What are these marks on the inside of the scales?

[Paul Ardbeg]

With most knives, I opened up the Chaparral Sun & Moon to have a look inside. Both scales have similar markings in them that look to read "55". Part of the mould used for the G10? Never seen this in the 25+ different models of Spyderco I disassembled. Is it indeed reading "55" and if so what does it mean?

A Monday morning mystery

[mikey177]

This old thread on Blade Forums shows a disassembled Spyderco Myrtle. The major parts are numbered, perhaps to keep track of each whole knife unit.

Maybe this is the case with your Chaparral.

https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/spy ... w.1528090/

[apollo]

That is a fun detail. Probably it will be either something with the manufactering proces or it could also be an assambly worker putting pride in to his work. ( maybe his employee number )
Old Cars from smaller company's also frequently have hidden messages hidden behind panels where to owner normally never looks. Some of those can be very shocking...

[Paul Ardbeg]

That is a fun detail. Probably it will be either something with the manufactering proces or it could also be an assambly worker putting pride in to his work. ( maybe his employee number )
Old Cars from smaller company's also frequently have hidden messages hidden behind panels where to owner normally never looks. Some of those can be very shocking...

That's so cool! Especially when the message is from decades ago.

[Albertaboyscott]

A bit off topic but I have a Yugoslavian Mauser from 1965 brand new right out of the crate. When I cleaned the cosmoline off, I found some handwriting on the stock and a lot of the wood parts had serial numbers written in pencil. The wood parts had the serial numbers stamped on after but were written on first so they stayed as a set. I always thought that was so cool and wondered about the man/women working in the arsenal in 1965. Such a different time then now. Anyway I get why you're wanting to find out what the marks are for. A cool knife mystery to solve! Good luck!

[Manixguy@1994]

That is a fun detail. Probably it will be either something with the manufactering proces or it could also be an assambly worker putting pride in to his work. ( maybe his employee number )
Old Cars from smaller company's also frequently have hidden messages hidden behind panels where to owner normally never looks. Some of those can be very shocking...

Ha ha ha ! I worked for a dealership years ago where a guy brought back a new car with a rattle in passenger door . I pulled the door panel and found a nut wired inside door release assembly with a note asking how long it took to find it . Dan

[Paul Ardbeg]

A bit off topic but I have a Yugoslavian Mauser from 1965 brand new right out of the crate. When I cleaned the cosmoline off, I found some handwriting on the stock and a lot of the wood parts had serial numbers written in pencil. The wood parts had the serial numbers stamped on after but were written on first so they stayed as a set. I always thought that was so cool and wondered about the man/women working in the arsenal in 1965. Such a different time then now. Anyway I get why you're wanting to find out what the marks are for. A cool knife mystery to solve! Good luck!

I love stuff like this, what a great find! 60 years ago and just recovered after WW2.

[Paul Ardbeg]

That is a fun detail. Probably it will be either something with the manufactering proces or it could also be an assambly worker putting pride in to his work. ( maybe his employee number )
Old Cars from smaller company's also frequently have hidden messages hidden behind panels where to owner normally never looks. Some of those can be very shocking...

Ha ha ha ! I worked for a dealership years ago where a guy brought back a new car with a rattle in passenger door . I pulled the door panel and found a nut wired inside door release assembly with a note asking how long it took to find it . Dan

Awsome was it a Tesla

[Manixguy@1994]

That is a fun detail. Probably it will be either something with the manufactering proces or it could also be an assambly worker putting pride in to his work. ( maybe his employee number )
Old Cars from smaller company's also frequently have hidden messages hidden behind panels where to owner normally never looks. Some of those can be very shocking...

Ha ha ha ! I worked for a dealership years ago where a guy brought back a new car with a rattle in passenger door . I pulled the door panel and found a nut wired inside door release assembly with a note asking how long it took to find it . Dan

Awsome was it a Tesla

Hilarious ! I was just out of high school, it was a Chevy dealership . Dan

[ilikesharpstuff]

G10 can't be injection molded, it is machined. It does appear to say 55, and that looks to be engraved with a pencil grinder or some form of handheld rotary tool. Perhaps during assembly pairs of scales were numbered to make sure they were put on the correct knife.

If you're not the original owner, it is also possible that this was added by a previous owner for some reason or another.

[N. Brian Huegel]

Injection molded parts are numbered so they can be more easily identified if found defective rather than checking the entire mold to find the errant part as most molds make multiple parts at a time.

nb

[apollo]

That is a fun detail. Probably it will be either something with the manufactering proces or it could also be an assambly worker putting pride in to his work. ( maybe his employee number )
Old Cars from smaller company's also frequently have hidden messages hidden behind panels where to owner normally never looks. Some of those can be very shocking...

Ha ha ha ! I worked for a dealership years ago where a guy brought back a new car with a rattle in passenger door . I pulled the door panel and found a nut wired inside door release assembly with a note asking how long it took to find it . Dan

Awsome was it a Tesla

No no if an employee of Tesla did a thing like that it would not be hidden for long as Tesla's fall appart withing a few weeks anyway...