Weird little plastic spyderco ring?!?!?!

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Weird little plastic spyderco ring?!?!?!

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Guys, got a Perrin Street Beat (love it, man oh man, great little FB)!

But this was in it (it's just black plastic with Spyder logo, but I can't figure it out):

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Looks like it's the ring that actually should be at the tip of the blade to prevent puncturing through the packaging.

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Really? That much detail (spyder and all) for a tip protector!!! Hats off to you guys. There was a cardboard sleeve and bubble wrap but the plastic thing was just rolling around.

Thanks for the info! Mystery solved.
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Wow, that is a cool tip protector thing. I mean they could have just put some goofy cardboard or something on there but that's pretty cool.

The coolest part is that it's round just like all the holes. :D

Is it made of metal or plastic or what?
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David Lowry wrote: Is it made of metal or plastic or what?
It is made from zdp-189.... :D
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Black Plastic...
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I also found one of these on my 52100 Mule factory second. Interesting to see one on another knife model. It seemed to me a response to threads showing the first Mule run poking through boxes during shipping, as they had no tip protection, if I remember correctly. Anybody know if they in use before that? Just curious...
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We used them on kitchen knives.

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sal wrote:We used them on kitchen knives.

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they are also on the very few knives they are made with a clamshell package (d-fly, delica, Salt, Ladybug) that are available from a few retailers (REI)
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RLR wrote:Really? That much detail (spyder and all) for a tip protector!!! Hats off to you guys. ...
David Lowry wrote:Wow, that is a cool tip protector thing. ...
The coolest part is that it's round just like all the holes. :D
Well said, I 2nd that. Nice and customer-friendly gimmick.
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Dang, gotta get my hands on one of those. :D

If they've been around for a while, I'm surprised none have turned up on eBay yet as "rare" Spyderco pendants. ;) :D
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We began using them more when we began packaging the knives in the open position in a "see through" package. We realize that many companies package their knives in the open position, but we felt that our knives were a little sharper and needed the added protection for customer safety.

The trend now is to show knives clammed and hung on a board. We created new packaging to accomodate the dealers needs. It's all recycle stuff.

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Awesome !

Sal, can you make Spyderco rings and pendants please. They will sell like hotcakes methinks.

Very true on Spydies being that bit sharper than the rest. I haven't seen another production blade as sharp OOTB than Spydies.... gotta lurve that !
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datan wrote:Awesome !

Sal, can you make Spyderco rings and pendants please. They will sell like hotcakes methinks.

Very true on Spydies being that bit sharper than the rest. I haven't seen another production blade as sharp OOTB than Spydies.... gotta lurve that !
Hey Daniel

I fully agree with you on the Spyderco rings and pendants IDEA.
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