85_SS_302_Coupe
07-02-2007, 09:40 AM
I'm a pocket knife guy....i carry some sort of small knife on me pretty much anywhere i go. I've carried a really nice Buck for about a year but recently lost it at work and i've been shopping around for something different. I came across a few Spyderco knives at a flea market this weekend and ended up finding one of the same models i wanted at (where else?) Walmart, and it was half the price that the guys at the flea market wanted and still half the price that Spyderco wants from their website so i picked one up.
They call it the Spyderco Native:
http://spyderco.com/pix/products/large/C41BK_L.jpg
http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=20
The Buck i carried was an assisted open knife which i really liked so i was skeptical about going back to one that wasn't, but this knife is so nice and ergonomically well made that i don't think i'm losing out on anything. I opted for the non serrated edge because i can't stand trying to keep them sharp (although from reading on their website, they swear by them). One of the cool aspects is how sturdy the knife is...at a glance you might think "plastic" but it's actually G-10, which is the same epoxy resin filled fiber glass type material used in hand guns like Glocks and H+Ks, so this thing is nearly indestructible and really light.
I had never heard of the company until i bought the Buck i was carrying and some other guys mentioned them, but apparently they've been around forever, as their site says they were the first company to put a pocket/belt clip on the handle of a knife. They also make knifes specifically for law enforcement and EMT/Firemen and such.
Overall i'd say if you're in need of a good pocket knife, head to Walmart and snatch one of these. They're $75 everywhere else i've seen them but only $39 at Walmart, which is $10 cheaper than the Buck i bought and i'm convinced that this is a far superior knife.
They also have a huge online catalog. http://spyderco.com/catalog/
They call it the Spyderco Native:
http://spyderco.com/pix/products/large/C41BK_L.jpg
http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=20
The Buck i carried was an assisted open knife which i really liked so i was skeptical about going back to one that wasn't, but this knife is so nice and ergonomically well made that i don't think i'm losing out on anything. I opted for the non serrated edge because i can't stand trying to keep them sharp (although from reading on their website, they swear by them). One of the cool aspects is how sturdy the knife is...at a glance you might think "plastic" but it's actually G-10, which is the same epoxy resin filled fiber glass type material used in hand guns like Glocks and H+Ks, so this thing is nearly indestructible and really light.
I had never heard of the company until i bought the Buck i was carrying and some other guys mentioned them, but apparently they've been around forever, as their site says they were the first company to put a pocket/belt clip on the handle of a knife. They also make knifes specifically for law enforcement and EMT/Firemen and such.
Overall i'd say if you're in need of a good pocket knife, head to Walmart and snatch one of these. They're $75 everywhere else i've seen them but only $39 at Walmart, which is $10 cheaper than the Buck i bought and i'm convinced that this is a far superior knife.
They also have a huge online catalog. http://spyderco.com/catalog/