Sage 5??

[ToXicFrOgXx]

Who here would like to see a tactical sage?? Maybe a black blade, digi camo g-10 scales and a compression lock. Hmmmmm.... Sounds familiar huh??

[The Deacon]

Well, they've been trying to stick close to the first use of the lock and, IIRC the first compression lock to reach production was the Gunting. It had G-10 scales, but the lock was on the opposite side from every compression lock since. Not sure when it will show up on a Sage but, when it does, it will be fun to see how Spyderco handles it.

[Blerv]

Not really for me. It's a choil knife with very little cutting edge. Not to say it wouldn't work in one of those horrible situations.

The Sage3 is probably the closest. Just needs a dye job.

[chuck_roxas45]

Why? lots more "tactical" knives out there. Why turn a decent office carry into a "tactical" thingy?

[Vicinadp]

will the sage five come out next year

[jabba359]

will the sage five come out next year

Possibly. The last three have each come out a year after the previous one.

[justinrose40]

I'm in. I love my digi cam black blade pm2, but recently I've been carrying a sage 2 and find it to be a more useful size knife for my every day needs. I like the Sage series but wasn't too wild about the blue g10 or the sage 4, but I would gladly pick back up with a black blade, digi cam and compression lock.

[Mwalle6]

Well, they've been trying to stick close to the first use of the lock and, IIRC the first compression lock to reach production was the Gunting. It had G-10 scales, but the lock was on the opposite side from every compression lock since. Not sure when it will show up on a Sage but, when it does, it will be fun to see how Spyderco handles it.

I would love the comp lock on the other side!

[razorsharp]

hmmpth, tactical sage, not for me. Just get a 1 and get it DLC or cerakoted . or a 3, do the same, and rit dye it

[chuck_roxas45]

hmmpth, tactical sage, not for me. Just get a 1 and get it DLC or cerakoted . or a 3, do the same, and rit dye it

Nice idea.

[JacksonKnives]

To be honest I'm mystified about where Sal will go next. There really aren't that many popular lock designs out there; the fact that we got a Collins lock was surprising, but maybe it means we'll see stuff like the Paul Pohlman(sp?) lock. There are designers who seem to come up with a new lock every year or two, but none of those really seem to fit the same profile as Collins/Paul, let alone Walker/Reeve locks. (Well, OK, there's a notable exception that's *very* exclusive to a competing mfg...)

The scary thing about the Sage series is how well each lock seems to fit the "chassis" or "platform." This is as close to a universal knife design as any I've seen.

I do sincerly hope it won't be a slipjoint; beyond that I'm ready to be surprised. ^_^

[gbelleh]

I hope to see some more obscure, interesting locks coming.

[G10KnifeNut]

+1 on tac sage here :D I just wish they made the blade slightly longer :)
That would be great for a tactical sage!! a slightly larger sage<333 That would be a huge seller!! :spyder:

[Shakyamuni]

Yep, unfortunately the Sage is too short for me. They need to have a Sage 3.5 :)

[Mwalle6]

Would anyone be interested in a friction folder?

[JacksonKnives]

To be honest I'm mystified about where Sal will go next. There really aren't that many popular lock designs out there; the fact that we got a Collins lock was surprising, but maybe it means we'll see stuff like the Paul Pohlman(sp?) lock. There are designers who seem to come up with a new lock every year or two, but none of those really seem to fit the same profile as Collins/Paul, let alone Walker/Reeve locks. (Well, OK, there's a notable exception that's *very* exclusive to a competing mfg...)

The scary thing about the Sage series is how well each lock seems to fit the "chassis" or "platform." This is as close to a universal knife design as any I've seen.

I do sincerly hope it won't be a slipjoint; beyond that I'm ready to be surprised. ^_^

[xceptnl]

How about a CBBL for all the Manix 2 fans (HA HA). I would actually like to see a micarta handled, compression lock with maybe a Bohler steel? I miss the micarta handles and the N690Co steel.

[Bradley]

what if he uses the stop lock?

[JacksonKnives]

In-house lock designs are of course a possibility, but it seems like that would be a break for the expressed purpose of the series. I wouldn't complain about another Compression lock/old-skool BBL knife, though.

[The Deacon]

To be honest I'm mystified about where Sal will go next. There really aren't that many popular lock designs out there; the fact that we got a Collins lock was surprising, but maybe it means we'll see stuff like the Paul Pohlman(sp?) lock. There are designers who seem to come up with a new lock every year or two, but none of those really seem to fit the same profile as Collins/Paul, let alone Walker/Reeve locks. (Well, OK, there's a notable exception that's *very* exclusive to a competing mfg...)

The scary thing about the Sage series is how well each lock seems to fit the "chassis" or "platform." This is as close to a universal knife design as any I've seen.

I do sincerly hope it won't be a slipjoint; beyond that I'm ready to be surprised. ^_^

Getting permission to use a patented lock would add one more obstacle and one more expense. So I expect the Sage 5 will either use one of Spyderco's own patented locks, or a lock on which the patent has expired, as has been the case with Sages 1 through 4. I believe the Paul lock would fall into that category, as would the Crawford lock and possibly the Wm Henry button lock.