Spyderco Knives: Spyderco Massad Ayoob Knife, Plain Edge with Black Almite, Discontinued Item BNIB, SP-C60P
This C60P Spyderco Massad Ayoob Knife is a discontinued item with serial number; BNIB, made in 2001.The C60P Spyderco Massad Ayoob Knife features a 3 5/8 inch swept blade made of VG-10 stainless steel with Spyderco Hole for ambidextrous one hand opening. The black Almite handle (anodized aluminum with a sealed finish), 4 13/16 inches closed, has steel liners and a full metal backspacer for strength, sturdy Boye Dent lock back, a lanyard hole, and a side to side reversible metal pocket clip mounted at the pivot end. The Spyderco Massad Ayoob Knife has an overall open length of 8 7/16 inches, and it weighs 4.3 ounces. Made in Japan in 2001.
From the Spyderco Archives: Massad Ayoob is an established authority and writer on firearms and knives. For more than four decades he has taught defensive knife and firearm programs and appears frequently as an expert witness in trials involving edged weapons. Along the way he developed an all-purpose tactical folder suited to his preferences that is the Spyderco C60 Massad Ayoob CLIPIT®.
Most unusual about his folder is its radical angle of the handle to the blade. Ayoob explains: "With a typical knife, thrusting lifts the blade's point above the line of the forearm, like a boat prow going through water. The faster, harder or more resistance encountered, the higher the prow rises deviating the blade off course from its original target which can mitigate the depth of the cut and can cause the blade to literally 'skid' when a resistant surface is hit."
The C60's radical angle brings the blade into line with the long bones of the forearm, channeling the body's force directly behind the line of the cut resulting in minimized blade deviation and maximized accuracy. Because of the blade to handle angle, the Ayoob has a short opening arc, translating into fast opening.
Spyderco Knives: Spyderco Massad Ayoob Knife, Plain Edge with Black Almite, Discontinued Item BNIB, SP-C60P
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