Too heavy in my opinion! I only buy knives that I will carry and having handled the Vallotton it was just too heavy for me.
The other thing is that the Taiwanese Spydercos are incredibly expensive outside the US - for example the retail price on the Domino is over FIVE HUNDRED dollars, and the subhilt is not far behind this.
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That's a superb insight- thanks: I've looked and looked and couldn't work out* if the thumbstuds actually did provide an extra lock up or were merely aesthetic- I'm pleased that it's a combination of the both.Michael Janich wrote:The knife world is filled with creative designers and craftsmen. Unfortunately, some of their innovations become so widely used they get taken for granted and we lose sight of the history and original genius behind them. Spyderco tries to correct that whenever possible and help everyone give credit where credit is due when it comes to knife history. Butch Vallotton pioneered the concept of having thumb stud do double duty and also serve as the stop pin for a knife's lock. The Vallotton Subhilt recognizes his innovation, but as a Spyderco also includes our Trademark Round Hole.
Thank you all for your passion for this knife. In addition to all the cool things you mentioned, it's one of my favorites in the line because of its blade shape, which is reminiscent of traditional Japanese tanto designs.
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That's a question best answered by Sal and Eric, since they choose what Spyderco makes.Liquid Cobra wrote:Mike, could you provide some insight as to why there aren't more Spyderco tanto blades?
If you are a fan of Americanized tantos with faceted points, you may like the Battlestation design from Dialex that's in the new 2014 catalogs.
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I like the Vallotton but it's not one I carry a lot because of the weight and the grind. It's not a slicer.
My biggest complaint is that the knife would look so much better without the hump caused by the opening hole. I understand why Spyderco needs to use their trademarked hole but in the case of the Vallotton it isn't needed and makes the knife less attractive.
My biggest complaint is that the knife would look so much better without the hump caused by the opening hole. I understand why Spyderco needs to use their trademarked hole but in the case of the Vallotton it isn't needed and makes the knife less attractive.
I like the way they have added an angled grind at the tip in addition to the hollow grind. It always bugged me that long blades had a straight hollow grind and they had to fudge somewhere in order to get a thin edge all the way up to the tip. With the Vallotton they didn't have to fudge, they added a second grind.Michael Janich wrote: because of its blade shape, which is reminiscent of traditional Japanese tanto designs
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I've got one of the DA Vallottons, and it is a sweet piece.
Mike
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