PK072 | Spyderco | C58BMS - J.D. Smith - Black Micarta / Satin Blade / SE / S/N 004
MODEL NAME - JD Smith
MODEL NUMBER - C58BMS
DESIGNER - J.D. Smith
BLADE LENGTH - 3.6875"
CLOSED LENGTH - 5"
OVERALL LENGTH - 8.625"
BLADE THICKNESS - .111"
BLADE STEEL - ATS-34
BLADE GRIND - Hollow Grind
BLADE EDGE - SpyderEdge
HANDLE MATERIAL - Black Linen Micarta
BOLSTER / GUARD MATERIAL - N/A
LINERS - Stainless Steel
SPACER(S) - Stainless Steel
BLADE FINISH - Satin
LOCK MECHANISM - Lock-Back
CLIP - Black J-Clip - RH - TD
THUMB STUD(S) - Spyderco Round Hole
WEIGHT - 3.8 oz.
SHEATH - N/A
BOX - Original White Box with Blue Lettering and Yellow Sticker
SERIAL NUMBER - 004
ORIGIN - Seki-City, Japan
PRODUCTION DATE - 1999 - 2000
DESCRIPTION - This model was custom designed by ABS Mastersmith J.D. Smith, and was produced in extremely limited numbers. It was subsequently re-released in an updated version in 2009 with Foliage Green G-10 and a full flat grind.
COMMENTS - Interesting history to that model that few would know. The first design was created by JD Smith and made by a new maker for us. Capacities in Seki being small, we're always trying new makers. It takes many years to develop the skills these makers have. The maker went bankrupt due to the poor Japanese economy at the time. At this time, one of our current makers was able to pick up the project, but there was a lot of political juggling involved so we retooled a second time for the model and JD made adjustments to his design during the change. The chamfer was his solution to the lockbar question. As I remember, the 2nd run was made with VG-10. All in all, there were only about 2000 JD Smith pieces produced between the two runs/makers. It's a very nice design but did not attract enough attention for the numbers we need to keep production going.