440C Golden made Meerkat ???

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440C Golden made Meerkat ???

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Hey Guys;

Quick question here...

I just picked up a Excelent cond /no box Meerkat at a gunshow.
Its in almost perfect condition... almost no wear.

But... Its marked "440C Golden, USA"
Ive never seen one like that... Only VG10 Seki City...

Hopin you guys could fill me in on whats up.....????


Thanks guys...

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Those were the first ones, don't know how many were made before production went to Seki.
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Piet.S wrote:Those were the first ones, don't know how many were made before production went to Seki.

IIRC, it was 200
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ClockWork wrote:Hey Guys;

Quick question here...

I just picked up a Excelent cond /no box Meerkat at a gunshow.
Its in almost perfect condition... almost no wear.

But... Its marked "440C Golden, USA"
Ive never seen one like that... Only VG10 Seki City...

Hopin you guys could fill me in on whats up.....????


Thanks guys...

-Clock

Wow. I didn't know they were ever made with VG10. I've only seen them in 440C and AUS6.

Copilot might know. I think he collects them
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Well, I could be wrong about the VG10. But i thought i remember the other Meerkat Reverse S i have was VG10....

But maybe it was AUS 6.....


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I've been trying to find a NIB "Golden Meerkat" PE with a 440C blade for some time now. I've seen a few on eBay and all were regular PEs (not the reverse S type blade). It they made the Meerkats in Golden with the reverse S PE blade, that's news to me. Sal would know for sure...
spyderdog wrote:Wow. I didn't know they were ever made with VG10. I've only seen them in 440C and AUS6.
Same here. I've never seen a Seki-made Meerkat with a VG-10 blade.
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I just checked my old pics of my old Reverse-S Meerkat...

It is AUS 6
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My Meerkat

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ClockWork wrote:Hey Guys;

Quick question here...

I just picked up a Excelent cond /no box Meerkat at a gunshow.
Its in almost perfect condition... almost no wear.

But... Its marked "440C Golden, USA"
Ive never seen one like that... Only VG10 Seki City...

Hopin you guys could fill me in on whats up.....????


Thanks guys...

-Clock
My Meerkat says:
Obverse -
SEKI-CITY
JAPAN

Reverse -
SPYDERCO
AUS-6 STAINLESS

Perhaps mine is an early run...
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palehorse wrote:My Meerkat says:
Obverse -
SEKI-CITY
JAPAN

Reverse -
SPYDERCO
AUS-6 STAINLESS

Perhaps mine is an early run...
Mine is exactly the same.
The Meerkats were made with both 440c and AUS-6.
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440 Meerkat

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The 440 Meerkat has a slightly smaller blade than the AUS-6 and the writing/bug :spyder: are imprinted on the 440 versus the raised writing/bug :spyder: on the AUS-6...just my observations comparing them side by side. The 440 seems to have a bit more "snap" to the blade when closing, seems a little smoother if thats possible.... :D
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