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Revision as of 16:30, 12 October 2022

The C255 SpyOpera is a medium-sized utility folding knife, designed by an Italian knifemaker and produced in collaboration with the Italian LionSTEEL company.

Appearance in catalogs

The C255 SpyOpera appeared in the following catalogs:

Designer

Italian custom knifemaker “Max”

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

C255 SpyOpera:

"The SpyOpera is a utilitarian folding knife designed by Italian custom knifemaker “Max” and originally produced by lionSTEEL®. Through an exclusive collaboration with lionSTEEL, the Spyderco SpyOpera takes this sleek design to the next level by adding a fully accessible Trademark Round Hole™ and a pocket clip.

Its full-flat-ground blade is crafted from M390 particle metallurgy stainless steel and supported by a sturdy back lock mechanism. The blade is housed in a handle made with skeletonized full titanium liners, beautifully contoured brown canvas Micarta® scales, and a stainless steel backspacer. The spines of the blade, lock bar, and backspacer are all meticulously crowned, and a deep-pocket wire clip provides rightside, tip-up carry."[1]

Variations

The C255 SpyOpera is made in Italy and features a:


SKU Handle Edge(s) Steel From/To MSRP Note Number made Grind Clip Clip positions Collectors club
C255CM Brown canvas micarta PE M390 2020 - 250.00$ (2020) Regular production Full flate grind Silver deep carry wire RH, TU Main
C255CFD Carbon fiber PE Thor Damasteel 2022 250.00$ (2022) "This Sprint Run proudly features a blade crafted from Thor™ pattern martensitic Damascus steel. Created by the Swedish firm Damasteel®, this extraordinary material is produced by a proprietary powder metallurgy process that forge welds layers of RWL 34 and PMC 27 into a state-of-the-art stainless Damascus steel"[2] Sprint Run Full flat grind Silver deep carry wire RH, TU Main

Most collectible variation

Questions regarding collecting the C255

Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:

Questions with an answer:

Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the Back Lock:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
C255CM 175mm 102mm 73mm 68mm 13mm 3.0mm 77g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the Back Lock:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
C255CM 6.90" 4.02" 2.88" 2.67" 0.51" 0.118" 2.7oz

References

  1. The C255 SpyOpera in Spyderco's online catalog
  2. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Catalog information on the Spyderco Website

Pictures

The C255 SpyOpera, open and closed.

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