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[REDDOG]

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A "MILITARY" WITH STRAIGHT EDGE AT A LOCAL SPYDERCO DEALER AND IT IS THE GREATEST. MY FRIEND LIKED IT SO MUCH HE BOUGHT ONE ON EBAY FOR $42 (YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!) THE BLADE IS NOT CPM440V AND THE CLIP IS HELD ON WITH TWO SCREWS NOT THREE AND THE THUMB HOLE IS SMALLER.

[cerulean]

Howdy, Reddog, and welcome to the forum!

Are you sure your friend didn't just buy an older version of the Military? It used to have a two screw clip and it also came in ATS-34 steel. Were there any markings on the blade to help identify it?

[vampyrewolf]

It should still say SPYDERCO stamped into the tang...

We all start with 10 fingers. Those with Spydies have 9 to spare, Still need a thumb. Good thing I still have 8 to spare...

[sal]

Hi Reddog. Welcome to the Spyderco forum.

As Cerulean mentioned, we did have an earlier model. It's not a bad knife, just an earlier model. Like an automobile, each year brings refinements. An earlier model is often less expensive than a late model.

sal