Buy Spyderco C08S Harpy, VG10 Handle, SerratedSpyderco C08S Harpy, VG10 Handle, Serrated Product Description:
- Stainless-steel handle
- Locking lever dent
- Drying vent
- Stainless-steel clip
- ATS-55 steel blade
Product Description
Like the claw of the Harpy eagle the C08 is shaped for controlled pulling cuts. The hawkbill-shaped blade originated in the marine/fishing industry where severing rope, line, webbing and netting is done at arm's length, quickly and efficiently. The curving arc holds what you're cutting against the sharpened edge keeping it from slipping off the tip. Custom knifemaker David Boye developed the dent in the locking lever, which insures the blade remains securely locked open when gripping the handle with force. Cut out of the handle is a shackle key/drying vent allowing air to circulate around the blade when closed wet. Metal clip is positioned for tip down carry.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful.
By Joel Ross
Two decades ago I asked Andy Russell, founder of the Knife Collector's Club & a driving force behind the formation of the Custom Knifemakers Guild what blade he'd recommend for someone on the road in New York's Adirondack Mountains 500 - 600 miles/wk as well as being a rafting/boating enthusiast. He suggested the Harpy & over the past 20 years I've silently thanked him for his jugdment many times. The knife is reliable, handy, sturdy and @ 2 3/4" should be legal to carry in many normal situations. Owing to its unusual & somewhat intimidating appearance, prudence should be exercised when using it in public, however. To play it safe, check local laws when carrying it. When I was a clinical evaluator I learned "that the most restrictive regulations always prevail" so a word to the wise here should be sufficient. The Harpy's ability to cut jammed safety belts, ropes and ines is unsurpassed so just insert it under the belt or rope at a forty-five degree angle, then pull it back towards you. I suggest buying the serrated edge to maximize its cutting effectiveness. The best testament could be from the buying public since of the 12+ knives of Spyderco's original line thirty years ago, only the Harpy (& Police) models are still being crafted & widely sold. The modern "rescue knives" with their inward curved blade seem modeled after Harpy's "hawksbill" design.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
By Craig d. Hanson
I have carried this knife every day for seven years to include two tours in Iraq as an infantryman and many weeks in the field training and it is still like new. I have used it on things that I thought would ruin it but it is still very sharp after all these years, I am even a bit afraid to re sharpen it because it's doing just fine and I don't want to ruin it. There is not a lose or broken part on this knife and I would recommend it to everyone especially my fellow soldiers. This knife is truly combat proven.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By Cataziac
The harpy is beautiful. Its super sharp, and pretty tough, doesnt dull easily at all, mine's still perfect. Cuts super easily through so many things for tough labor uses, or to use for simple tasks, like skinning fruit. Cleans in one second, doesn't rust, or get dirty. Easy to open, and close, comfortably concealable.
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