Spyderco C35 "Q" Gallery
The "Q" was conceived as an inexpensive promotional piece which companies could order with their logo cut into the blade
to sell, use as gifts, or offer as incentives. Over 50 companies and organization purchased them and, since the minimum order was somewhere
around 50 pieces, some of them are quite rare. The most common version combines Spyderco's own "Bug" logo with a black handle and serrated blade.
They are, among other things, and interesting exercise in minimalism. A single piece of bent wire serves as lockbar, lock spring, and lockbar pivot.
The wire clip, Spyderco's first imepemntation of that type, uses no screws, instead being plugged into holes in the FRN handle. Those holes are
located at all four corners, making the Q the only wire clipped model to date to offer 4 way clip mounting. There were two generations of the
handle, the early ones having a thicker, more complex shape. The later, flat style, added a cross pin to prevent overflexing of the wire lockbar.
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