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The C64 Meerkat was introduced in 2001 and the first Spyderco model featuring a Phantom Lock locking mechanism and one of the first Spyderco models with a wire clip (the [[C35 Q]] being the first one).
The C63 Chinook was introduced in  
 


It is a direct descendant of the [[C61 Pegasus]]/[[C62 Navigator]] and can also be viewed as an indirect descendant of the [[C09 CoPilot]].


==Appearance in catalogs==
==Appearance in catalogs==


The C64 Meerkat appeared in the following catalogs ([http://www.spydie.nl/catalogs/ older], [http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/download.php newer]):
The C63 Chinook appeared in the following catalogs:
* C64JBK: 2002-2004 Spyderco Products catalogs
*  
* C64BK2: 2002-2003 Spyderco Products catalogs
*  


==Designer==
==Designer==


Spyderco
James Keating


==History, mentionings from the forums etc.==
==History, mentionings from the forums etc.==


* History [http://www.spyderco.com/forumll/showpost.php?p=39730 note] by Sal about US production of the Meerkat on the Spyderco forums.
 


==Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web==
==Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web==


C64JBK:
'''C63G3''':
 
"''James A. Keating is a Master-At-Arms and acclaimed knife designer. He joined forces with Spyderco several years ago to develop a knife called the Chinook. The original design has since been refined, tweaked and upgraded several times and has a new name, the James Keating Chinook 3.''


"''We categorize the user friendly Meerkat as one of our "Little Big Guy Knives". To qualify for that distinction you need be a small folder that cuts and feels like a larger folder. The Meerkat accomplishes this by having a 1-5/8 inch blade and small but ergonomically adept handle.''
''Like the original, the Chinook 3 is an ace in the field or as a martial arts knife where hard-use is a certainty. Lock strength requirements are higher for an outdoor or martial arts folder so the Chinook 3's back-lock is one of the strongest found on any Spyderco folder. The G-10 handle blankets a pair of full-length steel liners nested inside which are skeletonized for strength without added weight. Jimping (texturing) on the blade's spine generates tactile resistance keeping the knife slip-free and keeping the hand controlled and connected on the handle. Classified as a modified Bowie, the CPM S30V blade has also been upgraded to fully flat-ground from the cutting edge to spine. A four-way clip carries tip-up or down and left or right-handed for several draw options.''


''Set inside the handle is a Phantom Lock that has no visible unlocking mechanism. To unlock: Settle your thumb on the divot located on the end of the folder (over the bug). Push forward, moving the handle scale downward/forward a couple millimeters releasing the blade, easily done with one-hand. Along the underside of the handle a succession of angles form placement points for the hand and channel ergonomic grip into control over the cutting edge. Steel liners inside the FRN boost the lock's strength and a double as a plate for securing screws attaching the tip-down tension-wire clip. Shaped in a modified leaf pattern, the blade is hollow-ground AUS-6 with a spine cusp for thumb traction.''"<ref name="current catalog">The C64JBK Meerkat in [http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=23 Spyderco's online catalog]</ref>
Made in Golden, Colorado U.S.A. Earth''"


See also:
The C63 Chinook 3 in [https://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=250 Spyderco's online store].
C64BK2<ref name="current catalog2">The C64BK2 Meerkat in [http://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=116 Spyderco's online catalog]</ref>,
C64JBG<ref name="current catalog3">The C64JBG Meerkat in [http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=442 Spyderco's online catalog]</ref>


==Variations==
'''C63G4''':
 
"Designed by acclaimed personal-defense expert Master at Arms James Keating, the original Spyderco Chinook distilled the quintessential qualities of the classic American Bowie Knife into an amazingly capable all-purpose folding knife. The revolutionary fourth-generation Chinook 4 not only revives that groundbreaking design, but elevates it to all-new levels of perfection. Leaner, sleeker, and faster than its predecessors, the Chinook 4’s sinuous lines feature a dramatically swept full-flat-ground clip-point blade crafted from CPM® S30V® stainless steel. Its signature handle, which “brackets” the hand for a rock-solid grip, is built with skeletonized full stainless steel liners, a stainless back spacer, and high-traction textured G-10 scales. Longer and narrower than the original handle design, it is also home to a patented Power Lock™—an advanced lock mechanism that combines extreme strength with ultra-smooth operation. A reversible hourglass clip provides convenient left or right-side tip-up carry and a lines lanyard hole allows the easy attachment of lanyards and fobs. They also complement the symmetrical lines and fully accessible Trademark Round Hole™ in the blade to make every aspect of the carry and operation of the Chinook 4 completely ambidextrous.''"


The [[440C]] blade variation is made in Golden, U.S.A. All other C64 Meerkats
The C63 Chinook 4 in [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details/C63G4/Chinook-4/1070 Spyderco's online store].
are made in Seki-City, Japan.


The C64 Meerkat is Spyderco's first (and only?) model with a
==Variations==
* Phantom Lock locking mechanism


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|valign="top" |White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug
|valign="top" |White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, narrow spaced jimping on spine behind Spyderhole
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|valign="top" |2000-2003
|valign="top" |339.95$ (2017)
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|valign="top" |White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug
|valign="top" |White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, narrow spaced jimping on spine behind Spyderhole
|valign="top" |[[Back Lock]]
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|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3-Screw with hole]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3-Screw with hole]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]
|valign="top" |[[Variant]]


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|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[440C]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |[[440C]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |Sept. 2017
|valign="top" |2000-2003
|valign="top" |339.95$ (2017)
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug
|valign="top" |White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, narrow spaced jimping on spine behind Spyderhole
|valign="top" |[[Back Lock]]
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
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|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |2004-
|valign="top" |2003-
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |$167.95 (2003)
|valign="top" |'''Chinook 2''': Grey box, screw construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, widely spaced jimping on spine above spyderhole
|valign="top" |'''Chinook 2''': Grey box, screw construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, widely spaced jimping on spine above Spyderhole
|valign="top" |[[Back Lock]]
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
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|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |2004-
|valign="top" |2003-
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |$167.95 (2003)
|valign="top" |'''Chinook 2''': Grey box, screw construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, widely spaced jimping on spine above spyderhole
|valign="top" |'''Chinook 2''': Grey box, screw construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, widely spaced jimping on spine above spyderhole
|valign="top" |[[Back Lock]]
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
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|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |Sept. 2017
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |339.95$ (2017)
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |'''Chinook 3'''
|valign="top" |'''Chinook 3''': has bug logo, James Keating signature moved to reverse side, widely spaced jimping on spine above Spyderhole
|valign="top" |[[Back Lock]]
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3-Screw with hole]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3- screw old standard clip]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]
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|valign="top" |Sept. 2017
|valign="top" |339.95$ (2017)
|valign="top" |339.95$ (2017)
|valign="top" |'''Chinook 4'''
|valign="top" |'''Chinook 4''': skeletonized stainless steel liners
|valign="top" |[[PowerLock]]
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
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|align="right"|127m
|align="right"|127mm
|align="right"|99mm
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Revision as of 21:51, 14 September 2017

The C63 Chinook was introduced in


Appearance in catalogs

The C63 Chinook appeared in the following catalogs:

Designer

James Keating

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

C63G3:

"James A. Keating is a Master-At-Arms and acclaimed knife designer. He joined forces with Spyderco several years ago to develop a knife called the Chinook. The original design has since been refined, tweaked and upgraded several times and has a new name, the James Keating Chinook 3.

Like the original, the Chinook 3 is an ace in the field or as a martial arts knife where hard-use is a certainty. Lock strength requirements are higher for an outdoor or martial arts folder so the Chinook 3's back-lock is one of the strongest found on any Spyderco folder. The G-10 handle blankets a pair of full-length steel liners nested inside which are skeletonized for strength without added weight. Jimping (texturing) on the blade's spine generates tactile resistance keeping the knife slip-free and keeping the hand controlled and connected on the handle. Classified as a modified Bowie, the CPM S30V blade has also been upgraded to fully flat-ground from the cutting edge to spine. A four-way clip carries tip-up or down and left or right-handed for several draw options.

Made in Golden, Colorado U.S.A. Earth"

The C63 Chinook 3 in Spyderco's online store.

C63G4:

"Designed by acclaimed personal-defense expert Master at Arms James Keating, the original Spyderco Chinook distilled the quintessential qualities of the classic American Bowie Knife into an amazingly capable all-purpose folding knife. The revolutionary fourth-generation Chinook 4 not only revives that groundbreaking design, but elevates it to all-new levels of perfection. Leaner, sleeker, and faster than its predecessors, the Chinook 4’s sinuous lines feature a dramatically swept full-flat-ground clip-point blade crafted from CPM® S30V® stainless steel. Its signature handle, which “brackets” the hand for a rock-solid grip, is built with skeletonized full stainless steel liners, a stainless back spacer, and high-traction textured G-10 scales. Longer and narrower than the original handle design, it is also home to a patented Power Lock™—an advanced lock mechanism that combines extreme strength with ultra-smooth operation. A reversible hourglass clip provides convenient left or right-side tip-up carry and a lines lanyard hole allows the easy attachment of lanyards and fobs. They also complement the symmetrical lines and fully accessible Trademark Round Hole™ in the blade to make every aspect of the carry and operation of the Chinook 4 completely ambidextrous."

The C63 Chinook 4 in Spyderco's online store.

Variations

SKU Handle Edge(s) Steel From/To MSRP Note Lock Number made Grind Clip Clip positions Collectors club
C63GP Black G-10 PE 440C Clip Point Blade 2000-2003 White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, narrow spaced jimping on spine behind Spyderhole Back Lock Regular Production Full Flat Black 3-Screw with hole LH/RH, TU Variant
C63GS Black G-10 PE 440C Clip Point Blade 2000-2003 White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, narrow spaced jimping on spine behind Spyderhole Back Lock Regular Production Full Flat Black 3-Screw with hole LH/RH, TU Variant
C63GPS Black G-10 PE 440C Clip Point Blade 2000-2003 White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, narrow spaced jimping on spine behind Spyderhole Back Lock Regular Production Full Flat Black 3-Screw with hole LH/RH, TU Main
C63GP Black G-10 PE CPM-S30V Clip Point Blade 2003- $167.95 (2003) Chinook 2: Grey box, screw construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, widely spaced jimping on spine above Spyderhole Back Lock Regular Production Full Flat Black 3- screw old standard clip LH/RH, TU Variant
C63GPS Black G-10 PE CPM-S30V Clip Point Blade 2003- $167.95 (2003) Chinook 2: Grey box, screw construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug, widely spaced jimping on spine above spyderhole Back Lock Regular Production Full Flat Black 3- screw old standard clip LH/RH, TU Variant
C63G3 Black G-10 PE CPM-S30V Clip Point Blade Chinook 3: has bug logo, James Keating signature moved to reverse side, widely spaced jimping on spine above Spyderhole Back Lock Regular Production Full Flat Black 3- screw old standard clip LH/RH, TU Main
C63G4 Black G-10 PE CPM-S30V Clip Point Blade Sept. 2017 339.95$ (2017) Chinook 4: skeletonized stainless steel liners PowerLock Regular Production Full Flat Black 3-Screw with hole LH/RH, TU Main

Most collectible variation

Questions regarding collecting the C63

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Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the C63 Chinook:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
C63
C63G4 226mm 127mm 99mm 93mm 3.5mm 159g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C63 Chinook:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
C63
C63G4 8.89" 5.00" 3.89" 3.68" 0.138" 5.6oz

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