My "Tribe"

[UK KEN]

Hello All

As most of you know I love the Native! :D Here are a few snaps of my "Tribe"

[Vincent]

nice pics ken.

[naggalowmo]

very nice. i like the one with the golden pearl inlay.

[ront]

Awesome collection Ken. I am jealous. The Native was my first knife and has been my EDC ever since I got it.

[pjrocco]

Impressive, most impressive.

I have an engraved Native on the way. :)

[WORKER#9]

Nice!!! wheres the enduring freedom? ;) Very impressive thats a reference picture so I will have to download it!

[pjrocco]

very nice. i like the one with the golden pearl inlay.

I believe they call that one "Root Beer" :confused:

[CopilotATS-55]

Natives in there natural habitat :D i have a GIN-1 SE

[Simon G]

Very, very nice Ken! :D

[Fairlane]

Very nice collection of Natives.
Really like the tan one...

[UK KEN]

Nice!!! wheres the enduring freedom? ;) Very impressive thats a reference picture so I will have to download it!

Now you know very well that I don't have that one! :p ;) or the blue G-10 forum knife! Should anyone out there have these "spare" they would be welcome to join my tribe. :D

Ken

[Chucula]

hot diggity that is a lot of natives. you will need some big pants to carry them all at once

[smcfalls13]

Awesome pics UK-Ken :D

[DAYWALKER]

hot diggity that is a lot of natives. you will need some big pants to carry them all at once

No way Chucula...Ken could just place some kinda band around ONE of his arms and he could clip ALL his C41's there! That "tribe" of his would fit around one of this guys arms! No JOKE!!! :eek: As for his pants...I say half his collection on one quad, half on the other. ;)

Anyway, nice shot there UK...Very nice. As pjrocco said, "Impressive. Most impressive." (Sorry, we been talking Star Wars :o )

Take care, God bless and regards to your family :)

[BlackNinja]

Great pics Ken. :D Gotta favorite?

[skcusloa]

I saw a G10 native on ebay the other day ended right around 200 bucks. I was wondering where it was....

Nice collection.

[Mr Blonde]

Sweet pix Ken, but no black native yet?! ;)

Wouter

[2edgesword]

Very nice UK Ken!

[UK KEN]

Great pics Ken. :D Gotta favorite?

My overall favourite is the Stainless PE! It has beautiful flowing lines, not even interupted by serrations! I like the feel of the weight of it in my hand. :D

Ken

[UK KEN]

Sweet pix Ken, but no black native yet?! ;)

Wouter


Wouter

Good morning! You been at the Stella again? ;) The black Native is in the second colmn, third down. :)

Cheers, Ken

[ghostrider]

Thanks for the pics UK Ken. Don't seem to see many of the engraved SS any more.

[spydutch]

Very nice pics Ken, thanks for sharing. I only have the NativeIII SE. Great knife...

[jaislandboy]

Super pics Ken ...I'm drooling all over myself! :p

[4 s ter]

Ken

My favorite :spyder: model!!

You have a great collection of Natives. Makes my little tribe of 6 look really small.

Good Luck on your search for the missing family members! The blue G-10 BladeForums model is one of the very best Spyderco has ever manufactured - I carry one every day.

[hanswurst]

Hi Ken,
Nice Native collection. The Native was my 1st :spyder: and still is one of my favourite.
Does anybody here have a picture of the enduring freedom Native, as I've never seen one.

[idj]

Wow! That's truly an impressive tribe. Nice collection, Ken. God bless!
:)

[224477]

nice group of natives Ken!

[anorexicpillow]

hows does one go about getting a tan iraqi freedom native?

[Magic]

Ken...

These aren't legal to carry in the uk, right? Do you carry them anyway, or just collect?

I guess on the bright side, if you can't carry them, you don't have to worry about scratching or losing them. :p

[UK KEN]

Ken...

These aren't legal to carry in the uk, right? Do you carry them anyway, or just collect?

I guess on the bright side, if you can't carry them, you don't have to worry about scratching or losing them. :p

The Natives that are in the photos are my collection knives and will never be used. I do have three others that are in my EDC rotation. As far as the UK law is concerned (which we have done to death on other threads) I have a good reason for carrying them. :)

Cheers, Ken

[UK KEN]

hows does one go about getting a tan iraqi freedom native?


There is one for sale on eBay right now.

Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/Spyderco-Native-C41TN-Military-NEW-in-Blisterpac_W0QQitemZ6569988365QQcategoryZ63800QQss PageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is not my auction!

Cheers, Ken

[boxer93]

Ken,
Great Pics. I did notice you were missing one of the BFC ones. My son has been carrying his for a few years now. I just had to send it in for a tip regrind. I wonder how many of these they see at W&R :D
Chris

[OuchThatsSharp]

UK KEN, thanks for the pics. That is one great Native collection! The Native III PE was my introduction to Spyderco. I have since acquired 18 more Spydies with 8 of them different Natives. The Native is my favorite Spyderco model. The pics on your website is what got me into collecting the Natives for myself.

[tonydahose]

very nice ken. the only one i can see that you are missing is the black frn black plain edge blade. they did make those didnt they? very nice collection either way.

[UK KEN]

very nice ken. the only one i can see that you are missing is the black frn black plain edge blade. they did make those didnt they? very nice collection either way.

I have added a few more since this photo was taken. :)

My "good" camera is not working at the minute but I will use my youngsters today and let you see an updated shot. :D

Cheers, Ken

[tonydahose]

I have added a few more since this photo was taken. :)


Cheers, Ken
i'm glad you picked one up. it bugs me to no end to be missing part of a complete set.

[bh49]

Ken,
Thank you for pictures. It is an amazing set.
I am looking forward to see updated pictures.

[UK KEN]

Sorry about the picture quality. :o I think you will get the idea though. :)

Cheers, Ken

[OuchThatsSharp]

UK Ken, is that tan Native in the upper right an Operation Enduring Freedom? If so, Nice Score!.

[tonydahose]

very nice.

[UK KEN]

The Native continues to be my favourite knife. Other than those in the photo I have three that I carry and use and two that I intend to sell.

As part of my collection I do have both Tan Natives. I understand that these knives are intended for serving troops but if they are happy to sell them when they get home I am happy to buy. My personal feeling is that my collection would have been incomplete without them.:o

Cheers, Ken

[SteelDragon]

Great collection Ken! Thanks for sharing....

[OuchThatsSharp]

The Native continues to be my favourite knife. Other than those in the photo I have three that I carry and use and two that I intend to sell.

As part of my collection I do have both Tan Natives. I understand that these knives are intended for serving troops but if they are happy to sell them when they get home I am happy to buy. My personal feeling is that my collection would have been incomplete without them.:o

Cheers, Ken

I totally agree with you. If someone is willing to part with them there are people willing to buy them. I'm still looking for an Operation Enduring Freedom, maybe...someday.

[bh49]

Very nice collection Ken.
Thank you for pictures

[OuchThatsSharp]

Hey, Ken...you have too many blue Natives. You should share the wealth:D

[UK KEN]

Hey, Ken...you have too many blue Natives. You should share the wealth:D

I am going to be selling a good number of my Knives off in the near future....(when I am able to get about again, I am recovering from a broken ankle and torn knee ligaments right now) :(

The Natives as my favourite :spyder:'s will be the last to be sold if I ever do sell them.

Regards, Ken



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[flyer35]

Nice collection! I love the Border Patrol.

Rob

[OuchThatsSharp]

I just got my hands on a C41PRCA, PE Native. Now I need a Tan OEF, C78PBL Blue FRN and a C41GPBL Blue G-10. I'm wondering when Sal's going to come out with another variation. It's about time for a new one.

[Jurphaas]

Hello Ken,
I so sorry to hear about your current health situation. was it an excident? Did you drop of that ceiling while camping out with your son again? It seems that always get hurt that way.....
Back to the topic, an awsome collection! A proud thing to own.
I wish you a quick recovery and hope to team up with you again next year!
Jur. :)

[Agent Starling]

woohoo! Saturday afternoon picture show! very nice collection there, UK Ken!!:)

oh, great, now i'm wanting an SE native too, after seeing yourz...:D

Starling