2010 Spyderco prototypes! PPT, Matriarch, Szabo, Zuly and more!
Posted: March 14th, 2010 | Author: Thomas | Filed under: Tactical steel & outdoors magic | No Comments »Go to his website and check out the pretty pictures, out of respect for his work I will not repost them here individually because he really does deserve full credit!
Sorry about the time it took to get this updated, this will be a mega post following Wouter’s format so if you have not read it already please check out part 1!
And now on with the show!
Part 2
Matriarch Sprint Run
To be honest the hawkbill blades have never been my style, while I am all for edc blades that can also be used defensively I have to admit that I am not really comfortable with a blade shape like that for just regular use.
I am sure fans of the Matriarch and Civilian are currently dying of happiness! Glad to see Sal is listening to the community even if the model in question is not for me!
Grasshopper
We all knew this was coming, the slightly larger addition to the chinese made slip it line, I dislike the like of a choil but beyond that for the price it will be introduced how can you complain? Looks like a keen slicer & with decent blade steel that edge should last a while.
Not on my to buy list but if I see one I will no doubt pick one up.
Native 4
I love the leaf blade, like the choil and like the style.
Dont like the lock and for me that is a deal breaker, the only lock back/mid lock I like is the Caly 3 Carbon fiber model and for me that is my dress knife. Not for heavy use.
As a side note, my dislike for this style of lock is not out of any concerns over its solidity but rather a purely personal preference in terms of comfort so please refrain from lashing out at me! 
Delica Damascus Sprint Run
I dont like the Delica (or the Endura for that matter, I know! Blasphemy!) in terms of styling & lack of a choil but this elegant (if slightly gaudy) number will no doubt please a great many aficionados of this venerable lightweight folder.
Part 3
Caly 3.5
I truly want to love the model, the blade is my kinda blade- long and pointy!
Iit also features great ergoes and a very nice aggressive styling however I just don’t see myself utilizing this knife and I am firmly against safe queens (with the exceptions of duplicates for user knives that I have grown to love) so with that it is unlikely I will get it unless the price is really really low or if I happen to stumble across one here in beautiful (and very cold) Europe.
Bob Lum Chinese Folder Carbon Fiber
Oh what a wonderful knife! A superb gentleman folder with really really stunning scales. That carbon fibre pattern is simply out of this world! I will most likely get it as long as the price is reasonable!
Bob Lum Large Chinese Folder
Hell yes! Poiny tip? Check! Open construction? Check! Liner or Framelock? Check! Oozing sex appeal? Double check!
I really cant wait for this knife- it is a MUST have! 12cm blade (4.5inches) is just a fantastic folding camp knife, to say that I am excited is the understatement of the year! Amazing design by an amazing knifemaker that left us too soon.
Rest in peace bro.
Super Leaf
Like with the Caly 3 this is a folder I WANT to love but I just cant. Its far far far too utilitarian and while that might seem weird to some of you its truly my main problem with this knife. Its just boring and looks very boring.
I like useful knives that are fun to use AND fun to look at. When dropping $$$ on sharpened steel I expect a little oomph too.
So I am afraid the Super Leaf will not be gracing my collection (unless its mega cheap and/or I stumble across it and fall in love!).
Sage 3 – Blackie Collins
The Bold Action lock looks…like an axis lock which I do not like so I am not sure about this knife, the reason why I am even considering it is based on the prototype photographs that show a really really stunning set of contoured G-10 scales that have been rounded off to perfection.
Just screams comfort to me & I cant say its aesthetically displeasing either! So for this model I will reserve judgement until I see one in the flesh!
UKPK Slipit FRN
Cheap, legal everywhere (pretty much), useful blade, comfortable, uber sexy.
These will be the knives I push to people who ask me for a good all rounder. We all knew about this model hitting the stores soon so its not surprising to see it which may explain my lack of anxious enthusiasm but I assure you that this model will not only be a best seller but will also be a defining model for 2010.
UKPK Slipit Titanium & Carbon Fibre
I love the titanium one and its definitely in my to buy list! I can only hope its not ridiculously expensive. I will probably keep it as a pure edc and not a collection piece, it just screams utility to me!
I am less enthused with the carbon fibre model although thats down to personal preference- I am sure both models will do just fine sells wise.
Part 4
Eduard Bradichansky Shabaria Sprint Run
Now this will make *alot* of knife collectors happy! The Shabaria and its unique blade/handle shape combination truly is a legend in the knife world.
A true style icon and while I would love to own one I am almost flinching at the price that I expect will most certainly be quite high and certainly too high for my “just to collect” category.
Because to me the Shabaria really is a collection knife, not a utility knife.
The handle just isn’t practical enough unfortunately!
Paramilitary 2
I don’t like the paramil because to me its just a smaller military with a different lock and I dig big folders so I never bought one or ever considered purchasing one.
The word on the forums is that the paramil 2 solves alot of the gripes levelled against the original paramilitary so I guess it can be considered a success.
Different bevels for different people I guess.
Fred Perrin Folder / PPT
Oh dear god.
Sometimes I get the feeling Sal is trying to bankrupt me, the PPT is by far and large the greatest high-end folder to be released this year, I cant stress this enough.
Amazing design with a great (and very interesting) lock, blade and handle.
When I first saw it my eyes glazed over in sheer lust, its just unimaginably beautiful.
. . .
Jens Anso Zulu
Its…different.
Not sure what to say about it besides; Wow.
I will need to hold it so I can write about it actually knowing what it feels like because I fear if I judge it on initial impressions only then I will be doing it a great disservice.
Jens Anso is an amazingly talented designer and I have faith that the Zulu will prove to be a very good utility knife even if I cant see it myself at this stage!
Laci Szabo Folder
Oversized MBC knife with a crazy blade, looks comfy and it features very very aggressive styling + a very strong lock so I am sure it will please many martial bladecraft folks.
I wont get it because it will be crazy expensive and I have no use for it but if I had the kind of disposable income to drop $$$ on a collection piece then I hazard to say that this would be near if not *at* the top.
Very cool.
And thats it for the Spyderco prototypes this year, my thanks to for amassing all those photographs and to Sal & Co. for giving him the opportunity to take those photographs and report to us mere fanboys!
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