C90 Stretch

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The C90 Stretch started as a pet-project lockback knife design. Spyderco’s owner and chief designer made it for his personal use, incorporating features he wanted. He wanted high performance blade steel with edge retention super-powers for outdoor cutting: things like wood, rope and anything encountered in the wild. It had to work equally well indoors on cardboard, mail and fingernails. He sized it so it wouldn’t scare non–knife people.

Appearance in catalogs

Designer

Sal Glesser

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

The second generation Stretch is often referred to as the "Stretch 2" or "Stretch II".

On the Spyderco forums:

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

C90BK:

"The Spyderco Stretch has changed over the years much like watching one of your kids grow up. What started as a small basic Hunter model in the 1980s matured/stretched into an elegant high performance drop point folder available in a variety of handle materials and blade steels. The latest is a lightweight model with a black FRN (fiberglass reinforced nylon) handle. The VG-10 modified drop-point blade is ground thin and fully-flat with an arcing belly, installing itself as a winner for outdoor endeavors and carrying everyday. Turned-out with a mid-spine positioned back lock the FRN handle is injection molded and surfaced with Bi-Directional Texturing® When the palm meets the texturing tactile resistance results, stopping in its tracks forward or backward sliding under harsh, wet or slippery cutting circumstances."[1]

See also: C90 [2], C90CF [3], C90BL [4].

Variations

The C90 is made in Seki-City, Japan and has

SKU Handle Edge(s) Steel From/To MSRP Note Number made Grind Clip Clip positions Collectors club
C90 Stainless Steel Kraton PE VG-10 N/A Full Flat 4-way LH/RH, TD/TU N/A
C90CF Black CF PE ZDP-189 2007- 259.95$ (2010) N/A Full Flat 4-way LH/RH, TD/TU
C90PBK Black FRN PE VG-10 2009- 129.95$ (2010) N/A Full Flat 4-way LH/RH, TD/TU
C90SBK Black FRN SE VG-10 2009-2010 129.95$ (2010) N/A Full Flat 4-way LH/RH, TD/TU
C90PSBK Black FRN PS VG-10 2009-2010 129.95$ (2010) N/A Full Flat 4-way LH/RH, TD/TU
C90PBL Blue FRN PE ZDP-189 2009-2010 169.95$ (2010) N/A Full Flat 4-way LH/RH, TD/TU

Most collectible variation

Questions regarding collecting the C90

Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:

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Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the C90 Stretch

Variations Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
Stretch SS/Kraton 197mm 108mm 89mm 79mm 14mm 3mm 128g
Stretch CF 202mm 113mm 89mm 81mm 14mm 3mm 110g
Stretch FRN 202mm 113mm 89mm 81mm 14mm 3mm 95g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C90 Stretch:

Variations Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
Stretch SS/Kraton 7 3/4" 4 1/4" 3 1/2" 3 1/8" 9/16" 1/8" 4.5oz
Stretch CF 7 15/16" 4 7/16" 3 1/2" 3 3/16" 9/16" 1/8" 3.9oz
Stretch FRN 7 15/16" 4 7/16" 3 1/2" 3 3/16" 9/16" 1/8" 3.4oz

References

  1. The C90BK in [1]
  2. The C90 steel/Kraton Stretch in Spyderco's online catalog
  3. The C90CF Carbon Fiber Stretch in Spyderco's online catalog
  4. The C90BL ZDP-189 Stretch in Spyderco's online catalog

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