C63 James A. Keating Chinook - Revision history

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	The C63 Chinook appeared in the following catalogs:		The C63 Chinook appeared in the following catalogs:
	*2001 Spyderco Product Guide		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GspFJ5Zroy8laiA0MTJYwUld3zPSpIRl/view?usp=drive_link 2001 Spyderco Product Guide - Dealer]
	*2002 Spyderco Product Guide		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XedSZHZBfUO0O_ptJshsC3VF_XU7QW0s/view?usp=drive_link 2001 Spyderco Product Guide - PDR]
	*2003 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook II)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R1sIGi6RWDEb-lP5hPcJcwQmuQCSxaJZ/view?usp=drive_link 2002 Spyderco Product Guide - Dealer]
	*2004 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook II)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cwe5VxHR3vV6StUGzNLX3W7vhUBlGCvx/view?usp=drive_link 2002 Spyderco Product Guide - PDR]
	*2005 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook II)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ee1RtdOk64tKZbV9aV87gE_iYg4xM8_1/view?usp=drive_link 2003 Spyderco Product Guide - Dealer] (Chinook II)
	* [https://~~www~~.~~spyderco~~.com/~~catalog~~/~~2006SpydercoCatalog~~.~~pdf~~ 2006 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook II)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iDFayE2AWXScnckkXj5hxi6oigXPKAiL/view?usp=drive_link 2003 Spyderco Product Guide - PDR] (Chinook II)
	* [https://~~www~~.~~spyderco~~.com/~~catalog~~/~~2007SpydercoByrd.pdf~~ 2007 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-3cVF_Flld7xDrOy46jSHP1h1qMY5Jo-/view?usp=drive_link 2004 Spyderco Product Guide - Dealer] (Chinook II)
	* [https://~~www~~.~~spyderco~~.com/~~catalog~~/~~2008SpydercoCatalog.pdf~~ 2008 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uGzGs8RpD3srx-vHSbO4Ph5mEUNq2n0k/view?usp=drive_link 2004 Spyderco Product Guide - PDR] (Chinook II)
	* [https://~~www~~.~~spyderco~~.com/~~catalog~~/~~2009SpydercoCatalog.pdf~~ 2009 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13-HkxGsGf1kJhQSqZDXDOL9zCJ2OApy9/view?usp=drive_link 2005 Spyderco Product Guide - Dealer] (Chinook II)
	* [https://~~www~~.~~spyderco~~.com/~~catalog~~/~~2010_Spyderco_ProductGuide.pdf~~ 2010 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GgQADPlvS5SXCBEqqWMBIMqxTeg-1nSZ/view?usp=drive_link 2005 Spyderco Product Guide - PDR] (Chinook II)
	* [https://~~www~~.~~spyderco~~.com/~~catalog~~/~~2017_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf~~ 2017 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AmU-e9R6JSWqdN_ZmOj1dXqlffzRf94-/view?usp=drive_link 2006 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook II)
	* [https://~~www~~.~~spyderco~~.com/~~catalog~~/~~2018_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf~~ 2018 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_b44VRafxbiQQ3MmwRFkQBOL_gMgumWj/view?usp=drive_link 2007 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)
	* [https://~~www~~.~~spyderco~~.com/~~catalog~~/~~2019_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf~~ 2019 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m2Gg_QzEcy03hFoukNR6mzvF8Uke7rus/view?usp=drive_link 2008 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)
	* [https://~~publications~~.~~spyderco~~.com/~~view~~/~~264902432~~/ 2020 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fjvtl69V6uR_IOGunes20UFpY4pnNpyp/view?usp=drive_link 2009 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)
			* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fO9a2U-nj7WJ38zd_F9TZrCGakP2LxGf/view?usp=drive_link 2010 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)
			* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eTPg94WgYllm8nvpIPzVddjRRBJNAVaF/view?usp=drive_link 2017 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)
			* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19gCSAt2R0DoGNsqpr2sv73sW4qdJBi9N/view?usp=drive_link 2018 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)
			* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/115juA2uhTsAjWBU9ZiW_p0fb6rMbVR_f/view?usp=drive_link 2019 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)
			* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TJDH1p9npPypJPKg1d0s_wn-OZuumgBW/view?usp=drive_link 2020 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)

	==Designer==		==Designer==

ThatWouter: /* Appearance in catalogs */

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	* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2010_Spyderco_ProductGuide.pdf 2010 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)		* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2010_Spyderco_ProductGuide.pdf 2010 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)
	* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2017_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2017 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)		* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2017_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2017 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)
			* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2018_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2018 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)
			* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2019_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2019 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)
			* [https://publications.spyderco.com/view/264902432/ 2020 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)

	==Designer==		==Designer==

ThatWouter: /* Appearance in catalogs */

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	*2004 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook II)		*2004 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook II)
	*2005 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook II)		*2005 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook II)
	*2006 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook II)		* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2006SpydercoCatalog.pdf 2006 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook II)
	*2007 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 3)		* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2007SpydercoByrd.pdf 2007 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)
	*2008 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 3)		* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2008SpydercoCatalog.pdf 2008 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)
	*2009 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 3)		* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2009SpydercoCatalog.pdf 2009 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)
	*2010 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 3)		* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2010_Spyderco_ProductGuide.pdf 2010 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 3)
	*2017 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 4)		* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2017_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2017 Spyderco Product Guide] (Chinook 4)


	==Designer==		==Designer==

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	\|valign="top" \|[[PE]]		\|valign="top" \|[[PE]]
	\|valign="top" \|[[CPM-S30V]]		\|valign="top" \|[[CPM-S30V]]
	\|valign="top" \|Sept. 2017-		\|valign="top" \|Sept. 2017-Nov. 2020
	\|valign="top" \|$339.95 (2017)		\|valign="top" \|$339.95 (2017), $345.00 (2020)
	\|valign="top" \|'''Chinook 4''': skeletonized stainless steel liners		\|valign="top" \|'''Chinook 4''': skeletonized stainless steel liners
	\|valign="top" \|[[PowerLock]]		\|valign="top" \|[[PowerLock]]

Jabba359 at 22:35, 14 September 2017

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	The C63 Chinook was introduced in 2001 and was originally designed for Martial Blade Craft and tactical applications.		The C63 Chinook was introduced in 2001 and was originally designed for Martial Blade Craft and tactical applications.



	==Appearance in catalogs==		==Appearance in catalogs==
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	*2006 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook II)		*2006 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook II)
	*2007 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 3)		*2007 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 3)
			*2008 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 3)
			*2009 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 3)
			*2010 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 3)
			*2017 Spyderco Product Guide (Chinook 4)


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	\|valign="top" \|[[Back Lock]]		\|valign="top" \|[[Back Lock]]
	\|valign="top" \|Regular Production		\|valign="top" \|Regular Production
	\|valign="top" \|[[~~Full Flat~~]]		\|valign="top" \|[[Hollow grind]]
	\|valign="top" \|Black [[3-Screw with hole]]		\|valign="top" \|Black [[3-Screw with hole]]
	\|valign="top" \|[[RH]], [[TD]]		\|valign="top" \|[[RH]], [[TD]]
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	\|valign="top" \|[[Back Lock]]		\|valign="top" \|[[Back Lock]]
	\|valign="top" \|Regular Production		\|valign="top" \|Regular Production
	\|valign="top" \|[[~~Full Flat~~]]		\|valign="top" \|[[Hollow grind]]
	\|valign="top" \|Black [[3-Screw with hole]]		\|valign="top" \|Black [[3-Screw with hole]]
	\|valign="top" \|[[RH]], [[TD]]		\|valign="top" \|[[RH]], [[TD]]
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	\|valign="top" \|[[Back Lock]]		\|valign="top" \|[[Back Lock]]
	\|valign="top" \|Regular Production		\|valign="top" \|Regular Production
	\|valign="top" \|[[~~Full Flat~~]]		\|valign="top" \|[[Hollow grind]]
	\|valign="top" \|Black [[3- screw old standard clip]]		\|valign="top" \|Black [[3- screw old standard clip]]
	\|valign="top" \|[[LH/RH]], [[TD/TU]]		\|valign="top" \|[[LH/RH]], [[TD/TU]]
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	\|valign="top" \|[[Back Lock]]		\|valign="top" \|[[Back Lock]]
	\|valign="top" \|Regular Production		\|valign="top" \|Regular Production
	\|valign="top" \|[[~~Full Flat~~]]		\|valign="top" \|[[Hollow grind]]
	\|valign="top" \|Black [[3- screw old standard clip]]		\|valign="top" \|Black [[3- screw old standard clip]]
	\|valign="top" \|[[LH/RH]], [[TD/TU]]		\|valign="top" \|[[LH/RH]], [[TD/TU]]
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	\|valign="top" \|[[PE]]		\|valign="top" \|[[PE]]
	\|valign="top" \|[[CPM-S30V]]		\|valign="top" \|[[CPM-S30V]]
	\|valign="top" \|2007-		\|valign="top" \|2007-2010
	\|valign="top" \|$199.95 (2007)		\|valign="top" \|$199.95 (2007)
	\|valign="top" \|'''Chinook 3''': has bug logo, James Keating signature moved to reverse side, widely spaced jimping on spine above Spyderhole		\|valign="top" \|'''Chinook 3''': has bug logo, James Keating signature moved to reverse side, widely spaced jimping on spine above Spyderhole
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	\|valign="top" \|[[CPM-S30V]]		\|valign="top" \|[[CPM-S30V]]
	\|valign="top" \|Sept. 2017		\|valign="top" \|Sept. 2017-
	\|valign="top" \|339.95$ (2017)		\|valign="top" \|$339.95 (2017)
	\|valign="top" \|'''Chinook 4''': skeletonized stainless steel liners		\|valign="top" \|'''Chinook 4''': skeletonized stainless steel liners
	\|valign="top" \|[[PowerLock]]		\|valign="top" \|[[PowerLock]]

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Jabba359: New page: 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 th...

2017-09-14T21:25:16Z

New page: 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 th...

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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).

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==

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

==Designer==

Spyderco

==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==

C64JBK:

"''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.''

''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>

See also:
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==

The [[440C]] blade variation is made in Golden, U.S.A. All other C64 Meerkats
are made in Seki-City, Japan.

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

{|{{Articletable}}
{{Tableheading}}'''[[SKU]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Handle]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Edge|Edge(s)]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Steel]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[From/To]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[MSRP]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Note]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Number made]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Grind]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Clip]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Clip positions]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Collectors club]]'''
|-
|valign="top" |C63GP
|valign="top" |Black [[G-10]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[440C]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |Sept. 2017
|valign="top" |339.95$ (2017)
|valign="top" |White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3-Screw with hole]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Variant]]

|-
|valign="top" |C63GS
|valign="top" |Black [[G-10]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[440C]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |Sept. 2017
|valign="top" |339.95$ (2017)
|valign="top" |White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3-Screw with hole]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]

|-
|valign="top" |C63GPS
|valign="top" |Black [[G-10]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[440C]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |Sept. 2017
|valign="top" |339.95$ (2017)
|valign="top" |White box, pinned construction, James Keating signature laser engraved on blade, no bug
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3-Screw with hole]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]

|-
|valign="top" |C63GP
|valign="top" |Black [[G-10]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |2004-
|valign="top" |
|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" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3- screw old standard clip]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Variant]]

|-
|valign="top" |C63GPS
|valign="top" |Black [[G-10]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |2004-
|valign="top" |
|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" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3- screw old standard clip]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Variant]]

|-
|valign="top" |C63G3
|valign="top" |Black [[G-10]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |Sept. 2017
|valign="top" |339.95$ (2017)
|valign="top" |'''Chinook 3'''
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3-Screw with hole]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]

|-
|valign="top" |C63G4
|valign="top" |Black [[G-10]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] [[Clip Point Blade]]
|valign="top" |Sept. 2017
|valign="top" |339.95$ (2017)
|valign="top" |'''Chinook 4'''
|valign="top" |Regular Production
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Black [[3-Screw with hole]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]], [[TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]
|}

==[[Most collectible variation]]==

===Questions regarding collecting the C63===

Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:

Questions with an answer:

==Technical information==

Measurements (mm and grams) of the C63 Chinook:
{|{{Articletable}}
{{Tableheading}}'''Variation'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length overall'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length closed'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length blade'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length edge'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Hole Ø'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Blade thickness'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Weight'''
|-
|align="right"|C63
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|-
|align="right"|C63G4
|align="right"|226mm
|align="right"|127m
|align="right"|99mm
|align="right"|93mm
|align="right"|
|align="right"|3.5mm
|align="right"|159g
|}

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C63 Chinook:
{|{{Articletable}}
{{Tableheading}}'''Variation'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length overall'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length closed'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length blade'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length edge'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Hole Ø'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Blade thickness'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Weight'''
|-
|align="right"|C63
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|-
|align="right"|C63G4
|align="right"|8.89"
|align="right"|5.00"
|align="right"|3.89"
|align="right"|3.68"
|align="right"|
|align="right"|0.138"
|align="right"|5.6oz
|}

==References==

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== Pictures ==

==Categories==

[[Category:Knives]]
[[Category:Folding knives]]
[[Category:ClipIts]]