Carbon Fiber Military BG42

[D-Roc]

Why wasn't this knife offered with the Spyderedge? I love the military, and would love to buy one these CF models, but no SE. Is plain edge better in this particular configuration?

[J Smith]

I love the Military in PE.
Very few things that an SE will cut better than a PE if sharp.
I would guess the new spint runs are being done in PE because when they used to do them in half SE or CE and half PE the PE sold much faster.

[The Deacon]

Think Jeff nailed it. The principle buyers of all Sprint Runs are collectors and collectors favor plain edge. Even on knives that are "traditionally" SE, the PE ones sell out far sooner. As an example, a little over a year ago, there was a Sprint Run of CF Harpies. They were made in both edges, 600 of each. SE one show up for sale regularly, PE are scarce as hens teeth.

[yablanowitz]

With the chips my BG-42 Military suffered when I found a finish nail in a board, I would be very leary of serrations for this steel. A couple of the chips were wide enough to encompass a tooth of a serrated edge. Easy enough to clean up on a diamond hone with PE, but it would have been a nightmare for SE.

[D-Roc]

Well, I made an exception and bought one. 20 of the 25 Spyderco's that I own are SE, but I am definitely happy with this exception. I love Millie's!

[zenheretic]

I think the Tasman is the only exception to the PE vs SE selling factor...

[D-Roc]

The BG 42 Military is scary sharp.:eek:

[The Deacon]

I think the Tasman is the only exception to the PE vs SE selling factor...Zen, am sure there are a number of knives in the regular lineup where SE outsells PE. Heck, there are a few where PE is not even offered, at least not on a regular basis. What I was saying is that the "Collector" market is different, and that Sprint Runs, especially those using materials that significantly increase the cost above that of an available production version, sell almost exclusively to collectors, rather than "field users". Two different markets where, and at least occasionally, there are two different notions of what's desirable.

[zenheretic]

Zen, am sure there are a number of knives in the regular lineup where SE outsells PE. Heck, there are a few where PE is not even offered, at least not on a regular basis. What I was saying is that the "Collector" market is different, and that Sprint Runs, especially those using materials that significantly increase the cost above that of an available production version, sell almost exclusively to collectors, rather than "field users". Two different markets where, and at least occasionally, there are two different notions of what's desirable.
Oh I understood that those pesky collectors prefer PE. I just remembered out loud that Sal said the Tasman SE were outselling the PE by quite a clip. :) Just saying there is one knife out there that still holds onto "old school" SE technology. There are whole generations of Knife users that are just discovering that SE can be useful as witnessed by several threads on the subject.

[fellyjr]

I love Millie's!
Me too! ;) :D

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