
fanciest production spydercos?
- Paul Ardbeg
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Re: fanciest production spydercos?
These are my fanciest Spydies. Two Chaparral's and a Caly 3.5 in CF and ZDP-189. Another fancy one I would love to get is the Vallotton Sub-hilt.


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Re: fanciest production spydercos?
I think the bolstered Persians were some of the nicest "fancy" knives Spyderco has produced. Unfortunately I don't own one or I'd post a photo. My fanciest one is the Hungarian and it really is beautiful. I also rate my Ed Schempp Bowie as one of Spyderco's nicest knives
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Re: fanciest production spydercos?
The Mamba, in my opinion. Still the highest quality carbon fiber I've ever owned, at any price point.


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Re: fanciest production spydercos?
My top of fanciest Spydies are the following.








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Re: fanciest production spydercos?
How could I forget this beaut! The Kapara. The Gayle Bradley folders can als be counted in if you ask me.Paul Ardbeg wrote: ↑Tue Jul 09, 2024 1:13 amThese are my fanciest Spydies. Two Chaparral's and a Caly 3.5 in CF and ZDP-189. Another fancy one I would love to get is the Vallotton Sub-hilt.
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Re: fanciest production spydercos?
Man If that chaparral were done in Moki with black linen micarta and stainless pins I’d love it so much more, I believe it would have made for a more worthy “follow up” to the kopa series. And sort of a close hybrid off the calypso/caly series, as they are both mid lockbacks with very much the same general features involved. I think the chaps are good looking knives and very functional, especially for people who like to be able to take down the hardware. For me personally, I think a knife has a fancier look with pins, as opposed to what we get on the chaparral, scale cutouts for the screws and and inset domed screws, to me that gives a knife a more modern utilitarian appearance, which is fine. Old school knife handles will always look cooler to me though, especially on a elegant design using other fancy materials
(Edit: or if that stepped titanium chap had the same kind of pivot the g10 sprint calypso does, large flat circle pivot that’s been surface milled in a spiral. Instead of a boring domed inset cut t8.)
(Edit: or if that stepped titanium chap had the same kind of pivot the g10 sprint calypso does, large flat circle pivot that’s been surface milled in a spiral. Instead of a boring domed inset cut t8.)
Re: fanciest production spydercos?
Very elegant knives


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