Police SS question

ArtBM · #1

Hi, I'm new to this forum, love Spyderco's so I thought I would join. I recently purchased a Police SS that has an etching of a spider web on the side, also a spider. I thought I saw these years ago but can find nothing on them and when they were manufactured. Any help appreciated. Art :confused:

yablanowitz · #2

Knowing the blade steel would help narrow it down a lot. I believe the spiderweb etch was done aftermarket, and it seems like several small batches were done.

Teddy Thompson · #3

Spyderco has done that engraving for quite a while, so no way of dating a specific knife unless you have the box. One dealer use to order small batches of just about every all stainless model Spyderco made and sell them on eBay. Pretty sure Spyderco would still engrave them that way if a dealer ordered a few.

This thread has some more info on it.

ArtBM · #4

Thank you for the help. The knife was listed as SPYDERCO POLICE HE C07PS ETCHED FOLDER , don't know what the HE means. Iam going to try and attch a picture of the one I bought..

The Deacon · #5

HE is a date code, where A=1 and so forth. First letter is the month, second the year, so your knife left the factory in August 2005. If I had to guess, it was originally purchased either from Sawyer's Cutlery, or their eBay persona "razorsharpknife". They use to order batches of every all stainless Spyderco, in every edge type they were available in, with that engraving and sold most of them on eBay. IIRC, I helped a fellow collector in New Zealand who specialized in the Police acquire all three edge types from them. Again, IIRC, the upcharge at that time for the engraved ones was $15, not sure what it would be now.

Sїromanta · #6

Sorry for OT, but is it possible to change SS handles to FRN/G-10 in Police or Endura?

Teddy Thompson · #7

S&#1111 wrote:Sorry for OT, but is it possible to change SS handles to FRN/G-10 in Police or Endura?

Only if you're willing to pay a custom maker to rebuild one for you. Be much less expensive to buy the version you want and sell the SS one. In fact, it would probably cost you slightly less to buy the version you want and give the SS one to a friend.

Elvis · #8

My friend had a SS Police, I found the handles rather slippery in general use. I'd hate to think what they'd be like in a sweaty hand!

Jinx · #9

Elvis wrote:My friend had a SS Police, I found the handles rather slippery in general use. I'd hate to think what they'd be like in a sweaty hand!

3M grip tape = Poor-man's G-10 in subtle gray. Three bucks turned my SS Police from slip to grip.