Spyderco autos

[Blade Switcher]

What's the hive think of the Spydercos?

[gramps]

I use Spyderco's all the time. I have a few that I use in my rotation as EDC's, non auto users, and the one auto that I keep in good shape. I use it but not hard like the others.

[catavengercaptain]

Love the Spydercos my 2 EDCs are also Spydercos

[Razor_54]

Don't have any of the Spyderco autos, but if it's a spyderco, it's quality.
The Endura and Police models have also been part of my EDC rotation.

[Blade Switcher]

I'm familiar with Sypdercos. I've owned a few. I was specifically asking how people like the autos. Do they fire with authority? Have a good thwack? In other words, I'm more interested in the auto aspects than a review of Sypdercos generally.

[gramps]

I'm familiar with Sypdercos. I've owned a few. I was specifically asking how people like the autos. Do they fire with authority? Have a good thwack? In other words, I'm more interested in the auto aspects than a review of Sypdercos generally.

All that !
I have the Spyderco Citadel AUTO Knife. It's the 3-5/8" blade, with a S30V plain edge.
They fire with authority...And have a real good thwack !

[catavengercaptain]

Okay now I am confused so instead of a quick opening Spyderco you get a Spyderco auto. that has a safety you have to click off 1st before you can open? So isn't it slower? What's the advantage?

[gramps]

Okay now I am confused so instead of a quick opening Spyderco you get a Spyderco auto. that has a safety you have to click off 1st before you can open? So isn't it slower? What's the advantage?

I don't use the safety!

I'm familiar with Sypdercos. I've owned a few. I was specifically asking how people like the autos. Do they fire with authority? Have a good thwack? In other words, I'm more interested in the auto aspects than a review of Sypdercos generally.

[catavengercaptain]

Thx. Gramps guess they won't accidently open?

[dark2023]

Okay now I am confused so instead of a quick opening Spyderco you get a Spyderco auto. that has a safety you have to click off 1st before you can open? So isn't it slower? What's the advantage?

While it may not be as fast, It's 100% more illegal in 70% of the U.S.

[jimbeam]

Spyderco knives are the ugliest knives made. In my humble opinion.

[FreeTheArmy]

Spyderco knives are the ugliest knives made. In my humble opinion.

Don't have any of the Spyderco autos, but if it's a spyderco, it's quality.
The Endura and Police models have also been part of my EDC rotation.

I'd like to agree with both of these statements... SpyderCo's are usually ugly, but i'll be damned if their "Po-po" Model (w/SS body) isn't one of the coolest non-auto knives I've handled!
-Free

[Eddy]

spyderco autos are extremely nice and sturdy definately worth getting

[jimbeam]

Spyderco knives are the ugliest knives made. In my humble opinion.

...and about 2 days after making that comment I got an order from a CSI guy with the Sao Paolo Police for a Spyderco Superhawk. I now agree with Free - may be ugly but a really nice knife in the hand.

[Viking45]

I have known for well over a decade that they are high quality knives but ugly.
The only one I ever owned was the Spyderco Military that I found on a busy street.
It had been run over a hundred times and other than both sides being scratched to smithereens it worked perfectly and looked to have been sharpened once but well done.
There were a few people in traffic honking their horns and flipping middle fingers but I found a good knife that day.

Here is a quote from the Spyderco site: Someone once said to Sal Glesser, Spyderco's owner, "You must design in the dark because your knives look so strange." True again. Our recognizable appearance is a result of designing ergonomic functional tools rather than applying lipstick and nylons to a pocketknife. We may look curious, homely, whatever, but we'll never be called unusable or undependable. Making knives that consistently deliver reliable high-performance requires an ongoing commitment to testing.