PK040 | Spyderco | C66PBK3 - Centofante III Vesuvius - Black FRN / Satin Blade / PE
MODEL NAME - Vesuvius
MODEL NUMBER - C66PBK3
DESIGNER - Frank Centofante
BLADE LENGTH - 3.125"
CLOSED LENGTH - 4.5"
OVERALL LENGTH - 7.562"
BLADE THICKNESS - .079"
BLADE STEEL - VG-10
BLADE GRIND - Hollow Grind
BLADE EDGE - PlainEdge
HANDLE MATERIAL - Black FRN with Silver Palladian Bug Inlay
BOLSTER / GUARD MATERIAL - N/A
LINERS - N/A
SPACER(S) - Stainless Steel
BLADE FINISH - Satin
LOCK MECHANISM - Back-Lock with Boye Dent
CLIP - Black 3-Screw Old Standard Clip - RH/LH TD/TU
THUMB STUD(S) - Spyderco Round Hole
WEIGHT - 2.5 oz.
SHEATH - N/A
BOX - Original Gray Box with Spider Web
SERIAL NUMBER - N/A
ORIGIN - Seki-City, Japan
PRODUCTION DATE - 2004 & 2017
DESCRIPTION - The Frank Centofante designed Spyderco Vesuvius is a beautifully contoured knife that has become a great reliable permanent knife in the Spyderco line-up with four different generations already. The fourth generation Vesuvius has the Wharncliffe blade and is not meant to replace third generation models, but offer an alternative blade shape. The first generation of this popular folder was designed with a compression lock, which was functionally problematic due to the design of the FRN handles, prompting a change to a lockback design after two years, making the first generation compression lock Vesuvius a collectible knife. Generation 1 folders were also available with a Shell insert on the handle.
Generation 2 folders were similar to Generation 1 folders with the change of the lock type. Generation 3 folders added an addition groove channel to the handle, a switch to VG-10 steel and an adjustment to the location of the back lock.
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