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I bought a Spyderco Endura when they first came out and it had a serrated blade. Everybody was buying them because they were the first "flip open" thumb knife that I remember and lots of guys practiced flipping them to see how fast they could get. One of my good friends cut himself pretty badly flipping the blade out fast, those serrated blades were SHARP! I lost my Endura and bought another one just like it but once Kershaw started making the assisted opening knives with the flipper arm on the blade I stopped carrying the Spyderco. I still have it and its still pretty sharp and I have never sharpened it, mainly because I don't know how to sharpen a serrated blade.
TheHobbyist
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^^^^^Farmer, it is easy enough, just do a google search for serrated knife blade sharpeners or comparable.
@ the OP, that is an awesome find for $ 3.00! I'd still by smiling about that one. Great deal, plus excellent pocket knife. I carried one for a lot of years camping and EDC and it did a fine job.
@ the OP, that is an awesome find for $ 3.00! I'd still by smiling about that one. Great deal, plus excellent pocket knife. I carried one for a lot of years camping and EDC and it did a fine job.
Richard Simmons
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I believe Syderco will sharpen it for you for $5 return shipping otherwise get one of the small, tapered sharpening rods they sell at Lowe’s/Home Depot and touch up each notch one at a time.
hberttmank
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I like Spyderco knives, I collected them for years. Here is a few of mine.
In the early 80's I lived in the Denver
Metro. At the gun shows I would see
Mr. Gesser selling his knives. I looked
and drooled but never bought one.
Fast forward to 2005 when I again lived
in the Denver Metro and saw him
at their place on 820 Spyderco Way in
Golden. I was getting a Police model
sharpened.
I asked him if he still did gun shows and
he said, " No time. Running this place
went from a hobby to a full time job. I
have people who depend on me."
Real neat guy. And his knives are the best.
Metro. At the gun shows I would see
Mr. Gesser selling his knives. I looked
and drooled but never bought one.
Fast forward to 2005 when I again lived
in the Denver Metro and saw him
at their place on 820 Spyderco Way in
Golden. I was getting a Police model
sharpened.
I asked him if he still did gun shows and
he said, " No time. Running this place
went from a hobby to a full time job. I
have people who depend on me."
Real neat guy. And his knives are the best.
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Richard Simmons
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I like Spyderco knives, I collected them for years. Here is a few of mine.
Very nice! I see you’re also a fan of the Military model.
hberttmank
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I am a big fan of the Military model. It is one of the most awesome pocket knives ever!
I can't remember the model I had, but it did have a serrated blade and the plastic clip. I lost it back when a $30 knife was pricy. I never got around to replacing it. I carried a knock-off with a square hole just to have a knife that I wouldn't get upset if I messed it up. I called it my "Cheapy-co." 
Frank46
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Actually have two all stainless steel Mariners. One is kinda beat up as I was part of our companies oil spill response team. We be the ones that put out the big yellow oil booms to contain the spill, then start cleanup. Cut a lotta rope with that one. The other is in almost mint condition as it has never been used, The combination of a sharp blade and those serrated cutting edges would go through a 1/2" poly rope like a hot knife through butter. Frank
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I had the 1st generation Rescue knife, with the Sheepsfoot blade and serrated edge. I'm pretty sure I still have it at my parents' house.
Ole Joe Clark
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I carry a Delica 4 most of the time, along with a Buck Vantage. I have a lot of cheapo knives that I use when I am working in the yard and such. I strop the Spyderco to keep it tuned up. I'm hoping Santa brings me a Sharpmaker for Christmas!
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Have a blessed day,
Leon
hberttmank
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I can't remember the model I had, but it did have a serrated blade and the plastic clip. I lost it back when a $30 knife was pricy. I never got around to replacing it. I carried a knock-off with a square hole just to have a knife that I wouldn't get upset if I messed it up. I called it my "Cheapy-co."
That sounds like the 1st generation Endura. It was my first Spyderco.
Finally got hit by the motivation I needed. Didn’t take very long. I’m glad I didn’t take it to work after all. It really needed to be done by hand and the tools I have available at home made me really be deliberate in what I did. It’s not perfect but it’s a pointy tip. And sharp enough to shave hairs.
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That sounds like the 1st generation Endura. It was my first Spyderco.
Yep, that looks like it.
I didn't buy another pricy knife until I was in Kosovo and a fellow international police officer had a dealer friend back in Illinois who ordered some Benchmades for us. I also carried that knife in Afghanistan for three years. Today, it rides clipped inside my right hip of my 5.11 trousers when I go to town.I never did replace that Spyderco knife.
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Nice work!
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You've got one of the older knives with Aus-8 steel. It's not generally as well thought of as the newer knives in VG-10, but for $3.00 you couldn't go wrong!
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I just saw him in the Spyderco Factory Outlet store yesterday. (6 feet away, of course.
) He had something up his sleeve, he picked a knife out of the case to do some corrosion testing on the steel. At nearly 80 years young he's still very involved with the company. His wife was there when I walked in, too.
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