SPYDERCO Damascus Stretch Blue Nishijin Folding Knife (C90GFBLPD)

Limited edition version of the popular Spyderco Stretch knife. Blue Nishjin glass fiber handles, and Damascus steel blade. Sprint run of just 600 knives. The Spyderco C90 Stretch started as a pet-project lockback knife design. Spydercos owner and chief designer made it for his personal use, incorporating features he wanted. He wanted high performance blade steel with edge retention super-powers for outdoor cutting: things like wood, rope and anything encountered in the wild. He sized it so it wouldnt scare nonknife people and made it look slick on the off chance hed someday have to wear a suit. The C90PBK exemplifies all that is Spyderco, function, high performance, advanced materials and workmanship in an out-of-the-ordinary package. SP90GFBLPD : C90GFBLPD Stretch, Blue Nishijin, Damascus Spyderco The Spyderco Stretch has changed over the years much like watching one of your kids grow up. What started as a small basic Hunter model in the 1980s matured/stretched into an elegant high performance drop point folder available in a variety of handle materials and blade steels. This version of the Stretch features blue Nishijin glass fiber handles. The name Nishijin references a specific weave pattern, used in the production of silk Kimono cloth. It is manufactured by weaving glass fibers (thinner than a human hair), together in a geometric pattern and then impregnating the fibers into polymer base. The outcome is a lightweight, ultra-strong handle material that has an attractive three dimension appearance. The blade is a unique VG-10 Damascus steel with fifteen laminated layers of erosive and non-erosive material over a VG-10 core center that come together in a Suminagashi pattern. The erosive layers are hard martensite stainless steel and the non-erosive layers are anti-corrosion nonferrous metal. These layers block carbon particles in the core from spreading to the outer layers. After layering the blade is forged to intentionally distort the layer-lines making a complicated, artistically beautiful pattern called Suminagashi. Suminagashi is a traditional Japanese art form of ripples of Chinese ink on the surface of water. This steel mimics the artistic pattern with interesting results on a knife blade. Once the layers are distorted, the blade is bathed in acid, etching a vivid relief pattern. Limited run of 600 pieces. Blade Length: 3 1/2 (89mm). Cutting Edge: 3 3/16 (81mm). Blade Thickness: 1/8 (3mm). Length Overall: 7 15/16 (202mm). Length Closed: 4 7/16 (113mm). Hole Diameter: 9/16 (14mm). Blade Steel: 17 layer Takefu Damascus with VG10 Core Blade Steel. Handle Material: Blue Nishijin Glass Fiber. Made in Seki-City, Japan. The item “SPYDERCO Damascus Stretch Blue Nishijin Folding Knife (C90GFBLPD)” is in sale since Saturday, July 6, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Knives, Swords & Blades\Collectible Folding Knives\Modern Folding Knives\Factory Manufactured”. The seller is “dleigh2886″ and is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Model: C90GFBLPD
• Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
• Blade Material: D.P.S. 15 Damascus/VG-10
• Lock Type: Lockback
• Blade Edge: Plain
• Dexterity: Ambidextrous
• Blade Range: 2.76 – 4in.
• SKU: 2016SP1881
• Type: Pocketknife
• Name: Damascus Stretch Blue Nishijin Glass
• UPC: 716104003662
• Year: 2013
• Color: Blue
• Number of Blades: 1
• Opening Mechanism: Manual
• Handle Material: Blue Nishijin Glass
• Brand: Spyderco
• Authenticity: Original