Spyderco Autonomy Auto Orange Coast Guard
Posted: Mon May 29, 2017 4:25 pm
Received the Autonomy on 1/28/16 received the below emailed letter from Blade HQ on March 7, 2016.....
Dear Blade HQ Customer:
Thank you for your recent purchase of a Spyderco Autonomy automatic knife from Blade HQ. We truly appreciate your patronage!
The version of the knife you received was originally developed for the U.S. Coast Guard exclusively for use by their rescue swimmers. These highly trained personnel wear a special vest with a pocket specifically designed to carry these knives, so their version of the Autonomy does not include a secondary safety. Unfortunately, that makes this configuration of the knife unsuitable for everyday carry in a pants pocket.
To ensure that you can carry your Spyderco Autonomy with complete safety, we need to exchange the knife you currently have for a newly developed orange-handled version that includes a firing-button safety and a reversible wire clip. This new version of the Autonomy will allow you to enjoy all the same qualities of your current knife, but with the added convenience of a pocket clip and the security of a secondary safety. It will also allow Blade HQ and Spyderco to best support the needs of the U.S. Coast Guard by ensuring uninterrupted availability of their mission-specific version of the Autonomy.
Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation in this matter. Please ship your knife as soon as possible to:
Blade HQ
ATTN: Spyderco Autonomy
400 S 1000 E, Suite E1
Lehi, UT 84043
We will exchange your knife and ship it to you in April.
Just wondering how many of you Spyderco collectors would have returned the knife........In my opinion that knife does not need a safety because
it takes a lot of pressure to open it anyway and it is not an everyday carry for me as it remains in the box in my collection.
Thanks for your opinion...
Jim Hathaway
Arizona
Dear Blade HQ Customer:
Thank you for your recent purchase of a Spyderco Autonomy automatic knife from Blade HQ. We truly appreciate your patronage!
The version of the knife you received was originally developed for the U.S. Coast Guard exclusively for use by their rescue swimmers. These highly trained personnel wear a special vest with a pocket specifically designed to carry these knives, so their version of the Autonomy does not include a secondary safety. Unfortunately, that makes this configuration of the knife unsuitable for everyday carry in a pants pocket.
To ensure that you can carry your Spyderco Autonomy with complete safety, we need to exchange the knife you currently have for a newly developed orange-handled version that includes a firing-button safety and a reversible wire clip. This new version of the Autonomy will allow you to enjoy all the same qualities of your current knife, but with the added convenience of a pocket clip and the security of a secondary safety. It will also allow Blade HQ and Spyderco to best support the needs of the U.S. Coast Guard by ensuring uninterrupted availability of their mission-specific version of the Autonomy.
Thank you very much for your understanding and cooperation in this matter. Please ship your knife as soon as possible to:
Blade HQ
ATTN: Spyderco Autonomy
400 S 1000 E, Suite E1
Lehi, UT 84043
We will exchange your knife and ship it to you in April.
Just wondering how many of you Spyderco collectors would have returned the knife........In my opinion that knife does not need a safety because
it takes a lot of pressure to open it anyway and it is not an everyday carry for me as it remains in the box in my collection.
Thanks for your opinion...
Jim Hathaway
Arizona