The Pre-Diver, Dive Probe, and Mini-Probe!
The Pre-Diver, Dive Probe, and Mini-Probe!
I got one heck of a mail call yesterday from a great friend! These were some major missing pieces of my Spyderco puzzle and I’m extremely happy to have them in the collection now.
I was wondering if anyone has ever seen any magazine articles, or any sort of literature for these? I am planning to put them in a shadowbox for my room and would like some things to go along with it.
Thanks, Rich
I was wondering if anyone has ever seen any magazine articles, or any sort of literature for these? I am planning to put them in a shadowbox for my room and would like some things to go along with it.
Thanks, Rich
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I've wondered what those are used for?
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Very nice! Getting super hard to find them, especially in that condition.
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I'm guessing this is from Jeff of Cutlery Shoppe's collection? He has been unloading some rare ones these past days. Good catch! They seem to be in pristine condition for knives that are several years old.
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Re: The Pre-Diver, Dive Probe, and Mini-Probe!
The Probe was always one I regret the most about passing on a new one in Barry's Blades in Durban South Africa...
It cost twice what an FRN Endura cost at the time...
I might source a second hand Salt blade of some sort and make one for me... :)
I have Ti plate, so the rust problem should be negliable...
It cost twice what an FRN Endura cost at the time...
I might source a second hand Salt blade of some sort and make one for me... :)
I have Ti plate, so the rust problem should be negliable...
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Nice score, thanks for sharing. I was admiring Jeff’s post on Facebook about this.
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This is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
Also surprised of a very few responses in this thread. Probably less exiting than someone posting their new stock model from current catalog. An acquired taste…
Also surprised of a very few responses in this thread. Probably less exiting than someone posting their new stock model from current catalog. An acquired taste…
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Thanks everyone! Yes, these are from Jeff. He promised them to me whenever he planned to get rid of them some time back and made good on his word last week!
Rich
Rich
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Those are really cool. Makes you think with the newish pocket pry bar trend would something like this be popular once more?
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Accidental post
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rex121 is the king of steel, but nature’s teeth have been cutting for hundreds of millions of years and counting :cool:
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I’m not sure how popular it would be, but there is still probably a niche market that exists for it.
I think it would be interesting to see what Spyderco’s upadated/modern take on this would be like.
I could imagine a modern Spyderco Pre-diver with a prybar extending from the backspacer. Maybe FRN scales over titanium or stainless steel liners with that scale bar(?) molded into the scales. LC200N or MagnaCut blade.
I would actually have some good uses for a knife like that!
rex121 is the king of steel, but nature’s teeth have been cutting for hundreds of millions of years and counting :cool: