C110 Chad Los Banos Lava

The C110 Chad Los Banos Lava is a collaboration model introduced in 2006 and discontinued in 2009. The C110 was selected to be the Spyderco 2006 Forum Knife.

Appearance in catalogs

The Lava appeared in the

• 2006 mid-year Spyderco catalog supplement, the
• 2007 Spyderco product catalog, and the
• 2008 Spyderco product catalog.

Designer

Chad Los Banos (aka Daywalker)

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

• Introducing the Lava!!! (by Daywalker)
• Lava review by Mr Blonde

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

"During work hours Chad Los Banos is a Corrections Officer on Hawaii’s Big Island. On his free time he is a hobbyist who practices martial arts and collects knives. In both his job and on his free time he handles knives, lots of them in all shapes and sizes. This motivated him to develop his own knife design he calls the Lava. The Lava’s form follows function approach piqued Spyderco’s interest and a collaborative knife design was the result. The Spyderco/Los Banos Lava has a long curving handle paired with a short blade. The blade’s cutting edge drops downward creating a negative blade angle, a positive feature when holding the knife. The negative angle positions the blade’s cutting edge lower than the user’s index finger so the wrist is in alignment. When the blade and wrist align, you can cut longer with less fatigue and better leverage. Chad’s design philosophy was not to force the hand to fit the knife, but have the knife conform to the hand- any sized hand be it large or small. He kept the blade under two inches and Spyderco manufactures it in VG-10 stainless steel, PlainEdged and flat-ground. The stainless steel handle curves ergonomically with a cutaway finger choil, pronounced enough to seriously wrap a hand around and solidly grip. A backlock with a Boye safety dent, locks the blade open and a steel pocket clip positions the (closed) knife, tip facing upward, in the pocket."

Variations

All are made in Seki-City, Japan and have a mid-positioned Back Lock with Boye dent on the lock bar lever.

SKU	Handle	Edge(s)	Steel	From/To	MSRP	Note	Number made	Grind	Clip	Clip positions	Collectors club
C110P	Stainless Steel	PE	VG-10	2006-2008	139.95$		N/A	Full Flat	Metal	LH/RH, TU	Main
C110P	Stainless Steel	PE	VG-10	2006	129.95$	Forum Knife 2006 Spyderco.com engraving. See Forum knives for a complete listing.	140 pieces	Full Flat	Metal	LH/RH, TU	N/A
C110GPBL	Blue G-10	PE	VG-10	Sept. 2013	224.95$	sprintrun	1200 pieces	Full Flat	Metal	LH/RH, TU	Variant

Most collectible variation

The Spyderco Forum model is believed to be the most collectible.

Questions regarding collecting the C110

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Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the C110 Lava:

Model	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
C110	135mm	87mm	48mm	40mm	12mm	2.5mm	86.5g
C110G	133mm	86mm	47mm	37mm	12mm	2.5mm	79g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C110 Lava:

Model	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
C110	5.313"	3.438"	1.875"	1.563"	0.469"	0.093"	3oz
C110G	5.25"	3.39"	1.86"	1.47"	0.466"	0.098"	2.8oz

Pictures

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