C134 Gayle Bradley

The C134 Gayle Bradley was introduced in December 2009.

Appearance in catalogs

The C134 Gayle Bradley appeared in the following catalog:

• 2010 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2011 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2012 Spyderco Product Guide

Designer

Gayle Bradley

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

Spyderco forums:

• A few hundred of the initial run of the C134 Gayle Bradley are missing the maker's logo. Started by "Sal".

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

"For those not familiar with Gayle Bradley, he produces handmade folders and fixed-blades. He's a Texan who started making custom knives in 1988 and when customers discovered his handmades, his reputation mushroomed, tagging him as a knifemaker who focused on building exceptional knives for hard-use. We believe you will find our Spyderco collaboration impressive not only in its performance abilities but in it's fine appearance as well.

Several years ago Gayle won a BladeSports World Cutting Competition further expanding his reputation by claiming his title with a fixed-blade that plowed through everything including eleven-inches of hanging rope. Bradley knives aren't for fingernail cleaners or showmen but for use down on the ground ' getting gritty and dirty. His first collaboration with a production company we're glad to say is with Spyderco. The C134 Gayle Bradley Folder pulls together his reputational forte; anteing up a hard-use folder design to which Spyderco added an exotic and premium blade steel and an unexpected touch of gentrification.

The blade is hollow-ground satin finished Crucible Steel CPM-M4. Original M4 made its good name as a tool steel with high resistance to impact. Crucible's version incorporates their CPM-powdered metal manufacturing process with M4 creating a superfine, consistent steel-grain structure heightening its' already impressive impact resistance even more. Its modified drop-point blade also has a weight-reducing swedge located at the spine.

The handle is twill carbon fiber with a Michael Walker LinerLock? for safe, secure lock up while adding a refined, gentlemanly appearance. Inside are two full-length internal liners adding rigidity to the handle that has screw- together construction for adjustments or cleaning. A four-way hourglass clip lets you choose to carry the folder; tip-up/tip-down, left/right handed."

Variations

The C134 Gayle Bradley is made in Taiwan and has a

• Michael Walker Liner Lock system
• Twill carbon fiber scales

SKU	Handle	Edge(s)	Steel	From/To	MSRP	Note	Number made	Grind	Clip	Clip positions	Collectors club
C134	Twill CF	PE	CPM-M4	late 2009-	214.95$ (2010)		N/A	Hollow	3-screw Metal	LH/RH, TD/TU	Main

Most collectible variation

A few hundred early examples were produced that are missing Gayle Bradley's maker's mark.

Questions regarding collecting the C134

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Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the C134 Gayle Bradley:

Variation	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
C134	205mm	119mm	87mm	81mm	13mm	3mm	155g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C134 Gayle Bradley:

Variation	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
C134	8.078"	4.687"	3.348"	3.188"	0.5"	0.125"	5.5oz

Weblinks

First picture

Shipping announcement

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