C152 Chaparral
The C152 Chaparral is a project model with several variations using the same pattern and blade steel, but featuring different handle materials, allowing Spyderco to "push the envelope of materials and craftsmanship in the expression of a gentleman's folding knife."[1]
Appearance in catalogs
The C152 Chaparral appeared in the following catalogs:
- 2011 Spyderco Mid Year Supplement (C152CFP)
- 2012 Spyderco Product Guide (C123CFP)
- 2012 Spyderco Mid Year Supplement (C123TIP)
- 2013 Spyderco Product Guide (C123CFP, C123TIP)
- 2013 Spyderco Mid Year Supplement (C123STIF)
Designer
Handle variations:
- Carbon Fiber/G-10 Laminate
- Titanium
- Stepped Titanium
History, mentionings etc. from the forums
- Michael Janich explaining the high cost of the 3rd Chaparral.
Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web
C152:
"Chaparral is a shrub native to the Western United States with the unique ability to perennially survive, revive and regenerate after being destroyed by drought or fire. Like a season it returns year after year. It's also what Spyderco calls a new and continuing series of gentlemen's folders.
Mid-sized Chaparral folders will have identical blade and handle profiles but showcase variant handle materials. Handle options will be chosen for their elegant appearance and functional utility with a focus directed at making the Chaparral series unique as well as a serious contender in the gent's knife genre. Possibly Spyderco's thinnest, lightest mid-sized CLIPIT yet, the debut Chaparral has a carbon fiber/G-10 laminate handle with a mid-positioned back lock and screw-together construction.
Attached to the ultra-slim handle, a left-right, tip-up clip arranges the knife deeply inside a pocket. Crucible Steel Inc. of New York produces the CPM S30V powdered steel used for the leaf-shaped blade. The blade is ground full-flat and offered PlainEdged for the best available cutting performance with non-skid jimping located at both the spine and choil." The C152CF Chaparral in Spyderco's online catalog. The C152TI Chaparral in Spyderco's online catalog.
Variations
The C152 Chaparral is made in Taiwan and features a Back Lock.
| SKU | Handle | Edge(s) | Steel | From/To | MSRP | Note | Number made | Grind | Clip | Clip positions | Collectors club |
| C152CFP | Black twill CF | PE | CPM-S30V | 2011-2012 | 184.95$ (2013) | CPM-S30V version discontinued in 2012 and replaced with CTS-XHP blade steel | N/A | Full Flat | Chrome low-rider Wire | LH/RH, TU | Main |
| C152CFP | Black twill CF | PE | CTS-XHP | 2012- | 184.95$ (2013) | CPM-S30V version discontinued in 2012 and replaced with CTS-XHP blade steel | N/A | Full Flat | Chrome low-rider Wire | LH/RH, TU | |
| C152TIP | Geometric milled Titanium | PE | CTS-XHP | 2012- | 319.95$ (2012) | Sometimes referred to as the "Stealth" Chaparral, due to the angular design milled into the scale resembling the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter. | N/A | Full Flat | Chrome low-rider Wire | LH/RH, TU | |
| C152STIF | Step-milled Titanium | PE | CTS-XHP | 2013- | 564.95$ (2013) | Step-milled pattern looks to curve, but is actually made up of very intricate straight lines. | N/A | Full Flat | Chrome low-rider Wire | LH/RH, TU |
Most collectible variation
Questions regarding collecting the C123
Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:
Questions with an answer: Q: Why is the Sage 2 the only Variant in the Collector's club? A: The CF Sage 1 was the first Sage, and therefore the Main model. When the next Sage (the Ti Sage 2) came out in early 2009, it was a variant of the Sage lineup. Later that year, the collector's club was reorganized. As part of this reorganization, it was decided that the each new Sage release would be considered as a Main model and would not have a "V" after the collector's number. The rest of the Sages were released after this change, so that is why only the Ti Sage 2 has a "V" after the number.
Technical information
Measurements (mm and grams) of the C123 Sage:
| Variation | Length overall | Length closed | Length blade | Length edge | Hole Ø | Blade thickness | Weight |
| Walker Liner Lock | 181mm | 106mm | 76mm | 67mm | 13mm | 3mm | 91g |
| Reeve Integral Lock | 181mm | 106mm | 76mm | 67mm | 13mm | 3mm | 99g |
| Bolt Action Lock | 184mm | 110mm | 76mm | 70mm | 13mm | 3mm | 100g |
| Mid-Back Lock | 184mm | 106mm | 76mm | 67mm | 13mm | 3mm | 120g |
Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C123 Sage:
| Variation | Length overall | Length closed | Length blade | Length edge | Hole Ø | Blade thickness | Weight |
| Walker Liner Lock | 7 1/8" | 4 3/16" | 3" | 2 5/8" | 1/2" | 1/8" | 3.2oz |
| Reeve Integral Lock | 7 1/8" | 4 3/16" | 3" | 2 5/8" | 1/2" | 1/8" | 3.5oz |
| Bolt Action Lock | 7 1/4" | 4 5/16" | 3" | 2 3/4" | 1/2" | 1/8" | 3.5oz |
| Mid-Back Lock | 7 1/4" | 4 11/64" | 3" | 2 41/64" | 1/2" | 1/8" | 4.2oz |
References
Pictures
See e.g. this thread on the Spyderco forums.
