What the *#@! is this?

[Jakemug]

Is this a factory edge of some kind or is this thing just modified?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Spyderco-Mini-Pocke ... dZViewItem

[lmilhan]

Hard to say. I never saw any Sypdercos like that before. Perhaps the more experienced Spyderco aficionados can shed some light on this.... thing.

[SteelDragon]

And it says condition is excellent. "compared to what"

[Tyler!]

my vote/guess is that it was fromerly a combo blade, and someone got happy witht he grinder....i see a lot of questionable gunk in the grooves of the handle....yikes!

[Piet.S]

Condition excellent, only light use?
April one allright but who does he think to fool?

[fellyjr]

my vote/guess is that it was fromerly a combo blade, and someone got happy witht he grinder

Maybe the serrations got dull and he got just a little bit too carried away trying to sharpen them. :eek: :eek:

[Stenny]

It is clear that the recessed edge is not factory ground - it is very uneven. Swedge ditto. So he is trying to sell badly reground something. No interest, thank you :D .
Who knows, maybe he was trying to make a folding Tom Brown's Hunter?

[Peter1960]

IMO this is a Ladybug in red which lost his CE as somebody grinded away the serrations (deformedly and useless on a Ladybug blade) :o

[rcbalt2]

IMO this is a Ladybug in red which lost his CE as somebody grinded away the serrations (deformedly and useless on a Ladybug blade) :o

That was my guess after viewing the link. Real top notch condition.

[Hillbillenigma]

I emailed the Seller and stated the facts on this one. :mad:

I asked that they will do the honorable thing and change the Description to reflect the true condition of this knife. We'll see.

[Darkfin]

Heh, a friend of mine did this to his Gerber LST the 1st time he tried to use a wheelstone sharpener...it happened SOOO fast!

[Jakemug]

Thanks guys. So you're basically saying she started life like this:



I like mine better

[cobrajoe]

Call me crazy, but I think it looks rather cool. I would have done a few things differently though, I'd make the grind a little higher, if not full flat, and change the chisel grind on the PE portion to a regular grind on both sides.

It's definately creative, but I dont' know if I'd spend that much on a dirty mutilated LBK. I'd rather spend a lot less and mutilate it myself :D

[The Deacon]

my vote/guess is that it was fromerly a combo blade, and someone got happy witht he grinder....i see a lot of questionable gunk in the grooves of the handle....yikes!

Yep, definitely an "aftermarket modification" :eek: on that one.

Call me crazy, but I think it looks rather cool.

Nope, don't think your crazy. Not my cuppa, but there are more than a few legitimate :spyder: s I wouldn't give house room to either. :D

[tonydahose]

you guys are allll wrong. it is a once upon a time prototype made by Sal after a hard night of partying and it is worth bookoo bucks. i am gonna snatch this one up quick!!!






































































:D :D :D :D :D well it is April 1st

[clovisc]

at first i was hoping to see the "mosquito" (is that what sal called it? you know, the "tactical hairpin?") ????!!!!!!!!!!

[flyguy]

well it is April 1st

That's what I was thinking when I saw the e-bay listing... And the auction ended before April Fool's was over...

[stonyman]

Maybe he was trying to make it a gut hook or something! :eek:

[clovisc]

does anyone have the rarely seen or spoken of "mosquito?"

i think that was the name... a ladybug with a blade ground into a "pin-like" sort of shape... i remember sal posting on here a couple years ago, saying that they'd ground a few down at the factory, for friends...

anyone know what i'm talking about???? :confused:

[dialex]

IMO this is a Ladybug in red which lost his CE as somebody grinded away the serrations (deformedly and useless on a Ladybug blade) :o

My thoughts, exactly.