K03 Carving Knife - Revision history

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	* 1992 Wholesale Price List (K03)		* 1992 Wholesale Price List (K03)
	* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMTxJLyGtKkMNecSr7VA6z9Iru8NHgDt/view?usp=drive_link 1993 Spyderco Product Guide]		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMTxJLyGtKkMNecSr7VA6z9Iru8NHgDt/view?usp=drive_link 1993 Spyderco Product Guide]
	* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wnwbp4KHyJE1YNHyBXFkXxTQe0qktMYt/view?usp=drive_link 1995 Ironstone Catalog]
	* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZoTf1zFdLWnQspwSu24f8KAxdVaLZ_Ck/view?usp=drive_link 1996 Ironstone Catalog]

	==Designer==		==Designer==

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	* 1992 Wholesale Price List (K03)		* 1992 Wholesale Price List (K03)
	* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMTxJLyGtKkMNecSr7VA6z9Iru8NHgDt/view?usp=drive_link 1993 Spyderco Product Guide]		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMTxJLyGtKkMNecSr7VA6z9Iru8NHgDt/view?usp=drive_link 1993 Spyderco Product Guide]
			* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wnwbp4KHyJE1YNHyBXFkXxTQe0qktMYt/view?usp=drive_link 1995 Ironstone Catalog]
			* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZoTf1zFdLWnQspwSu24f8KAxdVaLZ_Ck/view?usp=drive_link 1996 Ironstone Catalog]

	==Designer==		==Designer==

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

	* 1986 Spyderco Product Guide (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Carving knife'')		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Kshw_M9gPA_2A2QwKKWRUvGszIXMZQ4P/view?usp=drive_link 1986 Spyderco Product Guide] (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Carving knife'')
	* 1987 Wholesale Prices & Order Form (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')		* 1987 Wholesale Prices & Order Form (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')
	* 1989 Wholesale Order Form (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')		* 1989 Wholesale Order Form (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')
	* 1990 Spyderco Product Guide (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sASXXWcNK4LWpYbrbVZ7Sd_A2Mbm2XSg/view?usp=drive_link 1990 Spyderco Product Guide] (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')
	* 1990 Wholesale Price List (K03)		* 1990 Wholesale Price List (K03)
	* 1991 Wholesale Price List (K03)		* 1991 Wholesale Price List (K03)
	* 1992 Wholesale Price List (K03)		* 1992 Wholesale Price List (K03)
	* 1993 Spyderco Product Guide		* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VMTxJLyGtKkMNecSr7VA6z9Iru8NHgDt/view?usp=drive_link 1993 Spyderco Product Guide]

	==Designer==		==Designer==

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	* [[K07 Boning Knife]]		* [[K07 Boning Knife]]
	* [[K08 Santoku]]		* [[K08 Santoku]]
	* [[K09 Paring Knife]]		* [[K09 Mini Paring Knife]]

	==Categories==		==Categories==

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	* [[K05 Small Utility Knife]]		* [[K05 Small Utility Knife]]
	* [[K06 Filet Knife]]		* [[K06 Filet Knife]]
	* [[K07 ~~Flex Bone~~ Knife]]		* [[K07 Boning Knife]]
	* [[K08 Santoku]]		* [[K08 Santoku]]
	* [[K09 Paring Knife]]		* [[K09 Paring Knife]]

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Technical information

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	{{Tableheading}}'''Weight'''		{{Tableheading}}'''Weight'''
	\|-		\|-
	\|align="left"\|~~K02~~		\|align="left"\|K03
	\|align="right"\|		\|align="right"\|
	\|align="right"\|203mm		\|align="right"\|203mm

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	* 1986 Spyderco Product Guide (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Carving knife'')		* 1986 Spyderco Product Guide (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Carving knife'')
	* 1987 Wholesale Prices & Order Form (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')		* 1987 Wholesale Prices & Order Form (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')
	* 1989 Wholesale Order Form (~~K02appeared~~ as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')		* 1989 Wholesale Order Form (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')
	* 1990 Spyderco Product Guide (~~K02~~ appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')		* 1990 Spyderco Product Guide (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')
	* 1990 Wholesale Price List (K03)		* 1990 Wholesale Price List (K03)
	* 1991 Wholesale Price List (K03)		* 1991 Wholesale Price List (K03)

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	The K03 Carving Knife is part of Spyderco's kitchen knife series. It was also know as the '''1103'''and '''Carving Knife'''.		The K03 Carving Knife is part of Spyderco's kitchen knife series. It was also know as the '''1103''' and '''Carving Knife'''.

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

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The K03 Carving Knife is part of Spyderco's kitchen knife series. It was also know as the '''1103'''and '''Carving Knife'''.

==Appearance in catalogs==

* 1986 Spyderco Product Guide (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Carving knife'')
* 1987 Wholesale Prices & Order Form (K03 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')
* 1989 Wholesale Order Form (K02appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')
* 1990 Spyderco Product Guide (K02 appeared as the ''1103 Kitchen "Sharps"'')
* 1990 Wholesale Price List (K03)
* 1991 Wholesale Price List (K03)
* 1992 Wholesale Price List (K03)
* 1993 Spyderco Product Guide

==Designer==

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

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

==Variations==

The K03 is:

* originally made by Masahiro (meaning Wide-Quality) in Seki City, Japan
* does not feature Spyderco's trademark round hole
* features a [[Spear Point Blade]] shape
* "each blade is individually heat treated, oil quenched, and ice tempered." (according to the 1996 Ironstone Product Guide)

{|{{Articletable}}
{{Tableheading}}'''[[SKU]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Handle]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Edge]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Steel]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[From/To]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[MSRP]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Note]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Number made]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Grind]]'''
{{Tableheading}}'''[[Collectors club]]'''
|-
|valign="top" |1103
|valign="top" |Black [[Sermollan]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]], [[SE]]
|valign="top" |[[MBS-26]]
|valign="top" |1986-1993
|valign="top" |$20.00 (1986)
|valign="top" |Part of Spyderco's Professional-grade Kitchen "Sharps", would later become the K03.
|valign="top" |N/A
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |
|}

==Most collectible variation==
The original 1103 Carving Knife, complete with original box and papers in mint condition is likely to be the most collectible version.

===Questions regarding collecting the K03===

Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:
What are the complete specifications of the K03 (overall length, edge length, blade thickness, weight etc.)?

Questions with an answer:

==Technical information==

Measurements (mm and grams) of the K03 Carving Knife:
{|{{Articletable}}
{{Tableheading}}'''Variation'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length overall'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length blade'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length edge'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Blade thickness'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Weight'''
|-
|align="left"|K02
|align="right"|
|align="right"|203mm
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the K03 Carving Knife:
{|{{Articletable}}
{{Tableheading}}'''Variation'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length overall'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length blade'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Length edge'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Blade thickness'''
{{Tableheading}}'''Weight'''
|-
|align="left"|K03
|align="right"|
|align="right"|8"
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|align="right"|
|}

==References==

<references/>

== Pictures ==

==Related==
* [[K01 Bread Knife]]
* [[K02 Cook's Knife]]
* [[K04 Utility Knife]]
* [[K05 Small Utility Knife]]
* [[K06 Filet Knife]]
* [[K07 Flex Bone Knife]]
* [[K08 Santoku]]
* [[K09 Paring Knife]]

==Categories==

[[Category:Knives]]
[[Category:Fixed blades]]