FB15 Street Beat
The FB15 Street Beat is a custom design collaboration with Fred Perrin. The FB15 is a smaller version of the FB04 Street Bowie, also designed by Fred Perrin.
Appearance in catalogs
The FB15 Street Beat appeared in the following catalogs:
- 2007 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2008 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2009 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2010 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2011 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2012 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2013 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2014 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2015 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2016 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2017 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2018 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2019 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2020 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2021 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2022 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2023 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2024 Spyderco Product Guide
- 2025 Spyderco Product Guide
Designer
Fred Perrin
History, mentionings from the forums etc.
- Street Beat Discussion, posted by forum member AccountDeletedUserRequest
- Street Beat questions, posted by forum member SpyderEdgeForever
- Spyderco Fred Perrin Street Beat..., posted by forum member Hannibal Lecter
Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web
FB15 Street Beat
"Fred Perrin is a Parisian custom knifemaker, a former French Army Commando and a world ranked martial artist. His Street Beat fixed-blade knife reflects all three influences. Handle and blade are roughly equal weight. Where they join is a deep finger choil doubling as a hand guard. This spot marks the location of a balance point, sometimes referred to as a sweet-spot, making the knife noticeably responsive in the hand.
It's constructed from a full-length piece of steel set between Micarta handle scales. The scales are double pinned, expanding three-dimensionally on both ends offering the hand exceptional grip. The VG-10 clip point blade is double flat-ground with crosshatching called jimping on its spine that creates texture therefore tactile resistance against the skin of the hand and keeping the knife firmly in grip. There are two lanyard holes, a traditionally positioned handle lanyard and a small lanyard hole through the blade. Looping a thong or cord through the blade lanyard keeps your hand positioned forward on the handle even when swinging or chopping." [1]
Variations
The FB04 Fred Perrin is made in Seki City, Japan and features a:
- Bowie-Shaped Blade
- Boltaron Sheath
- Lanyard hole in the handle
| SKU | Handle | Edge(s) | Steel | From/To | MSRP | Note | Number made | Grind | Clip | Clip positions | Sheath | Collectors club |
| FB15 | Black Micarta | PE | VG-10 | 2007 - 2017 | $279.95(2017) | Regular production | Full Flat grind | Tek-Lok, later a G-Clip | Multi-positional | Boltaron | Main | |
| FB15BBK | Black FRN | PE | VG-10 | 2016 - | $165.00(2020) | This version features a coated black blade | Regular production | Full Flat grind | G-clip | Multi-positional | Boltaron | Main |
Most collectible variation
The original FB15 Street Beat, with a Micarta handle, complete with original box and papers in mint condition is likely to be the most collectible version.
Questions regarding collecting the FB15
Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:
Questions with an answer:
Technical information
Measurements (mm and grams) of the FB15 Street Beat:
| Variation | Length overall | Length closed | Length blade | Length edge | Hole Ø | Blade thickness | Weight |
| FB15 | 238mm | N/A | 89mm | 83mm | N/A | 4mm | 92g |
Measurements (inches and ounces) of the FB15 Street Beat:
| Variation | Length overall | Length closed | Length blade | Length edge | Hole Ø | Blade thickness | Weight |
| FB15 | 7.188" | N/A | 3.5" | 3.25" | N/A | 0.156" | 3.2oz |
References
- ↑ The FB15 Street Beat in Spyderco's online catalog
