Can anyone I.D. this Spyderco?

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1911junkie
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Is this my blade? http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPYDERCO-PRO-VE ... NA:US:1123

It says G2 on the blade, mine says GIN-1 does that make it another model? This one says Pro-Venator, on the Spyderco list they call it a C-13 Pro-Grip. Confusing!
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1911junkie wrote:Is this my blade? http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPYDERCO-PRO-VE ... NA:US:1123

It says G2 on the blade, mine says GIN-1 does that make it another model? This one says Pro-Venator, on the Spyderco list they call it a C-13 Pro-Grip. Confusing!
The G2 model is the older model. The model on ebay is called the spur which is a smaller model. The name was changed to pro-grip fro pro-venator.

The model you linked to is your knife.
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1911junkie wrote:???
In addition to the version you have, there was also an FRN version of the Pro-Grip. I didn't do a whole lot of digging, but in 2002 the MSRP on that was around $70 while the MSRP for the stainless version you have was around $113.

During it's lifespan the SS/Kraton Pro-Grip went through three different names. At first Spyderco called it the Pro-Hunter, since it was a fancier version of the older, C03 Hunter. Another company claimed the rights to that name, so Spyderco changed it to Pro-Venator, Venator being Latin for hunter. There weren't enough Latin students around to "get it", so they changed it again to Pro-Grip.

As for value, I'd say $175 would be ridiculously high for a plain edged one in dead mint NIB condition with a box to match.
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The Deacon wrote:In addition to the version you have, there was also an FRN version of the Pro-Grip. I didn't do a whole lot of digging, but in 2002 the MSRP on that was around $70 while the MSRP for the stainless version you have was around $113.

During it's lifespan the SS/Kraton Pro-Grip went through three different names. At first Spyderco called it the Pro-Hunter, since it was a fancier version of the older, C03 Hunter. Another company claimed the rights to that name, so Spyderco changed it to Pro-Venator, Venator being Latin for hunter. There weren't enough Latin students around to "get it", so they changed it again to Pro-Grip.

As for value, I'd say $175 would be ridiculously high for a plain edged one in dead mint NIB condition with a box to match.
Thanks for mthe info! I agree that would be a lot of money!
I rec'd the part from Christy in CO already! She even sent 3 new screws and some Loctite! Great people at Spyderco!

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