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ATR Ti Titanium (At the Ready) Question
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:46 pm
by whardi
Any truth to this: I have read that allegedly the ATR Ti was designed by Sal to be sold to Glock. The deal fell through? Any truth to this? If so I wonder why Glock backed out. Their loss in my opinion.
I once made the comparison: (Quote, Quote.. The ATR was the first Spyderco to really catch my eye. It’s a love hate relationship with most. There seems to be no middle ground. I liken the ATR to the Glock in the gun world. Needless to say I like Glock’s too.)
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:18 pm
by The Deacon
To the best of my knowledge, that story is true, at least to some extend. Not sure if Glock "backed out" of an agreement, or if the ATR was merely designed by Sal with the intent of offering it to them, but Glock had no prior knowledge of, or input into its design.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:17 pm
by Simon G
Interesting story....
I'm actually quite fond of the ATR, but prefer the SS version to the Ti.... I don't know, it just seems to handle better!
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 7:50 pm
by bluemist
Do you own the Ti version? No access to the Ti is the best reason to prefer the SS.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:34 pm
by zenheretic
bluemist wrote:Do you own the Ti version? No access to the Ti is the best reason to prefer the SS.
Hehe, works for me. I've only had the SS so I don't know which is "better", but it is a great design whichever the materials.
Thanks for the thread, I either missed that bit of trivia or it was commonly circulated before I joined.
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:12 pm
by whardi
I have all 6 varieties of the ATR and my 2 Titanium knives are my most treasured… but the Stainless Steel serrated is actually my favorite. It certainly has the most wicked teeth of any of the Spyderco’s I have ever owned.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:08 am
by bladese97
:spyder: :spyder: :cool: :spyder: :spyder: Hey Whardi.....Welcome to Spyderforums :) Hmmmm...All these years of owning, and favoring the Legendary ATR's, I never heard of this Glock info :confused: Very interesting :D Is this one of the reasons they are so expensive....that is, if you can find one? :eek: :eek:
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 8:45 pm
by whardi
So far I have found that the Titanium handled ATR is the most reasonable high quality knife out there. I have been fortunate to find them. They are growing scarcer and scarcer but are still out there. The most I have had to pay for a Ti ATR is $255.00 for a PE and I actually lucked in to a PS Ti new in the box for $100.00. That will never happen again.
I happened to read about the ATR Ti/Glock account in another of the forums but could not get confirmation as to if it was true.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 2:41 am
by The Deacon
whardi wrote:So far I have found that the Titanium handled ATR is the most reasonable high quality knife out there. I have been fortunate to find them. They are growing scarcer and scarcer but are still out there. The most I have had to pay for a Ti ATR is $255.00 for a PE and I actually lucked in to a PS Ti new in the box for $100.00. That will never happen again.
I happened to read about the ATR Ti/Glock account in another of the forums but could not get confirmation as to if it was true.
Chalk up another success for this forum's Search function. Found
a thread from 2001 where Sal posted this...
sal wrote:We're cutting parts now. It will still be several months at best.
Hi Clay. Yes, that was one of mine. I designed the knife with hopes of getting Glocks interest. Many of the gun companies were taking on knife designs. I'm fond of Glock so I designed the knife to be simple , stong and reliable with a "Euro flair". Acutally had a Glock in front of me for "spiritual design transference". The design took about 8 months.
As it turned out, Glock didn't want to make a knife and I didn't want to scrap the design.
sal
...in response to questions about the then-upcoming ATR.
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:06 am
by clovisc
my SS ATR is one of the finest, classiest spydies i've ever owned... it fits perfectly within the "tactical," "outdoors," and "dress" categories... fit and finish is amazing, as is the feel... i can only dream about how good the Ti ATR is...
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:21 am
by swingshot
clovisc wrote:.. fit and finish is amazing, as is the feel... i can only dream about how good the Ti ATR is...
Conversely, my only ATR is the Ti one but from what i've heard the fit and finish on the SS one is just a little better. After 15 maybe 20 openings mine was definitely a little smoother than straight
out of the box.
As for Glock, Spyderco aren't the only ones who submitted a design that was unused. At least one custom maker was in the running at some point too.