SKU
SKU is short for Stock Keeping Unit. The SKU is an identifier for products - knives in this case. Spyderco's SKUs can be divided into the following:
Spyderco C-SKUs
All SKUs used by Spyderco that begin with a "C" are reserved for folding knives with a pocket clip (The C in C-SKU maybe derived from ClipIt).
See the Spyderco C-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco ClipIts.
Spyderco B-SKUs
The SKUs starting with a "B" indicate the knife to be a Balisong knife.
See the Spyderco B-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Balisongs.
Spyderco FB-SKUs
SKUs starting with "FB" designate the knives of Spyderco's fixed blade line.
See the Spyderco FB-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco fixed blades.
Spyderco J-SKUs
The SKUs starting with "J" are reserved for the Jester models.
See the J Jester page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Jesters.
Spyderco K-SKUs
SKUs with a "K" at the beginning are reserved for Spyderco's kitchen knives.
See the Spyderco K-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco kitchen knives.
Spyderco L-SKUs
The SKUs that start with an "L" belong to the Ladybug models.
See the L Ladybug page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Ladybugs.
Spyderco M-SKUs
The SKUs that start with an "M" belong to the Manbug models.
See the Spyderco M Manbug page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Manbugs.
Spyderco MT-SKUs
The SKUs that start with "MT" belong to the Mule Team Knives.
See the Spyderco MT Mule Team page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Mule Team knives.
Spyderco H-SKUs
The SKUs that start with "H" belong to tomahawks and hatchets.
See the Spyderco Spyderco H-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco tomahawks and hatchets.
Spyderco SK-SKUs
The SKUs that start with "SK" belong to SharpKeepers.
See the Spyderco Spyderco SK-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco SharpKeepers.
Spyderco TK-SKUs
The SKUs that start with "TK" belong to throwing knives.
See the Spyderco Spyderco TK-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco throwing knives.
Spyderco T-SKUs
The SKUs that start with "T" belong to tools.
See the Spyderco Spyderco T-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco tools.
SKUs that fall out of this System
Spyderco also used some other SKUs that fall out of this System because they either consisted completely of numbers, they are completely different to all other SKUs or an alphabetical character was used for a model that was never used again for another one. These models are:
- 2001 Pre Diver
- 2002 Dive Probe
- 2003 Mini Probe
- 3001 Mini Mariner
- 3002 SpyderKey (Hummingbird)
- CK01 Cut Kit
- MN07 Mini Police Necklace
- RL01 Ramco Laguiole
- SC01 SpyderCard
- M120 Chefware Utility/Paring Knife
- M240 Chefware Carving Knife
- M300 Chefware French Cook's Knife
- TC07 Tie Clip
- WTC World Trade Center Rescue
In addition all Spyderco sharpening tools
Acronyms used in Spyderco's SKUs
The acronyms below can be found in the catalogs, on knife boxes, etc. In addition to the letters they are used to describe the knife regarding edge configuration, colour of the handle and materials used.
Edge configurations
CE | Combo Edge or Combination Edge, not to be found in SKUs but used by fans/on forums |
P | Plain Edge, used in SKUs |
PE | Plain Edge, not to be found in SKUs but used by fans/on forums |
PS | Partially Serrated (i.e. Combo Edge) |
S | Serrated Edge (Spyder Edge) |
SE | Serrated Edge (Spyder Edge), not to be found in SKUs but used by fans/on forums |
Colours
BBK | All black, i.e. black blade and black FRN handle |
BB | Black Blade, almost always all black usually in combination w/ G-10 |
BK | Black |
BL | Blue |
BRG | Burgundy |
BRGM | Burgundy Micarta |
CB | Cranberry |
FG | Foliage Green / Forest Green |
GR | Green |
GY | Gray |
OD | Olive Drab |
OR | Orange |
PNK | Pink |
RB | Rainbow Coloured |
RD | Red |
SL | Silver |
TN | Tan |
TR | Actually no colour, means „Trainer“, blunt blade, always red handled |
WH | White |
YL | Yellow |
Materials
A | Aluminium |
AC | Apple Coral |
ATU | Tufram coated Aluminium |
AW | Abalone and Black&White Pearl |
BM | Black Micarta |
BP | Black pearl |
BQ | Black Quince |
CB | Cocobolo |
CF | Carbon Fiber |
ET | Etched |
EV | Evrina |
FRCP | Fiberglass Reinforced Co-Polymer |
FRN | Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon |
G | G-10 |
GB | Giraffe Bone |
GF | Nishijin Glass Fiber |
GP | Gold Pearl |
JB | Jigged bone |
MOPA | Mother Of Pearl and Abalone |
MP | Mother Of Pearl |
PA | Pearl and Abalone |
PB | Pacific Blue Bone |
RB | Red Bone |
SQ | Sqash Bone |
SW | Stacked Wood |
TC | Tiger Coral |
TI | Titanium |
TQ | Turquoise |
WD | Wood |