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Freediver wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:18 pm

Forum knife 2020.

Freediver wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:18 pm

Forum knife 2020.

Jurphaas wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:20 am

Hi Guys, This is a nice topic as I have had the pleasure to receive a "Sal Mosquito" form Sal in Amsterdam when we staged the first Spyderco Meet in Amsterdam 2003/4. At that time I was still in the Military and stationed at the Naval Station in Amsterdam just next to the Naval Museum. Some years before that, I was stationed at the RNAF pilot training station at Sheppard Air force Base in Texas from 1997-2001. I was already a Spyderco user and knife collector. During that time I went up to visit the Arizona custom Knife show where I met Sal & Gail Glesser. Long story short, after my return back to the Netherlands, I received a Phone call from Gail telling that they would be in Amsterdam soon and she asked me if I would have time to help them getting around and to transtlate for them in Dutch and German. I became their driver when ever they were in the Netherlands. That was only the beginning. I recall that we did the first Spyderco "gathering" in a classroom at the Naval station where I was stationed. We welcomed 5/6 visitors and started telling about Spyderco and the knives. During that first meeting we had Sal presented me with my 'Mosquito'. I still have it and it makes me very proud. It is over 20 years ago that Gail asked me from the back seat of my car, while driving through Amsterdam, if I would like to work for Spyderco. Needless to say, that I am with Spyderco ever since. During that time in Amsterdam Sal gave me my "Mosquito"......
Jurphaas, Spyderco Euro rep.

Jurphaas wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:20 am

Hi Guys, This is a nice topic as I have had the pleasure to receive a "Sal Mosquito" form Sal in Amsterdam when we staged the first Spyderco Meet in Amsterdam 2003/4. At that time I was still in the Military and stationed at the Naval Station in Amsterdam just next to the Naval Museum. Some years before that, I was stationed at the RNAF pilot training station at Sheppard Air force Base in Texas from 1997-2001. I was already a Spyderco user and knife collector. During that time I went up to visit the Arizona custom Knife show where I met Sal & Gail Glesser. Long story short, after my return back to the Netherlands, I received a Phone call from Gail telling that they would be in Amsterdam soon and she asked me if I would have time to help them getting around and to transtlate for them in Dutch and German. I became their driver when ever they were in the Netherlands. That was only the beginning. I recall that we did the first Spyderco "gathering" in a classroom at the Naval station where I was stationed. We welcomed 5/6 visitors and started telling about Spyderco and the knives. During that first meeting we had Sal presented me with my 'Mosquito'. I still have it and it makes me very proud. It is over 20 years ago that Gail asked me from the back seat of my car, while driving through Amsterdam, if I would like to work for Spyderco. Needless to say, that I am with Spyderco ever since. During that time in Amsterdam Sal gave me my "Mosquito"......
Jurphaas, Spyderco Euro rep.

Jurphaas wrote: ↑

Wed Jul 01, 2020 3:20 am

Hi Guys, This is a nice topic as I have had the pleasure to receive a "Sal Mosquito" form Sal in Amsterdam when we staged the first Spyderco Meet in Amsterdam 2003/4. At that time I was still in the Military and stationed at the Naval Station in Amsterdam just next to the Naval Museum. Some years before that, I was stationed at the RNAF pilot training station at Sheppard Air force Base in Texas from 1997-2001. I was already a Spyderco user and knife collector. During that time I went up to visit the Arizona custom Knife show where I met Sal & Gail Glesser. Long story short, after my return back to the Netherlands, I received a Phone call from Gail telling that they would be in Amsterdam soon and she asked me if I would have time to help them getting around and to transtlate for them in Dutch and German. I became their driver when ever they were in the Netherlands. That was only the beginning. I recall that we did the first Spyderco "gathering" in a classroom at the Naval station where I was stationed. We welcomed 5/6 visitors and started telling about Spyderco and the knives. During that first meeting we had Sal presented me with my 'Mosquito'. I still have it and it makes me very proud. It is over 20 years ago that Gail asked me from the back seat of my car, while driving through Amsterdam, if I would like to work for Spyderco. Needless to say, that I am with Spyderco ever since. During that time in Amsterdam Sal gave me my "Mosquito"......
Jurphaas, Spyderco Euro rep.

Jurphaas wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 05, 2020 3:41 am

Just to shed a little more light on this subject, I would like to explain that the yearly Amsterdam Spyderco Meet which is held on the Sunday before the Spyderco crew moves over to Germany for the IWA trade show. The Spyderco Amsterdam meet started many years ago as gesture to the fans while the syderco crew was acclimating in Amsterdam. All registered guests to the Meet receive a Spyderco gift bag. The bag includes a catalog and (among other goodies) a Spyderco knife. However, this has never been a 'Mosquito". These were really a one off thing from Sal. He had just a hand full of them and I happened to be one of the Lucky guys that received one. It has never been produced as such in the Spyderco factory. At the time Spyderco was a much smaller company as to today. This was really a thing that Sal created for him self.