Hi Steve I did saw the new catalog yesterday and I'm pretty excited the next year will be epic for spyderco lovers so many new excellent collaborations wow I cant wait. 

Good stuff from the good people at Spyderco.  Patrik as you know, Spyderco makes a great product.  If you ever come to the States you will have to go to their headquarters in Golden, Colorado in the Denver area.

Yes Clint I know that and I will go to Golden one day.

Patrik...

Plan ahead as there is much to see and do in the Denver area. 

To all spyderco lovers and fans.

The Chinese have started a massive clone war. Be very careful if you buy your spyderco knifes online from not a authorized dealer.

Here are some models that are currently floating on internet From pictures they are very difficult to spot the clone!

Military in plain and part. serrated blade in sateen or black finish with black orange digicam and brown G10 and also in full titanium version.

Paramilitary 2 in Plain sateen or black blade  with black, digicam, green, brown, orange, blue and red G10

Both models have original marking with all stamps and description on the blade all the model above come in a original spyderco box with papers

Southard in plain stonewash blade with carbonfiber, black, brown, blue, green and orange G10.

This model also comes in a original spyderco box with all marking on the blade.

Dragonfly in plain sateen blade with black G10

Drafonfly H1 in plain sateen blade with yelow and black FRN.

All models have original marking and come in a original spyderco box with no papers.

Caly 3.0 in plain sateen blade with black G10.

The knife comes in a original spyderco box with original marking on the blade and papers.

Civilian in full serrated sateen blade in black G10  (you can spot this one because it has a double stainless steel liner)

The knife comes in a original spyderco box with original marking on the blade and papers.

UK PK slipjoint  in plain sateen blade in black G10

This one comes in plain oem CARDBOARD BOX.  The blade has the original markings. 

Spin in plain sateen blade in stainless steel framelock with pattern.

The blade has the original markings. This one comes in the old style black box that was used before the black/red one. 

VOLPE C99  

in plain sateen blade with wood inlays and stainless steel frame lock.

The knife comes in a original spyderco box with original marking on the blade.

Be careful be safe stay sharp and happy new year to all members. 

Patrick Thank you!  It feels rather like an invasion.  I know you can probably tell because you spend a good deal of time with Spyderco's but is there a way to tell or is it just buy from an authorized dealer until this is over?  Buying from a dealer is always safer but some of these only seem to be avail online at eBay right now

The whole situation is really really bad it is because they started to clone not just the knife but also the box and papers so it is really hard to tell if you are buying the real thing or the clone. I did my research over the last couple of months and spoke with friends that own such clones one of the conclusion we came to was that somehow the factory that is making in Taiwan and have access to the material have made those clones this does not apply to the military or paramilitary because they are made in US. (or one speculation was that because spyderco US factory could no meet the demand and they started to outsource the production elsewhere  who knows?) One of my friend ordered the military and paramilitary because he wanted the replace the scales on his original and then he realized that they do not fit so maybe this is proof of that they did not had the original blueprint's. The next thing is that the southard and southard clone are so similar line on the outside and inside that this leaves the space for speculation that somebody maybe did stole the blueprints or even the factory that is producing the for spyderco is indeed involved in some shady business. My friend did the comparison and he is a spyderco collector and he was impressed with the fir and finish.  I personally did handle just the original and currently I don't have access to the clone to make my own observation. Back to the construction issues of the clones: The paramilitary 2 has no pivot bushing also the dragonfly has no washers. The military has the backspacer made out of aluminum also the G10 is more like on the tenacious series has just not enough traction. All above are just small hints and they really do not provide you with exact guidance how to avoid clones. You have to buy it and take it apart to be 100% sure. So I recommend to but from dealers who give you money back guarantee. I would avoid ebay, amazon a such online shops. I think is save to say that authorized dealers like Blade HQ and other are buyng directly from spydeco so you can have some assurance that you will not get a clone. I'm really interest if spyderco can do something about this whole situation. I would be interested how much clones are coming in for warranty service. I hope this will help.       

Patrik...

The counterfeiting or cloning of knives has been a real problem and will continue.  The bottom line is this.  When you get in bed with dogs you get fleas.  If you have some or all of your product made in China then they will counterfeit your product.  Gerber, CRKT, Buck, Puma, and others have experience this.  Now it is Spyderco's time.  To avoid this you have to buy from reputable dealers or if you go on line you should go to online dealers like Blade HQ.

It is frustrating for sure but you just have to tighten up your game on buying the quality knives.  eBay is not a good place to find quality knives.  If it is cheap on ebay then it is a fake.

Yes I do agree with you Clint it is all in my post below. We have to be extra careful where we buy our beloved spyderco knives.  

Patrik,

I truly appreciate your letting us and sharing that the box and paperwork are no longer indicators for this line.  Be careful out there folks, until Spyderco gets a handle on this buy from reputable dealers or someone you know to be reputable

Hello Spyderco collector's.

Got recently 3 spyderco pride and I need to know what could be the collector's value. They are new in box and are discontinued since 2004  I saw some on ebay go from 150-270. Ebay can be pretty ridiculous on rare items. I really would like to know the price of them today.

Spyderco Pride ~ C72 originally had an MSRP of $49.95

As you know Patrik, a knife or anything of value, is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. I see sellers with "buy it now" prices on these for, as you mention, between 150 and 275. That doesn't mean they're actually being bought at those prices, though. You can ask whatever you want for something. That doesn't mean you'll get it. One way to determine their worth is to list them in a "no reserve" auction starting at 0.99 cents and let those people who are interested bid them up to whatever their desire to own one dictates. Personally, I would place a value of somewhere between 50 and 125 tops. But that's just me. I'd like to get one for much less, of course. *grin* But, then again, if I owned them I'd probably just hang onto to them. They're 10 years old, now. Keep 'em for another 10 and their value will probably double or triple? 

That's about all I can add. Which still leaves you right where you started. Sorry.

Thanks Ron and you are right they will be more valuable in lets say 10 years. So for now I'm not in hurry to sell them so they will be a proud part of my collection and who know maybe one day when the time and price is right I will sell them to get something else.

Yeah, hang onto to them, Patrik. They're like money in the bank and they will only go up in value with the passing of time. As I'm sure you know, the knife market is going crazy right now -- especially on eBay. Everyday I see knives that I bought just a year or two ago selling in auctions for two and three times what I paid for them. Spyderco sprint runs are really ridiculous! *sigh*

Cheers, my friend! 

Comment by Rusty R Halsey on June 14, 2010

This is the one I was saying I think I would like.  Anyone have one?

I got this Spyderco worker sprint run (VG-10, G-10) a month or two ago. I fell in love with it after having it for about 3 days. When I think about the individual features of this knife like blade steel, handle material, ergonomics, etc. none of the individual features jump out at me as "the best" in each category. But as a whole this is just a GREAT knife. I've loved other knives but I don't remember feeling about them like I feel about this worker sprint. It's even hard to explain. Anyway, here's a picture.

Here's another picture of the worker with my new Carter fixed blade for size comparison. The blade on the Carter is 85mm or 3 3/8". I don't remember the actual length of the worker. Everything about the worker "JUST WORKS". LOL

Jack

Oops, I forgot the second picture.

Still loving the Worker. Of course that doesn't mean I had to leave it alone. Here it is now with a set of Bocote wood scales.

I used polyurethane on them and that provides a very good grip even though it's smooth. The smooth finish also makes it easier to pull out of my pocket when clipped. Also it won't do as much damage to my pants pocket over time. I may need to make several sets of scales for this knife. :)

Jack

My son bought a Persistence a few years ago. It is another of the "value folder" line Spyderco makes. He has stated several times that it is possibly his favorite of the knives he has. He has a Delica, Manix2 and a few others in the normal Spyderco selection. The blade steel is 8Cr13MoV. I think this steel costs less than some of the other's Spyderco uses. However, I feel it is JUST AS GOOD as most other blade steel's used by other companies. I've used it and while the edge retenion isn't what you would expect from S30V, XHP or some of the other blade steels Spyderco uses, it is a very good steel. I would buy any knife with this steel if I liked the other features of the knife. 8Cr13MoV isn't hard to sharpen at all and will get VERY sharp. Anyway, the blade steel is the only thing I consider a "value" feature of these knives. These knives are built very strong and will hold up to some very hard work.  The Tenacious is IMO a very nice knife as all of the value Spyderco's are. They are as good in quality as about any other knife and better than a lot of them. When I compare prices I always go to cutleryshoppe.com. This site routinely has prices about as good as you can get. Here is a link for the knives that showed up when I searched on "tenacious".

https://www.cutleryshoppe.com/search.aspx?find=tenacious

For me, the tenacious is the starting size of larger folders. The persistence my son has is plenty large enough for my needs for an EDC knife. OTOH, I normally carry more than one knife and one of them is larger or for harder tasks should I come across them.

At the $38 price range I think any of these knives is a great deal. Very solid knives that will handle harder work IMO than more traditional pocket knives. The G-10 handle scales provide plenty of grip with wet or dry hands. They can be disassembled if you need to. That does void the warranty though but I like being able to disassemble knives for a thorough cleaning or to make different scales.

Hope this helps.

Jack

To the delight of Spyderco fans, 2015 has been a record setting year for Spyderco model releases. The company is on pace to ship more than 2 new models a month.  Spyderco fans are brimming with anticipation to get their hands on one or more of the 11 new models (see below) still on tap for 2015.

None of the new knives will be made in Spyderco’s brand new Golden, Colorado factory.  The Taichung, Taiwan operation faces most of the pressure – 9 of the 11 remaining models still due this year will be made there, with the balance coming out of Seki City, Japan.

STILL TO COME: SPYDERCO 2015 MID-YEAR SUPPLEMENT:

Positron: A new flipper designed by Brad Southard. It’s a smaller, more ‘gentlemanly’ folder from the designer of Spyderco’s first flipper.

Gayle Bradley 2: A streamlined version of Gayle Bradley’s popular folder, still sporting his favored CPM-M4 blade steel. It’s not clear whether this folder will be sold alongside the original Gayle Bradley or replace it.

Vrango: Designer Michael Henningsson conceived of the Vrango’s dramatic recurve tanto blade for pure utility, but the anodized titanium handles with inlaid carbon fiber give the knife a dressy look.

Mamba: This big, bold flipper comes from designers Walter Brend and Joel Pirela.

Myrtle: From Filip de Leeuw, the designer of the just-released Spyderco friction folder, comes this titanium frame lock with an unusual blade shape.

Tighe Stick: The elaborate machining on this titanium framelock is the hallmark of designer Brian Tighe.

Original article is here http://knifenews.com/spydercos-best-is-yet-to-come-the-eleven-new-k...

Many good examples there of items we have copied.  I am glad to see them bringing a good many products and jobs to Colorado.  LOVE the comment about US air LOL

Have you ordered your 2016 Product Guide?  Shot show is coming and new items abound!!!!!

2016 Spyderco Product Guide

In a recent magazine I produce for the Knife Days show in Ohio was an article I wrote with Spyderco about their expansion in Golden CO.

A Sharper Life

O man I have neglected the spyderco brand the past years so here is sneak peak of my Santa Fe Stone-works custom Police 

Thanks Billy 

Patrik!  That is a looker!!

Wowsa! That has to be the most awesome "Police" I have ever seen! Love love love the colors! And the way that Santa Fe incorporated the Spyderco Spyder and it's web is just too flippin' kewl! Total awesomeness, Patrik!

How's the weight factor? And since this is just a sneak peek can you mention whether it has a plain edge or serrated? Inquiring mind is dying to know! 

Patrik...

Beautiful knife and a great Spyderco design. If you ever come to the USA, you need to visit Santa Fe. Beautiful city with history starting in the 1500's. Movie stars have caused the real estate to skyrocket. 

So thanks you all for the comments I will make a video soon as possible but had to wait on the information from the company so I know what stones were use. 

Hey Ron I got lucky this one has plain edge all I saw on internet and also that one that they have on their web page were with a spider edge so full serrated. So I guess it is more special.

OK here is another one I got a while ago it is a full customized Ulize

The scales are from the German company http://cuscadi.de/ 

The acid wash was done by the previous owner. 

Damn, Patrik! That Ulize is like a Police on steroids with a monster of a recurved blade! I love the acid wash and the Cuscadi scales! I have long thought about putting some Cuscadi's on one of my Para 2's but just never got around to it.

I'm still drooling over the Santa Fe Police you got. I'm still curious how much weight the stones added?

Both of these Spydies are gorgeous!

Hi Ron a Para 2 with the same micarta scale would look killer I would go for it.

The santa fe police has a weight of 166g the regular police has 150g 

Take care. 

Patrik,

These are the ones I wanted for the Para 2...

Here is the link for Cuscadi's page: Cuscadi Scales

I like them both but I really like the brown ones on top. I have a friend who put those very ones on one of his Para 2's. I loved the way they look but I really loved the way they felt! I think that I was always afraid I'd screw the lanyard tube up trying to take the original scales off?

That's for giving me the weight, before and after, on your Police. I would have guessed it would be more. And, I also think you were lucky to get a plain edge vs. the Spydie edge serrations. But as sweet as that knife is it really wouldn't matter to me. I would take it anyway I could get it!

Cheers, my friend!

Whoops! I meant "Thanks for giving me the weight"...not "That's"

Cheers!

I like the new red carbon fiber Domino...

Good looking knives Martin. Spyderco keeps reinventing themselves with the same basic blade designs and liner locks. It works for them.

OH!  I like that also!

2018 Spyderco Catalog

I am anxiously awaiting for my military m4 to arrive. I am going to order some slabs of g-10 and make some custom scales because I am not too big of a fan of the natural / jade color that it is coming with. 

Hi Rick I'm not aware that spyderco did release such version maybe it is a aftermarket scale one other place I did see such version was a Chinese counterfeit site. You should ask the seller if he can provide you more information where he purchased this knife. Be careful there are alot of fake/clones of spyderco knives out there.  

Like its predecessor, the Techno 2 packs tremendous strength and utility into an amazingly compact package. Its stonewash-finished blade is still crafted from premium CTS^® XHP stainless steel, but its thickness has been reduced from 4.5mm (0.177 inch) to a trimmer 3.5mm (0.138 inch). Instead of a full-flat grind, it features a high saber grind that maintains a full-thickness spine for strength, while ensuring superior edge geometry for low-friction cutting performance. The blade’s profile has also been refined to a near-sheepfoot shape instead of the previous drop-point pattern. This provides enhanced point utility and cutting leverage compared to the original. Strategically placed jimping on the thumb ramp provides a non-slip purchase for maximum control during use and a signature Trademark Round Hole™ allows swift one-handed opening.

I'm not sold on the new Techno design.  I appreciate the thinner blade stock, but the changes to the blade shape, not so much. 

New Spyderso Blade Show 2021

What is YOUR must have in this group??