I was thinking about counterfeits and verification recently. I guess one difference (at least) between a genuine Spyderco for example and a fake would be the steel. The counterfeiters wouldn’t use the same high quality steel as is used on models with special steels (cmp3v/vg10 bla bla) because these steels are more expensive and that would eat into the counterfeiters profit margin.
What do you think?
Obviously there may be other differences like the g10 scales and slight design differences.
Anyway, my thinking is that the different steels probably have slightly different densities and therefor different weights. Thus, because of the steel used alone, there should be a difference in weight between the genuine and fake. Right?
The densities of the different steels may not be so different since it is probably only small differences in chemical composition (little more or less carbon, maybe some zinc or tungsten etc) using an accurate weighing machine, I guess, there should be a consistent weight amongst the genuine and a perceptible difference in weight between the genuines and fakes on average.
Come to think of it, all this seems sort of obvious and that I am being unnecessarily verbose putting across a simple idea.
Fair enough. As such, if you happen to own or have access to an accurate weighing machine that weighs to 10ths or hundreds of a G, and you own a spyderco Civilian (and even better, more than one) that you know for sure is/are genuine, could you weigh it/them and post the weight please?
I’m thinking this may be the best weigh (way ) to verify authenticity.
What do you think?
Obviously there may be other differences like the g10 scales and slight design differences.
Anyway, my thinking is that the different steels probably have slightly different densities and therefor different weights. Thus, because of the steel used alone, there should be a difference in weight between the genuine and fake. Right?
The densities of the different steels may not be so different since it is probably only small differences in chemical composition (little more or less carbon, maybe some zinc or tungsten etc) using an accurate weighing machine, I guess, there should be a consistent weight amongst the genuine and a perceptible difference in weight between the genuines and fakes on average.
Come to think of it, all this seems sort of obvious and that I am being unnecessarily verbose putting across a simple idea.
Fair enough. As such, if you happen to own or have access to an accurate weighing machine that weighs to 10ths or hundreds of a G, and you own a spyderco Civilian (and even better, more than one) that you know for sure is/are genuine, could you weigh it/them and post the weight please?
I’m thinking this may be the best weigh (way ) to verify authenticity.