost impossible to close unless you know the trick, I can't really imagine it closing unintentionally.
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I saw this knife on amazon and i was intrigued. It seemed like a good price. The lock is very cool. https://amzn.to/3B2Nzdz
Maybe I'll get one down the road. Im gonna see if i can't get that Jester sprint.
Maybe I'll get one down the road. Im gonna see if i can't get that Jester sprint.
"Some call me...Tim?"
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I didn’t know of that Reverse S version!
It’s a charming little knife.
It’s a charming little knife.
rex121 is the king of steel, but nature’s teeth have been cutting for hundreds of millions of years and counting :cool:
Re: Meer Kat
Never let it be said that Spyderco doesn’t mix it up with their models. Some even forego a blade logo, and what a great place to put a CC# instead…
I think I must now get my first Meerkat (my wife won’t let me have real ones in the backyard), partly because I’m lock-curious and partly because the short blade, having less room for bad grind-lines, somehow makes cladded V-Toku2 and Hap40 (don’t have either) a suitable choice for me.
Besides, as much as I love big Spydies, my affection for small ones has really taken off.
…just saying.
-Marc (pocketing an M4 Sage5 today)
“When science changes its opinion, it didn’t lie to you. It learned more.”
“When science changes its opinion, it didn’t lie to you. It learned more.”