N°9/71A 2015
INTERNATIONAL KNIVES REVIEW
INTERNATIONAL KNIVES REVIEW
THE MAGAZINE OF EXCELLENCE IN KNIVES AND BLADES
IN THIS ISSUE Bill Moran by Francesco Pachì Forever a legend Bark River Knives Three ways to say outdoor Maserin When the custom knife steps into the factory Spyderco Be recognizable
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Bill Moran by Francesco Pachì: Forever a Legend
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Forever a Legend Born in 1925, William F. Moran has been one of the greatest knifemakers of all times, famous to have given a new life to the damascus art and founder of the American Bladesmith Society in the Seventies. Francesco Pachì has collected in a book the pictures that better describe his work: here you'll find a few text by Gianluigi Guiotto, photos by Francesco Pachì
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hen, on the May 1st, 1925, was bor n the little William F. Moran Junior, he was welcomed by his parents in their 150 acres farm near Lime Kiln, in Maryland. Since his younger years, William learned about blacksmith skills while working on an old charcoal forge in the family farm. His passion for the forge grew so much that, by the time he was 14, he sold his first knife. And it is with a traditional charcoal forge that he created the biggest part of his knives in his lab - founded in 1960 after having closed the family cheese factory. One of the most important legacies left by Moran is that he managed to give new life, in the Seventies, to the ancient damascus forging technique - long forgotten. Moran, once, wrote about this kind of steel "all kinds of damascus are so different and personal, just like a human finger print. Each one has its own character and soul." 1- On the left, South Western Bowie, 23 cm long blade, overall length of 35 cm; the quillon is silver, the handle in maple wood, the wooden sheath - depicting the moon created with a jig - is covered with leather. To the right, Clip Point Bowie, 30 cm long blade, overall length of 43 cm; has a oak wood handle
And, as a matter of fact, Moran managed to give a unique and strong personal character to all of his knives. Usually, the hand-forged blades have a perfect balance and carr y comfor table handles, typically made of oak wood. “No knifemaker I have ever met has ever had such an eye for the line and the balance when creating a knife like Bill Moran”, observed writer Bill Hughes who, together with Bill Moran, Don Hastings and Bill Bagwell participated to the foundation of the American Bladesmith Society (ABS) in 1976. Moran often said that nicest God's creation was the female body, a masterpiece of thin curves and rounded lines. Exception made when it was really necessar y, the American knifemaker has always worked following this concept, so much so that none of his knives carries a straight line. Another interesting aspect of Bill Moran is that he truly used knives. "Above all, Bill used knives when hunting and through the years spent in the open air. This helped him understanding the most functional designs for blades". These are the words of Joe Keeslar, ABS Mastersmith - of which he was twice the president - and author of the book on cutlery Handles and Guards. Keesler also adds: “In few words, Moran knives have a simple but elegant symmetry.
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2- To the left, Clip Point, 20 cm long blade, overall length of 34 cm; is one of the first models, with brass quillon and pommel, the handle is Rosewood, and is matched with a robust leather sheath. 6
To the right, Classic Clip Point, 19 cm long blade, overall length of 32 cm, brass quillon and pommel, ivory handle matched with a leather sheath with a moon design made in silver
3 - E u ro p e a n Q u i l l o n D a m a s c u s D a g g e r, 2 7 c m l o n g bl a d e , ove r a l l l e n g t h o f 41 cm; steel quillon and pommel, the handle is made of machined ivor y
and decorated with a silver string. The original sheath has been lost and has been replaced by one created by Jay Hendrickson 3
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4- Lock Back Folder, one of the rare folders created by Moran: 10 cm long blade, overall length of 23 cm, ivory and silver handle. It carries the inscription of Lime Kiln and, etched on the blade, the portrait of Tilghman, the Chesapeake Retriever so much loved by Moran, as the writing testifies “Tilghman, a noble chesapeake”
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5- Francesco Pachì, co-author with Steve Shackleford, of the book “Forever a Legend” while is signing copies during the last Blade Show
They comfor tably rest in the hand and c a n b e h a n d l e d we l l . Th e r e a r e m a n y knifemakers but few have the innate skills of
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Moran when designing and creating a truly functional knife which at the same time is nice to look at. The better part of people can, when holding a Moran knife, feel that it holds a specific purpose. The weight, balance and the performances of the knife are characteristics that even a newbie can see." During the Seventies, in relation to the weight, Bill Moran production has been deeply influenced by the "distal taper" concept (widely used in the creation of swords), that he learned about during his studies on classical swords. In other words, it's about the thinning of the thickness of the blade from the guard to the tip (and pommel) but also from the spine to the cutting edge. The ending result of the application of such concept is not only the reduction of the overall weight and an increased balance of the knife, but in the enhancement of the blade edges geometry, coupling a thick
and robust spine to a thin bevel, ideal for cutting purposes. In applying the distal taper concept, Moran used the differentiated t e m p e r i n g t e ch n i q u e, t h at h e a l r e a d y introduced in the blade production around the Sixties - a technique he mastered. Another aspect of Moran's life that clearly i n f l u e n c e d h i s p ro d u c t i o n s , i s t h at h e was a tireless researcher of the histor y of cutler y, especially of the Renaissance period. Examples are the reproductions of the classic Cinquedea - a long dagger very popular in Italy during the XV and XVI centuries. Cinquedea means "five fingers", which refer s to the blade width of five fingers at the guard. Even if Moran produced less than ten samples, the Cinquedea has been always the most requested by his clients. In 2013, ABS Master Dave Ellis of Exquisiteknives.com stated that he sold one of the Cinquedea by Moran for 30 thousand dollars. 9
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The American Bladesmith Society aside, Moran has founded in 1988 the Bladesmithing School in collaboration with the Texarkana College. Th e c a m p u s wa s bu i l t i n Wa s h i n g t o n , Arkansas near the area where James Black created his first Bowie. There, Moran taught u n t i l 2 0 0 1 , t wo ye a r s b e fo re h i s d e at h , which was on February, 12 at the Frederick Memorial Hospital, due to cancer. Since then, the school has been renamed “William F. Moran School of Bladesmithing”. LM
Among the Moran's knives buyer s, who during the years of maximum production could create around forty blades a year, we can find Sylvester Stallone and the present King of Jordan Abdullah Hussein (at the time he was only a prince) who, during the first years of the Nineties, visited the lab - sporting a tobacco smeared floor - to learn about the damascus techniques and then ordered a long fighting knife carrying a maple handle decorated with pure silver inserts, which he paid three thousand dollars.
6- A portrait of Bill Moran
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7- Cinquedea, 33 cm long blade, overall length of 52 cm. It’s the reproduction of an Italian knife used during the Rinaissance period, the handle is made of 27 components.
Together with the knife, there is the wood jig used by Bill to create it, which can be still found hanging in his lab
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8- Miniature Damascus Set, lenghts between 9 and 13 cm. The knives carry ivory handles and are enclosed in a box with blue velvet
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inner-linings and silver-decorated cover. The shapes of the blades are those preferred by Bill Moran
FOREVER A LEGEND The book “Forever a Legend” was presented in the first days of June 2015 at the Atlanta Blade Show. “The time spent in creating it has been a lot”, recalls Pachì, “it took me two years and a lot of traveling to the US to meet various collectors that in the past bought some of Bill Moran blades. For this kind of work, it has been crucial to spend ten days in Frederick, in Maryland, where the Bill Moran Foundation looks after the restored lab of Bill.There, with the help of Jay Hendrickson (President of the Foundation) and his wife Nancy, I took pictures of the most important knives kept in the museum of the foundation, together with some other objects. Each photo had a neutral background, that during the production of the book has been replaced with the final one.This has made possible to have the best control over the light on the items. I am very satisfied of the result of this book, that gave me the great opportunity of working on Bill Moran knives and the chance to better understand the man that is one of the fundamental parts of the modern cutlery".
For information: Francesco Pachì, Sassello (SV), mobile +39 335 314.254, www.pachi-photo.com, info@pachi-photo.com
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OUTDOOR There is no doubt that when in contact with nature, a knife is always useful, but maybe the doubt sometimes arises in those who have always lived in urban environments. But still, when it's time to choose what knife to bring with you, things get a little tougher. All depends on what we are going to do, which compromises we are willing to make. In any case, probably Bark River will have what we are looking for text and pictures by Giorgio Alessandri
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ark River keeps enriching its catalog with new models, and each one never veer s from the brand philosophy: classic knives, build to be used, made through semi-artisan processes to offer the best to the client, even in its finishings. As always, we will limit the review to the models we have in our hands, as the variety of materials for the handles is so vast that we cannot list it here. Fortunately their website is quite detailed, and there you'll find high quality photos too. Before looking at them one by one, we have to say that the knives of this article are all in A2 steel tempered to 58-60HRc. Its major and appreciated quality is the robustness, where as in matters of oxidation resistance it lacks. It'll be a challenge trying to break these blades, but you'll have to spend a few minutes taking care of them, cleaning and lubricating them, once back home. TEDDY II As soon as we opened the white cardboard box, we were str uk by a dèjà-vu. Aside its generous dimensions, this Bark River resembles quite a lot the Boone Hunter. Only exceptions were the straight swedge instead of a curved one and a proportionally higher blade in respect of its length. The Teddy belongs to the historic series of Bark River. Shapes derive from knives produced in the early Twentieth Century by Wade & Butcher Sporting Knives, which held the same name. The Teddy I had a six inches blade, like the originals from which the inspiration came from, whereas the Teddy II has a blade of eight inches, thus falling
1. The three main characters of this article, here shown as ensemble to offer an outlook on their dimensions: from the bottom, Camp Trail, Bravo Survivor and Teddy II.The general idea is the same, but each one has different destination of use
in the Bowie category. The cutting edge is big and robust, with convex bevels up to two thirds of the height, very powerful in field tasks. Yet, it's not exaggerated as the weight does not make it clumsy or difficult to control since the inertia doesn’t sound excessive. Certainly, part of the merit goes to the hidden tang, which lessens the weight and offers more balance. The double fuller has mainly an aesthetic value, but since it does not influence the functions, we are happy to have it, as it ends up being quite appealing. The handle of our model is made of layered leather rings, kept together by a double guard and a back pommel, both in nickel-silver and permanently secured to a brass cylinder screwed on the tang. Two series of black, red and white spacers, both set at the end of the leather, offer a refined touch that highlights the care in the realization. The grip is strong and extremely comfortable, it cushions the vibrations and allows to work for long period of times without getting tired. Going through the American company catalog, we have seen other variations worth to be mentioned, in particular, the one in black micarta. The leather sheath has a belt fastener, with an intelligent system that we saw already on the Boone Hunter, which allows to block the retention lanyard in the open position, so to avoid cutting it in those works where often we have to extract and stow the knife repeatedly. The white stitches give a classy touch and are very little intrusive. BRAVO SURVIVOR This is a compact version of the big, maybe even too much, Bravo-III. In fact, the grip is the same used on the Bravo II - with a straight cutting edge and with a single bevel - and actually found also on the Strike Force, with a more streamlined and slender blade. Compared to Bravo I, there is only a slight resemblance. A typical trait of the handle is the rectangular shaped loop 17
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a little shorter than the Teddy II, but with a cl e a rly h i g h e r a n d t h i ck bl a d e, t h e barycenter shifts forward. Even if they differ for 50 grams, the two knives held in hand give completely different sensations. Where at the end of the tang, which protrudes the Teddy II instills power and confidence, from the scales and allows the use of flat the bravo Survivor is more prone to keep belts, more comfortable and stronger than running after its launch - since it follows the lanyard, for which a small tube is there. more the laws of physics rather than the The ergonomics is good, maybe the section wishes of the user. a bit too squared, but the hand can grasp The end result is a knife more keen to with strength. chopping and heavy tasks on field, where We've talked about a compact version, part of its versatility is lost and roughly but we are still in front of a quite big and, regained thanks to the support area for the unfortunately, quite heavy knife. Being a thumb and the index groove. survivor knife, the Bravo Survivor has to be The sheath is similar to the Teddy II, on top, able to do everything with no other tools it has a loop for the fire starter and a series in aid and be unbreakable. The blade is of other holes on the fastener, which allow long enough to work with power in heavy you to attach a lanyard as supplement duty tasks, and the incrementing thickness retention system, just like on the Randall ends up influencing the balance. So, being 14 Attack. 2. Teddy in its grandeur. Dimensions aside, once in hand it’s easy to maneuver thanks to the perfect balance
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CAMP & TRAIL The ideal use of the Camp & Trail is given away by its name. It's a knife you have to wear at the belt each time you exit the city and enter the woods, of little interest is the fact you'd do it for a walk of for hunting purposes. The handle is the same as the Gameskeeper model: the right compromise between ergonomics and handiness. Ready to be held in different position depending on the task at hand, our model is a full tang, with green micarta scales, secured by mirror finished pins, that are almost invisible to the touch. The forward part of the handle 3 . B y o b s e r v i n g t h e g u a r d a r e a , yo u can appreciate the care put into its construction. The leather rings handle is, on each extremity, delimited by a series of colored spacers, which add an unseen touch
is delimited by a U-shaped guard, inserted from the bottom and secured with a pin, visibile to the eye, but, once again, invisible to the touch. There is only a protruding part of the guard, the bottom one, which limits the movements of the index finger, but not of the thumb. On the back, we find a go through tube for the lanyard, after which the handle ends in a edge that bears only an aesthetic function - cer tainly won't be used as a crusher. The tang thickness remains consistent, whereas the one of the scales increases while the distance from the guard increases, in this way, the hand will naturally avoid to slip backwards while using it. The blade is almost a centimeter and half longer and slimmer in respect to the Gameskeeper, so it can adapt to a major number of tasks and it avoids to influence the weight. The convex bevels offer robustness and diminish the chances
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4. The Bravo Survivor certainly is a nice knife, but the thickness is too much and influences the weight and the balance , making it less controllable compared to the Teddy II 5. The loop at the end of the handle on the Bravo Survivor allows the use of flat belts. Strangely enough, a lanyard tube is also there
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6. The sheath of the Bravo Survivor, as well as the one of Camp & Trail, has a loop where you can insert a firesteel, or a sharpener
easily pass from precision tasks to heavy duty ones, remaining precise, dependable and controllable. A knife ready to perfectly respond to the needs it was built for. You should buy it straight away. The sheath has a classic design, it's leather, with a belt fastener and loop for the fire starter or for a Eze-Lap-like sharpener. The quality of the leather and the attention put into it are excellent and are up to the intrinsic value of the knife. The rigidity of the leather requires a little time to adjust, when the folder will take the shape of the knife. The retention is perfect, and there is no need for straps, thanks also to the lightness of the knife. î ľ
to get stuck on wood, while performing well in the cut. Once in hand, the Camp & Trail astonishes for its light weight, the perfect balance and its extreme handiness. It can
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Producer: Bark River Knives www.barkriverknives.com Model: Teddy II; Bravo Survivor; Camp & Trail Blade material: A2 58-60 HRC Handle material: leather rings, green micarta, green micarta Total length: 335 mm 314 mm; 247 mm Blade length: 202 mm 180 mm; 129 mm Blade thickness: 6.4 mm 6.7 mm; 4.7 mm Weight: 444 g; 483 g; 160 g Sheath: leather
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7.The small Camp & Trail is so compact and so well designed. Suitable for everything, exception made for heavy duty tasks, it’s the ideal companion for easy hiking or the perfect complement to an hatchet 8. Tang, scales and guard on the Camp & Trail are perfectly matched, with no treads or non aesthetic spaces. At the end of the handle, a small tube allows the use of a lanyard 8
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COLLABORATIONS
WHEN THE CUSTOM KNIFE STEPS INTO THE FACTORY What happens when a renown knifemaker meets a great knife manufacturer? A collaboration of interesting results takes place. This is what happened between Attilio Morotti and Maserin - Maniago, Italy - that in the last eight years has produced eight models with the “Atti” signature. The last one is the AM1-Tech Frame by Gianluigi Guiotto
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he collaboration between the Master o f t h e I t a l i a n K n i fe m a ke r G u i l d , Attilio “Atti” Morotti, and the company Maserin, located in Maniago and does not need introductions, star ted in 2008. In eight years, the same number of knives were created. They are all folder s (the knifemaker’s specialty) with different blade locking systems (liner-lock or back‑lock) and a variety of steels and materials for the handles. The first of the series of this Atti-Maserin collaboration has been the Gourmet (380), an elegant liner-lock dedicated to those looking to cut the steak, at home or at the restaurant, with a personal, fascinating and sharp knife. The Gourmet has a stainless s t e e l 4 4 0 bl a d e a n d yo u c a n ch o o s e 24
1. Maserin Atti with olive wood handle and nickel-silver bolster
between four different materials for the handle: olive wood, bocote, boxwood and ebony. Next, Atti's idea was to create a practical knife, always ready to be with you, it had to be light and compact. The Easy (386) was his answer, very light (52 grams), with a choice of handle materials (ebony, bocote, olive wood and boxwood) and the possibility to have also knurled bolsters. The blade is Aus8 stainless steel, but it's also available in damascus, it's just 6 cm long and it is a liner-lock. In 2010, Maserin celebrated its 50 years, and Atti celebrates it with the Arint (387), a
Almost the complete Atti production by Maserin (Atti model is missing), organized by dimensions. From the bottom, Arint, Easy, Favri, Gto Gourmet, and the newly arrived, AM1-Tech Frame
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2. Dimensional comparison between Arint (bottom) and Easy. These are knives that can be easily carried ever y day in your pocket
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term that in the local dialect means "silver". It's a gentleman knife, dedicate to those looking for an elegant knife, with compact dimensions - almost big as a cigar cutter -
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damascus version). The Atti stands out for the work on the handles that are made with CNC machineries of the latest generation and are made also with new materials. Aside olive wood and ebony, there is beech wood, briar wood and desert ironwood. which is the Maserin version of the Cigar The Favri (“blacksmith” in the Maniago by Atti model. It's available with ebony, dialect) makes its entrance in the following bocote, boxwood, horn, mother pearl and year, 2012. With this model, Atti and Maserin haliotis handles. want to celebrate the role of the blacksmith, In 2011, Maserin started the production of a key figure when it comes to any product the Atti folder (388-389), that gets its name that is made of metal. from the author. Again, it's an elegant liner- The lock changes, the Favri is a lock-back, lock that can be carried in the pocket, with a N690 steel blade and a wood or G10 always. The blade is the American stainless (balck or orange) handle. steel CPMS35VN (but there is also the 2013 is the year that marks the arrival of Gto, 4. Two knifes that differ in the locking system but are the same for the handle material (G10): the liner-lock Fly (top) and the back-lock Favri
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knife of bigger dimensions in respect to its predecessors (it sports an overall length of 200 mm). Its carved scales recall lightness and can be made of wood (ebony, olive or paosanto) or G10 (black or orange/black). a folder sub-hilt fighter that is a liner-lock. And here we are, today. Two weeks ago, the Peculiarity of this model are the "chiseled" latest creation made its entrance in the scales, available in orange, black or desert cutleries. It's the AM1-Tech Frame. It's the G10 or olive wood, bocote or ebony. The first high-tech knife designed by Atti and spacer is made of the same material of the it's a frame-lock. The "A" stands for Atti and scales. To protect the Gto, there is a Cordura the "M" for Maserin, the number 1 reminds sheath with a belt fastener. that this is the first of this kind of knives The following year, the collaboration Atti & created by Atti. Again, Atti's tendency to Maserin keeps going on while researching offer longer sporting knives is clear. The new materials and new machining. The AM1-Tech Frame is the biggest produced Fly (383) series starts, this is a gentleman for Maser in, as it's 210 mm long - and 5. The latest model from the collaboration Maserin-Atti: the AM1-Tech Frame It’s a frame-lock with a titanium handle
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weighs only 126 grams. The blade is in CPM S35VN steel, 95 mm long, and the scales are in titanium, with inserts of different materials (carbon fiber, olive or pao santos wood). All versions carry a carbon fiber clip. Another peculiarity of the AM1 is the
MASERIN GOURMET 380 Blade: 440 stainless steel, 97 mm long Handle: boxwood, ebony, olive wood, bocote Length when closed: 118 mm Length when open: 217 mm Weight: 88 g Lock: liner-lock Sheath: leather
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MASERIN EASY 386 Blade: AUS-8 58HRC stainless steel, 60 mm Handle: bocote Total length: 140 mm Weight: 52 g Lock: liner-lock Sheath: Leather
Carson flipper opening system (named after Kit Carson - Retired Sergeant Major of the US Army who created the M-16 series fro CRKT). When closed, the lower quillon protrudes from the back of the handle and allows, with the pressure of the index
MASERIN ARINT 387 Blade: N690, 50 mm Handle: ebony, olive wood, blond horn, bocote Length when closed: 78 mm Total length: 135 mm Weight: 86 g Lock: liner-lock
MASERIN ATTI 388 Blade: CPM S35VN (60 Hrc) stainless steel, 70 mm Handle: olive wood, briar wood, beech wood, ebony (nickel-silver bolster) Length when closed: 90 mm Total length: 160 mm Weight: 94 g Type of closure: Liner lock Lock: liner-lock
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finger and a strike of the wrist, an easy onehand opening. The ball bearings in this case come in to help, as they support the opening movement and allow the blade to rotate with great fluidity. When opened, the lower quillon shows its usefulness in
precision tasks. On the back of the handle, there are two holes that allow a ring or a lanyard to be attached. The model Maserin sent us to take pictures was a prototype, we therefore wait to test its resistance, which appears to be quite something.
MASERIN FAVRI 379 Blade: N690Co stainless steel, 70 mm Handle: G-10 (orange, black, blue) olive wood, ebony, desert wood Length when closed: 95 mm Length when open: 160 mm Weight: 90 g Lock: back-lock
MASERIN GTO 384 Blade: N690Co stainless steel, 90 mm Handle: G10 with steel liners ££ Length when closed: 115 mm Total length: 210 mm Weight: 104 g Lock: liner-lock Sheath: Cordura
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MASERIN FLY 383 Blade: satin CPM-S35VN, 85 mm Handle: Pau Santo wood Length when closed: 115 mm Total length: 200 mm Weight: 78 g Type of closure: liner-lock Sheath: Cordura
MASERIN AM1-TECH FRAME 382 Blade: satin CPM S35VN, 95 mm Handle: 6 AL-4V titanium, with carbon-fiber, olive wood or Pau Santo wood Length when closed: 124 mm Total length: 216 mm Weight: 130 g Type of closure: frame-lock, with Carson flipper Clip: carbon fiber
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Be recognizable The new Dog Tag by Spyderco stand between a knife and a gadget. Nice, easy to carry, in spite of its dimensions the end up being very useful: an announced success text and pictures by Tommaso Rumici
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efore being produced by Spyderco, t h e D o g Ta g w e r e o n e o f t h e most popular creations of Serge Panchenko, with his unmistakable “Relic Style� has been featured in some of our articles in the past. The shape, as the name suggests, follows the one of the metal plates used by the American Army to recognize its
soldiers. They have a single-scale structural schema, that recalls the K.I.S.S. by CRKT, the Trendy by Fox, or Viper Slim by Viper, just to cite a few we have in mind. Dissimilarly from these knives, Spyderco Tags have no locking system but only a small steel ball that acts as a contrast and which is embedded in the spring.
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The spring, inserted in the arranged area, offers the right opposing resistance to the opening and closing action. For the uses this small knife is called upon, we believe that this is the right choice, especially in those markets where lock knives have a hard time, independently of the dimensions. For those who still feel the need of a locking system, there is the Squarehead designed by Darriel Caston for Spyderco, which has a similar configuration, but has a truncated
blade and a liner-lock mechanics. T h e D o g Ta g b l a d e i s i n C P M S30V,mar tensitic stainless steel, with a sheepfoot profile and the classic Spyderco hole. It's embellished by a swedge and a ornamental milling in the vicinity of the spine. The choice of such an high quality steel suggests that at Golden they have really thought through the real uses of this small jewel. To keep the cutting edge very close to the scale, the bevel is chisel-shaped,
1. The Dog Tag by Spyderco is available in three chromatic variations. One is colored, where as the other two, that are black, differ for the materials used. Our favorite is the colored one, which blade will wear off slowly thanks to the stonewashed finishing
2. When closed, the similarities to the tags used by the US Army is clear. There is also a small hole to wear them at the neck. Take notice that the titanium version offer a great space for engravings
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meaning only present on the left side. This allows a perfect sharpening of the Dog Tag even for those who are not experts in stone sharpening. Even if the available space is little, on the blade we find, laser-etched, all the pertinent informations regarding producer, material, designer and location of production. In spite of the extreme contained dimensions, the opening of the blade is surprisingly easy. The back pin protects the cutting edge when the knife is closed, and when opened, it acts as a stop pin. The pivot is solid and rigid, also thanks to the plate. And by peaking through the blade and the scale, you can notice a detail that tells a lot about the care put into
this product. The blade runs on a bronze washer, which ensures a fluid movement a n d p r e v e n t s t h e we a r i n g o f f o f t h e anodization. At a first glance, dimensions and aspect may make you categorize the Dog Tag as mere "gadgets" designed to get money out of the pockets of the brand fans. Instead, they are really practical in every day life and, if you wish to have a small knife that can be carried truly everywhere, they represent the ideal choice.You'll have to leave them home only when traveling by air and in few other situations. There are three versions. One has an aqua-green titanium handle, azure anodized aluminum pivot spine and washer, stonewashed blade.
3. The blade has a single-sided bevel, so that the cutting edge can stay near the handle and is protected from strikes. In the titanium models, the spring is cut into the handle, where as in the carbon fiber laminate, it's screwed in
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4. When closed, the Dog Tag cutting edge is protected by the back scale - on the titanium version this is a screwed-in anodized aluminum component , where as on the laminate version is integral. Safety for its carry is at its best
two screws. Despite the differences in their construction, weighs and functions are almost identical. Our sug-gestion? The colored ver sion, also for the stonewashed blade that will wear off less. Should you prefer the black one, choose the titanium handle if you wish to engrave it, otherwise, go for the G10/carbon fiber laminate, which offers a more sophisticated look but no way to personalize it.
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The second one is identical, but completely finished with a black titanium carbon nitride coating. The last is again black but, where in the first two cases the spring is embedded in the titanium scale, here the scale and the spine thickness are a single G10 and carbon fiber laminate similar to the one seen on the Spyderco Domino. As the spring cannot derive from the handle, it has been created aside and inserted in a milling and fastened with
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On the online version of the Magazine you can see a video here Please visit: http://www.caffeditrice.com/knives/2015-09/index.html
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Producer: Spyderco www.spyderco.com Model: Dog Tag folder Designer: Serge Panchenko Importer: Coltellerie Prezioso www.coltellerieprezioso.com Blade material: CPM S30V Handle material: anodized titanium/ aluminum, black titanium/aluminum; carbon laminate/G10 Length when open: 81 mm Blade length: 31 mm Blade thickness 3 mm Weight: 25 g Type of lock: slip joint
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Our special limited version in CPM S 125 V with scales in Ranger Green G 10 represents the maximum in terms of cutting capability and rust resistance. With reference to the specifications of the Crucible steel plant, the life of the cutting edge of CPM S 125 V is 4 times higher than the CPM S 30 V which is already high.
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