herbst

[druid]

Is 100$ a good price for the titanium herbst?

[DaddyBarlow]

Is it a factory second? Whats the blade steel?

ATS-55 blade steel = full production Al handled versions.

440C blade steel = Ti version.

[BlackNinja]

I would say YES, but make sure it's Ti. not alum.

[Woody]

Looks like there are three or four on the bay that are buy it now from I think $92 - $125.... Don't remember if they were seconds or not.......

[Woody]

Hum.... Think they are Alum... One TI on the auction block with 10 bids sitting at $55 bucks......

[druid]

IT is ast-55 ngk must have it wrong

[BlackNinja]

IT is ast-55 ngk must have it wrong

Yep, thats Alum. Ebay has a Ti version up for grabs. A Ti Herbst is VERY rare!

[JD Spydo]

I have 2 Titanium handled factory firsts Spyderco Peter Herbst models. They are both made in Germany. They both have 440c blade steel: And unlike their Aluminum handled counterparts they have really neat neon blue lines on the handle where it is machined. I have only ever physically seen 3 (factory firsts) of these in all my days of Spyder collecting and I have 2 of the 3 I saw. I only know of 2 other Forum Brothers who own one. I seen SFO in the winter of 04 sell a few of them as factory seconds for around $50 each. The only Titanium one besides the one I just won on EBay was last spring and it went for $370. That's all I know. I wish I knew more. I was shocked to find out that Deacon didn't even know much about them :eek: .

If any one knows the complete story on these Titanium models I would love to hear it. JD :spyder: O