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DutchBlades wrote:Another one off of the wanted list :D
Was doubting to buy the sprint at the time, but I'm glad I waited.
I love the 440V, backspacer, the medallion, the older jimping and pronounced swedge, F&F, etc.!

That is such a beauty, I would probably be apoplectic trying to resist carrying to keep it mint versus resisting keeping it mint to carry it.

DougC-3 wrote:t is such a beauty, I would probably be apoplectic trying to resist carrying to keep it mint versus resisting keeping it mint to carry it.

Thanks! Bigger than expected in a good way :)
And trust me... I know what you mean!
I have the tendency to safe queen a lot of knives I wanted to carry.
The moment the first bad ding or scratch shows up (and after dying a little inside), I can force myself to carry an otherwise safe queen.
But when I receive a knife in mint/near mint condition that's hard to come by or just very very pricey, it starts all over again...

There's a lot of knives in the collection that could be hard working knives, but they just get admired and flipped on late evenings.
I'm sure a lot of people on the forum would state that a knife is a tool and it has no use when it's not used like one;
but I've got my others knives to do that with :p There are some gems that just sit there and be pretty, waiting to be played with every now and then :rolleyes:

I picked up this guy today. I'm really pleased with him.

DutchBlades wrote:

DougC-3 wrote:t is such a beauty, I would probably be apoplectic trying to resist carrying to keep it mint versus resisting keeping it mint to carry it.

Thanks! Bigger than expected in a good way :)
And trust me... I know what you mean!
I have the tendency to safe queen a lot of knives I wanted to carry.
The moment the first bad ding or scratch shows up (and after dying a little inside), I can force myself to carry an otherwise safe queen.
But when I receive a knife in mint/near mint condition that's hard to come by or just very very pricey, it starts all over again...

There's a lot of knives in the collection that could be hard working knives, but they just get admired and flipped on late evenings.
I'm sure a lot of people on the forum would state that a knife is a tool and it has no use when it's not used like one;
but I've got my others knives to do that with :p There are some gems that just sit there and be pretty, waiting to be played with every now and then :rolleyes:

Yes -- all this plus, for 4 or 5 of the most rare and expensive ones (for me), which I could not afford in the first place, I have to think sometimes that it would drastically reduce the value if I had an emergency and needed to sell them. I never set out to buy safe queens but some do wind up that way. I would really like to buy slightly used ones to start with, so I could just use them straight away and not waffle about it and leave them in the box :D

Today. Short road trip for this Chaparral.

Found a SE Scorpius.

Almost 10 years since my last Spydie purchase !



This little man is a beast in the hands, can't wait to test it

DougC-3 wrote:

DutchBlades wrote:Another one off of the wanted list :D
Was doubting to buy the sprint at the time, but I'm glad I waited.
I love the 440V, backspacer, the medallion, the older jimping and pronounced swedge, F&F, etc.!

That is such a beauty, I would probably be apoplectic trying to resist carrying to keep it mint versus resisting keeping it mint to carry it.

Congrats! The original Starmate is hands-down one of my favorite designs. Enjoy!

Going to give this one to my dad for fathers day! Can't wait to see his reaction.

Quick and dirty shot of my new Persian 2

Manix 2 LW

This beauty came in today!

Light Saber!!!

My Perrin PPT finally dropped in today. This is my first Taichung production spyderco and I can honestly say the fit and finish is better than anything I've seen yet in a spydie. I nearly need ear plugs when the blade locks up! The Ergo is insane. I'm not a scary daggery tactical carry kind of guy but the design here is beyond, and moves past the quick cheap tactical looks. Well done lads! :spyder:

and a special shout out to that deep carry clip. one of only a few I wont remove!

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Never seen the Perrin PPT before, but it's gorgeous and I might have to add it to my "to buy" list :spyder: How's the size/ergos compared to the Native 5?

Nice pick up plumlum! PPT Perrin is probably my "all-time favorite" Spydie! Really wish I picked up more than one of the sprints when they were more readily available!

embry386 wrote:Never seen the Perrin PPT before, but it's gorgeous and I might have to add it to my "to buy" list :spyder: How's the size/ergos compared to the Native 5?

Sorry for the late reply. Its got a little more real estate than the native 5. Both great knives, but theres something about the way this one presents itself in hand that is a cut above. The blade angle is slightly pointed down and the scale design keeps your fingers off the deck should you need to do food prep, or flat cuts. If you buy one, you wont be disappointed : )

Mushroom wrote:Nice pick up plumlum! PPT Perrin is probably my "all-time favorite" Spydie! Really wish I picked up more than one of the sprints when they were more readily available!

Yes i'm also feeling the paint of sprint run prices lol :D

A trio of Lums arrived today. What a joy these are to handle and carry. They will join the rest of the lot for a Lum family reunion :D
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