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July, 2016 Twobirds Flying Publication
Spyderco Street Beat Black a Fred Perrin Design
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Spyderco’s Street Beat Black a Fred Perrin Design
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Spyderco’s Street Beat Black a Fred Perrin Design By: Sal Palma (Black) is intended for use in tactical application so the blade is finished in a very nice black ceramic coating to mitigate telltale reflections.
If looking and holding Spyderco’s Street Beat doesn’t float your boat, you may want to check your vitals. This little fixed blade knife has all of the sex appeal of a Lamborghini HURACÁN LP 610-4 AVIO. The Street Beat is compact, muscular and agile, all extensions of its designer, M. Fred Perrin, de Paris, who’s impressive military resume and martial arts experience undoubtedly tempered his designs.
Perrin selected a clip point for his Street Beat so it maintains that chromosomal link to the Bowie profiles that Perrin is so fond of, but remains unique and well suited to a 3.5” blade; striking an excellent balance between slashing and puncturing. The Street Beat is a full tang design for rigidity and durability with an abundance of jimping along its full length.
If you’re familiar with Perrin you’ll know that he has a lure for Bowie profiles, but he’s not just copying, he has a unique way of fusing the concept into his superbly original Street Sweep and Street Beat designs. Spyderco’s newest version of M. Perrin’s Street Beat is fashioned with a 3.5 inch VG-10 blade that is 4 mm thick finished in a full-flat grind to a finely honed plain edge. This knife is extremely sharp and quite capable as characteristic of most full flat grinds. The VG-10 blade material offers ease of sharpening, edge retention and corrosion resistance, an allaround superb Japanese steel. The Street Beat
Et maintenant, pour le coup de grace! The Street Beat’s handle is designed so that the knife rests nicely on your fingers and not the Copyright 2016, Twobirds Flying Publication, All Rights Reserved
Spyderco’s Street Beat Black a Fred Perrin Design
palm of the hand; thus, the index finger locks securely into the large finger coil so characteristic of Perrin’s neck knives and other short fixed blades.
The Street Beat handle performs exceptionally well with a saber grip, reverse grip or icepick providing a very secure hand to knife interface. The very large finger coil resides at the exact center of balance and serves as a faux hilt of sorts. Spyderco offers two versions of the Street Beat, the satin steel model features a Micarta handle while the Black model, subject of my review, features an injection-molded fiberglassreinforced-nylon (FRN) handle. The handle is molded directly onto the tang of the VG-10 stainless steel blade.
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The black Boltaron sheath is equipped with a multi-position belt fastener that Spyderco markets as the G-Clip™. The G-Clip can be attached to either side of the sheath and configured to support a wide array of carry positions, including inside-the-waistband carry vertical, horizontal, or a canted carry on the belt.
The Perrin Street Beat is a very credible example of what can be achieved when exceptional design meets manufacturing excellence. The knife is a compact and light tactical fixed blade and proves that size isn’t everything. The petite Street Beat is quite capable of delivering a very big bite. You’ll want one in your collection. -SP Specifications:
As important as all its other accoutrements the Street Beat sheath leaves nothing to be desired.
Blade Length: 3.5" Blade Thickness: 4.0 mm Blade Material: VG-10 Blade Finish: Ceramic Blade Grind: Full Flat Blade Edge: Plain Handle Material: FRN Overall Length: 7.18" Weight: 3.0 oz. Sheath: Polymer Country of Origin: Japan
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