New Spyderco Knife

[Humint]

On Spyderco's Instagram account there is a close up pic of "something new is coming soon" Looks to be little Native with compression lock I am guessing. I would post a pic but it is not uploading.

What do you think it is?

 

[5-by-5]

I don't understand what the depression is in the middle of the blade jimping.
I'm sure it's the compression lock Native we were arguing about this weekend.

 

[Danke42]

I don't understand what the depression is in the middle of the blade jimping.
I'm sure it's the compression lock Native we were arguing about this weekend.

You mean that dip in the blade between the liners?

That's probably for when it's closed, or they just kludged on a blade from another model to get the mule dialed in.

 

[Freedom Pullo]

That definitely looks like the compression lock Native
Somebody started a thread on it. Could the dip on the spine match the lower choil when the knife is closed?

 

[BITEME]

The new chaparral??

 

[ScooterG]

The pivot is rounded and the Native pivot screws are flush and it has Eric’s makers mark. Doubt it’s a Native. Manix 3?

(Wrong )

 

[Freedom Pullo]

I expect it to be the lil native, I think Sal’s mark will be in front of the spider hole. It should be something new, the scale looks like it might accompany a tall wharncliffe like a Yojimbo although the hardware suggests it will be a small blade

 

[Mo2]

Nother clue
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbhNvIYnUFN/

 

[5-by-5]

Today's Instagram pic is definitely a Chapparral

 

[Sharp Guy]

Today's Instagram pic is definitely a Chapparral

The clip's too short for a Chap. Lil Native compression lock prototype had a short wire clip. My money's on Lil Native CL.

 

[5-by-5]

The lil Native prototypes have flat flush screws.

 

[5-by-5]

The Chaparral has round counter sunk screws.

 

[mattmanyam]

The lil Native prototypes have flat flush screws.

The Chaparral has round counter sunk screws.

That's why these are PROTOTYPES. Look how close the larger screws are to the edges of the scales... It makes perfect sense that there would be a change to a smaller head prior to production of the lil native...

 

[McFeeli]

The absence of a thumb ramp has me intrigued(though I do love me a thumb ramp, haha). There's also no jimping on the blade, which is unusual for Spyderco.

A new Native would be my first guess.

 

[John_0917]

Native Chief?

 

[bearfacedkiller]

I think they changed the screws from the proto and that it is a Lil Native comp lock. The protos lacked jimping like that.

The Chap has a ramp and carries Sal's mark.

 

[Sharp Guy]

The Chap has a ramp and carries Sal's mark.

Yep...the Chap is also a back lock.

 

[ScooterG]

Lil' Native Compression it is.

 

[McFeeli]

Damn, that blade looks tiny! Sub 2" edge for sure. I wish they'd grind the whole way to the ricasso instead of the putting in a choil. Unless of course they used it so you can actually get a full four finger grip like on the dragonfly.

 

[5-by-5]

Lil' Native Compression it is.

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Where'd you get this? It's the same Blade show prototypes I shared. With flush screws. The Spyderco release pics on Instagram are not flush screws.