Stolen old Goddard

Powdercommander · #1

Hi. First spyderco was a burgundy micarta half serrated Goddard. It was stolen 10 years ago. It was about 6"ish when open and all pinned construction. I can't get passed its loss. It had a silver clip. Can't find one on the bay. Help? Is it ok to post this on this forum and where to find a similar one? What steel was it? I have found a few but the clip was wrong.

Holland · #2

best thing to do is post a thread on the wanted to buy section of BF

bdblue · #3

I feel your pain Powder, someone on BF stole my black/black Goddard.

The only thing I can suggest is to be diligent and continuously search places like online auctions. You never know when what you want will pop up for sale.

IG-88 · #4

**** I feel with you. Its F@#'ed up when something gets stolen. I trade mine with Mr Blonde 2 months ago. They are hard to find, must say I never saw one being offered on the different forums. Good luck with your hunt!

The Deacon · #5

I've heard the micarta used on the Goddards variously described as black, green, and brown, but FWIW, there was never a burgundy micarrta Goddard. To the best of my knowledge, the only burgundy micarta Spydercos were the Jester and the AG Russell exclusive version of the C34 Jess Horn II. There was, however, a burgundy FRN part serrated Goddard, as show in IG-88's photo, but that came out less than ten years ago. Either way, eBay, and forums like BladeForum where "for sale" and "wanted to buy" type threads are allowed, are your best bets for finding one. As for blade steel, the micarta ones used GIN-1 although, as with other Spyderco GIN-1 knives, early specimens would have been marked G-2. The burgundy FRN version was VG-10.

phillipsted · #6

Deacon - there was a sprint run of the Baby Goddard in burgundy Micarta.

TedP

Powdercommander · #7

Yeah. It was burgundy for sure. About 6" and 1/2 serrated. Anyone know what exact model name I am after?

phillipsted · #8

If it was 6", then it wasn't the Baby Goddard (C20). That little guy was only 4.5" open. And it was the only one produced in burgundy micarta.

For reference, the Goddard Junior (C18) is about 4" closed and just under 7" open. The Goddard Senior (C16) is a little over 5" closed and almost 9" open. Both of the bigger models were originally made in a dark green/black micarta. The Junior was later produced as a sprint run in white micarta. The Senior was produced in a couple of lightweight configurations with FRN scales.

TedP

The Deacon · #9

phillipsted wrote:Deacon - there was a sprint run of the Baby Goddard in burgundy Micarta.

TedP

Worst part is, I have one. :o

phillipsted wrote:If it was 6", then it wasn't the Baby Goddard (C20). That little guy was only 4.5" open. And it was the only one produced in burgundy micarta.

For reference, the Goddard Junior (C18) is about 4" closed and just under 7" open. The Goddard Senior (C16) is a little over 5" closed and almost 9" open. Both of the bigger models were originally made in a dark green/black micarta. The Junior was later produced as a sprint run in white micarta. The Senior was produced in a couple of lightweight configurations with FRN scales.

TedP

Not to mention that the burgundy Baby was only made a couple years ago and, like the earlier Baby Goddard, had no clip.

Powdercommander wrote:Yeah. It was burgundy for sure. About 6" and 1/2 serrated. Anyone know what exact model name I am after?

If it was stolen ten years ago, was micarta, and had a clip, then it's either the C16 Goddard, or the C18 Goddard Jr. Neither was burgundy micarta, but the color was a funky brown/green/black, so you may just have thought it was. As Ted noted, the most obvious difference between the two is size and, assuming the 6" figure you mentioned was overall length when open, then it was probably a C18 Goddard Junior.

Powdercommander · #10

Jr it is. Thanks for the help. I'll keep trying the usual spots and hope one pops up. I'll share pics once found.

The Deacon · #11

Powdercommander wrote:Jr it is. Thanks for the help. I'll keep trying the usual spots and hope one pops up. I'll share pics once found.

It might take a while, but in one sense you're in luck, since the part serrated version was the most common version of the Goddard Jr.

Onionman · #12

I've got a micarta full serrated Goddard Jr.

I thought it was black, but now I have an excuse to dig it out and take another look at it.

phillipsted · #13

This thread is worthless without pics... :cool:

TedP

Baby Goddard Sprint - burgundy micarta

Big Daddy Goddard - original black/green micarta

Junior Goddard - original black/green micarta

The Mastiff · #14

OP is probably remembering the burgundy FRN model and thinking micarta. I've done things like that. If so , it should be an easier and more inexpensive replacement for him. It seems like they were around long after their release.

Joe

The Deacon · #15

The Mastiff wrote:OP is probably remembering the burgundy FRN model and thinking micarta. I've done things like that. If so , it should be an easier and more inexpensive replacement for him. It seems like they were around long after their release.

Joe

Anything's possible, Joe. However, the burgundy FRN C16 Goddard only came out six or seven years ago. Easy for him to know for sure though, given the totally different look and clip.

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kbuzbee · #16

The Deacon wrote:However, the burgundy FRN C16 Goddard only came out six or seven years ago.

Yeah, actually, Bento still has them in stock.

Ken

Powdercommander · #17

I have narrowed it down (still convinced it is burgundy) to the jr half serrated. It was micarta for sure. The guy that introduced me to spyderco sold me on it at the time. After viewing the pics above, it's just like the jr serrated, but more brown or burgundy. I'm needing to find this more and more now.

The Deacon · #18

The Goddard Jr was in the lineup for six years, so there were a decent number of them made, mostly in part serrated. As a result, they show up on eBay fairly regularly. If there are none there now, there will probably be at least one within the next month or so. If you're open to white, there may even be some dealers that still have one in stock.

phillipsted · #19

One thing to watch out for with the micarta Goddards - these knives have no liners and the micarta scales act as the frame for the knife. These knives are also pinned, not screwed, so adjusting the pivot is not possible. The problem I've seen with many Goddards is that the micarta can become slightly warped and cause the blade to bind when opening and closing. I had to send one of my micarta Jr. knives back to SFO for a tune-up and they were unable to rectify the issue.

It doesn't affect all Goddards, just an unlucky few. Just be careful to ask the potential seller before you commit to buy.

TedP

Powdercommander · #20

Noted. Thanks. My old one was less than perfect. She got loose with time. I just miss her finally. Ain't no techno!