SE Goddard?

[JD Spydo]

Maybe I just don't know the older Spyders like some of you do. But this morning I was going through a J. Bruce Voyles knife auction newpaper that I got in the mail. The only Spyder that I could find in the entire auction was a fully serrated Goddard model. It had Micarta handles and was in one of the really old black & white boxes.

Come to think of it I have never really seen a fully serrated Goddard before with the 7 of them that I had owned at one time. Is this a really rare bird or were there a lot of them. I just simply don't recall but I don't recall ever seeing a fully serrated one with a Micarta handle either.

This Bruce Voyles auction was specifically for rare knives that were being auctioned. Just curious because I am not really a Goddard fan per se.

[gary sims]

The full serrated version is in the catalog but I'm no sure how rare the knife is.

[gary sims]

Here's a link:http://www.spydie.nl/pdf/spyderco1993pdr.pdf

[The Deacon]

JD, I had a gent trade me one for a CE last year. I told him I thought the SE ones were fairly rare, but he had his heart set on a CE to replace one he had lost, so we did the swap. Its probably safe to say they are not as common as the CE version, although since I got that one I've seen a few others up for bid on eBay. It appears the only catalog they ever appeared in was the '93 that Gary noted.

[JD Spydo]

Yeah I'm just not up to speed on the older models. I'm not much of a Goddard fan anyway but in these J. Bruce Voyles auctions they usually have all of those knives that are priced up in the stratosphere so I just assumed it must have been ultra rare.

What's funny is when I got 4 of the Gray Special edition Goddards in the Summer of 04 and it took me a year to get rid of them. Then I even made a little money on them. But for about 8 months I couldn't even give them away. But here recently I am seeing the Gray Goddards are now fetching pretty decent prices. But I thought I was going to be stuck with those guys forever.

I've had other collectors tell me similar stories with various other Goddard models. Which in turn really made me wonder why J. Bruce Voyles would have one in his auction. I guess stranger things have happened. :spyder:

[zenheretic]

Yeah I'm just not up to speed on the older models. I'm not much of a Goddard fan anyway but in these J. Bruce Voyles auctions they usually have all of those knives that are priced up in the stratosphere so I just assumed it must have been ultra rare.

What's funny is when I got 4 of the Gray Special edition Goddards in the Summer of 04 and it took me a year to get rid of them. Then I even made a little money on them. But for about 8 months I couldn't even give them away. But here recently I am seeing the Gray Goddards are now fetching pretty decent prices. But I thought I was going to be stuck with those guys forever.

I've had other collectors tell me similar stories with various other Goddard models. Which in turn really made me wonder why J. Bruce Voyles would have one in his auction. I guess stranger things have happened. :spyder:

Just adds to my hypothesis, that ebay is partially influenced by our threads. Between you and Catamount the model has been brought up fairly often the last few months.

[Pete1977]

I just found this thread. I have one. ATS-55 SE Micarta. I got it on bladeforums about 2 years ago for $45.

Pete

[The Deacon]

I just found this thread. I have one. ATS-55 SE Micarta. I got it on bladeforums about 2 years ago for $45.

Pete

Wow, that would indicate at least a second run of full serrated was produced at a much later (98-02) date. Mine, and the ones I saw on eBay all were marked G-2, which is consistent with it appearing in the 93 catalog.

[ceya]

Goddard.
Papa, CE,SE
Jr, SE,PE,CE
Baby, CE

Micarta, Zytel

ATS55, G2

S/F,
CEYA!

[Stevie Ray]

Like Jeff, I've had 7 or so Goddards drift through the collection over time, but have never run accross a full SE version of any size. I'm personally a fan of the large FRN Goddard (grey or black). The blade on the FRN Goddard is just a hair larger than an Endura, making it one of Spyderco's "bigger" knives that has been done with FRN scales.

I'm actually sort of surprised that the micarta Goddards haven't made your "underappreciated" list JD. :) They really were nice knives that you rarely hear discussed these days.

[catamount]

I'm personally a fan of the large FRN Goddard (grey or black). The blade on the FRN Goddard is just a hair larger than an Endura, making it one of Spyderco's "bigger" knives that has been done with FRN scales.

If it had jimping on the spine, and a real forward finger choil, it'd be darn near perfect. I've thought of having mine modified this way.

[Stevie Ray]

If it had jimping on the spine, and a real forward finger choil, it'd be darn near perfect. I've thought of having mine modified this way.

Sure wouldn't hurt it. :) Give it a try. BTW .., I once went to a brewery in New Hampshire named Catamount. Do you know the place? Great beer. :D