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Looking at some old Spydies today. Tonydahose commented on the old Glasshartt Special Native so thought I'd start a thread on engraved Spydies we might have. For instance:



These is most of Glasshartt special series. Linda Glasshartt was a dealer here back and she prodded Golden into giving us a special break on knives + engraving. Spyderco offers engraving as an aftermarket service and this is one of their more popular designs.





Not positive when the PRCA series was offered. These were sold as you see them by dealers. I do not know if there are other models or if the Q came in PE.




Although the knives are not truly engraved per se, the Gary Blanchard models had after market engraved scales affixed and were sold by directly by Golden when they first came out.


I know there are plenty more out there like the Iraqi Freedom Natives and Enduras, the WTC Rescues donated by Sal to the save and serve folks in the aftermath of 9-11, the Wright-Flyer CoPilot, and others so if you got 'em post some pictures of your engraved Spydies...... :)





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J

I like the spurs. I like spurs. I think spurs come back.

Thank you very much for posting these pictures. Very nice work.

The Wright Flyer CoPilot:




Not sure if these were sold by Golden as you see or if someone had a special run of them made but they still show up on E-Bay from time-to-time.

(And yes, the F-16 IS Digital Trouble for anyone who has flown, maintained, or been targeted by one! :D )



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J

Java, OT but did you ever hear what happened with Linda, I remember she was here for a long time and then all of a sudden she was gone.

Simple Man wrote:Java, OT but did you ever hear what happened with Linda, I remember she was here for a long time and then all of a sudden she was gone.

She and Shawn are still in El Paso as far as I know. I haven't heard from the Lady G in a couple of years. Miss her posts here. She had a pretty good sense of humor putting up with us old Forumites.


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J

Good to hear she is still good and well, thanks.

java wrote:The Wright Flyer CoPilot:




Not sure if these were sold by Golden as you see or if someone had a special run of them made but they still show up on E-Bay from time-to-time.

(And yes, the F-16 IS Digital Trouble for anyone who has flown, maintained, or been targeted by one! :D )



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J

Nice nomex gloves. Did you fly for the military?

Hi Java,
I have the same set of engraved SS models. Bought them from a friend in the UK.
I remember some negative stuff on this forum about Ms. Glasshart. She used to do a lot of business on engraved Spyderco knives. I thought she totally disappeared!
Just wondering.
Dave

You have some nice ones there Java. Here's another engraved Co-Pilot, this one by Serene...

Helluva nice collection Java....thanks for sharing (as I sit here sipping on some Colombian brew).... :cool:
I've never seen those Glasshartt ones before.....pretty cool how the web covers the top half of the blades....all I've got engraved are these two...

[quote="jaislandboy"](as I sit here sipping on some Colombian brew)

Isn't it a bit late to be drinkin' coffee there Brian?? :p :p

JAVA, way cool pic's of some knives I've never seen.....YUP, now i'm on the lookout!! :cool: :cool:

jaislandboy wrote:(as I sit here sipping on some Colombian brew)

Isn't it a bit late to be drinkin' cofee Brian? :p :p

JAVA, Very cool pic's of knives I've never seen before!......YUP......I'm on the lookout now. :)

[quote="fellyjr"]Isn't it a bit late to be drinkin' cofee Brian? :p ]

Its never to late to be drinking coffee. Its very interesting to see thi little known spyder lore

not exactly engravings-only, but most of you probably all know that Santa Fe makes very nice custom spydies too. some are just too good be true, that beautiful......; if you're not familiar with it, check their site or do some googling, some are real beauties

http://www.santafestoneworks.com/

Did Linda ever get those she owed paid back?

You have a very nice engraved collection, Java!

And another one not shown here up to now:

Hi Java,
you still have the best of the best in your collection I see..... :)
Hope your doing great with the new job and all. Will you be seeing the "kids" this x-mas or will you be dropping by the Vox Ranch for Roasted pig and Gambrinus. :D
Take care, my friend
Jesper

Well I might be able to contribute a small bit in this thread.

Not a Spydie but I believe Sal designed it...