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The BY04 Meadowlark appeared in the following catalogs:
The BY04 Meadowlark appeared in the following catalogs:
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2006ByrdCatalog.pdf 2006 Byrd Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2007SpydercoByrd.pdf 2007 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2008SpydercoCatalog.pdf 2008 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2009SpydercoCatalog.pdf 2009 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2010_Spyderco_ProductGuide.pdf 2010 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2011_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2011 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2012SpydercoCatalog.pdf 2012 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2013SpydercoProductGuide.pdf 2013 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2014_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2014 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2015_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2015 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2016_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2016 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2017_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2017 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2018_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2018 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/2019_Spyderco_Product_Guide.pdf 2019 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [http://catalog.spyderco.com/productguide/ 2020 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://catalog.spyderco.com/2021productguide/ 2021 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://catalog.spyderco.com/2022productguide/ 2022 Spyderco Product Guide]


* 2006 Byrd Product Guide
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_b44VRafxbiQQ3MmwRFkQBOL_gMgumWj/view?usp=drive_link 2007 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m2Gg_QzEcy03hFoukNR6mzvF8Uke7rus/view?usp=drive_link 2008 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fjvtl69V6uR_IOGunes20UFpY4pnNpyp/view?usp=drive_link 2009 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fO9a2U-nj7WJ38zd_F9TZrCGakP2LxGf/view?usp=drive_link 2010 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cmo-uuuDWxceQOgSijTYwpbHrBMngAPv/view?usp=drive_link 2010 Spyderco Product Guide - Mid-Year Supplement]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PJ6hhAJIKU8DhzDKz_Pr4fPZgJaH87ks/view?usp=drive_link 2011 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rAYsUrRlw2nbu2NouUFgK3YKiGsQL0Wu/view?usp=drive_link 2012 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CXwjz4-AT32ruUgNNefj5SArMy-jjChU/view?usp=drive_link 2013 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/13amk1TpwBfHpjupQkfwQVCRrgmYUQKRF/view?usp=drive_link 2014 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ibybwlyzy6JnLZLbJiIbYrdU08378FSg/view?usp=drive_link 2015 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NyJ5GG4MVEUUTdi331OcwDvBmQRWvFPH/view?usp=drive_link 2015 Spyderco Product Guide - Mid-Year Releases]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F-VNITN1h09QJIscLMyBi72rjSnRYtqF/view?usp=drive_link 2016 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eTPg94WgYllm8nvpIPzVddjRRBJNAVaF/view?usp=drive_link 2017 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/19gCSAt2R0DoGNsqpr2sv73sW4qdJBi9N/view?usp=drive_link 2018 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i6evNozQJwa9m8cIWcKSR_EtCc212mGq/view?usp=drive_link 2018 Spyderco Product Guide - Mid-Year Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/115juA2uhTsAjWBU9ZiW_p0fb6rMbVR_f/view?usp=drive_link 2019 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TJDH1p9npPypJPKg1d0s_wn-OZuumgBW/view?usp=drive_link 2020 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zzsE1TZ-EV2vJ4t1NZQq-bOG_xygzoCh/view?usp=drive_link 2021 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VJIc1YrrgVarC4l4IH8V-7bb5cDmMvk8/view?usp=drive_link 2022 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B9hW9cMa6ImBAX_nC6UsrpivaGUpPh60/view?usp=drive_link 2022 Spyderco Reveal Volume 9]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_LENrXLm_BkB28TkKDNxIwPzRMqOuaOf/view?usp=drive_link 2023 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_GFtY-vUerke9RCetsz594-Jfjs6E_vH/view?usp=drive_link 2024 Spyderco Product Guide]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zv8yeya5diDEJxD1rlZKW4POswQ4EPIU/view?usp=drive_link 2025 Spyderco Product Guide]


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


* [https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=19431 Cara Cara WoW!], posted by forum member ''STR''.
* [https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21728 G10 Meadowlark Review], posted by forum member ''ghostrider''.
* [https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=22673 Cara cara arrives], posted by forum member ''jmosinjoe''.
* [https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=32020 Meadowlark and Caly3], posted by forum member ''ty57''.
* [https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=44346 Cara Cara Rescue goes overboard], posted by forum member ''Pete1977''.
* [https://forum.spyderco.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=47031 byrd meadowlark 2 user review], posted by forum member ''suedeface''.


==Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web==
==Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web==
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The BY04 Meadowlark is made in China and features a:  
The BY04 Meadowlark is made in China and features a:  
* [[Back Lock]] with a [[Boye dent]]
* [[Back Lock]] with a [[Boye dent]]
* bird's beak-shaped opening hole in the blade
* Comet-shaped opening hole in the blade
* finger choil


{|{{Articletable}}
{|{{Articletable}}
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|valign="top" |2006
|valign="top" |2006
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |This first production run of the Cara Cara also features holes in the handle for both looks and to make the knife more lightweight.
|valign="top" |This first production run of the Meadowlark also features holes in the handle for both looks and to make the knife more lightweight.
|valign="top" |N/A
|valign="top" |[[hollow grind]]
|valign="top" |[[3- screw old standard clip]]
|valign="top" |[[RH]], [[TD/TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]
|-
|valign="top" |BY04BK
|valign="top" |Black oxide finish [[Stainless Steel]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[8Cr13Mov]]
|valign="top" |2006
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |This first production run of the Meadowlark also features holes in the handle for both looks and to make the knife more lightweight.
|valign="top" |N/A
|valign="top" |N/A
|valign="top" |[[hollow grind]]
|valign="top" |[[hollow grind]]
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|valign="top" |[[CE]]
|valign="top" |[[CE]]
|valign="top" |Black oxide finish [[8Cr13Mov]]
|valign="top" |Black oxide finish [[8Cr13Mov]]
|valign="top" |2006, 2011 -
|valign="top" |2011 -
|valign="top" |$54.00 (2022)
|valign="top" |$54.00 (2022)
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |
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|valign="top" |2011 -
|valign="top" |2011 -
|valign="top" |$47.50 (2022)
|valign="top" |$47.50 (2022)
|valign="top" |The BY04BK2 is available with either a black, brown or gray handle color.
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |N/A
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Chrome [[Hourglass]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]],[[TD/TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]
 
|-
|valign="top" |BY04PBL2
|valign="top" |Blue [[FRN]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]], [[CE]]
|valign="top" |[[8Cr13Mov]]
|valign="top" |2020 - 2023
|valign="top" |$49.88 (2023)
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |N/A
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Chrome [[Hourglass]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]],[[TD/TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]
 
|-
|valign="top" |BY04PBN2
|valign="top" |Brown [[FRN]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]], [[CE]]
|valign="top" |[[8Cr13Mov]]
|valign="top" |2020 - 2023
|valign="top" |$49.88 (2023)
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |N/A
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Chrome [[Hourglass]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]],[[TD/TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]
 
|-
|valign="top" |BY04PGY2
|valign="top" |Gray [[FRN]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]], [[CE]]
|valign="top" |[[8Cr13Mov]]
|valign="top" |2020 - 2023
|valign="top" |$49.88 (2023)
|valign="top" |
|valign="top" |N/A
|valign="top" |N/A
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |[[Full Flat]]
|valign="top" |Black [[Hourglass]]  
|valign="top" |Chrome [[Hourglass]]  
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]],[[TD/TU]]
|valign="top" |[[LH/RH]],[[TD/TU]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]
|valign="top" |[[Main]]
|-
|-
|valign="top" |BY04TI2
|valign="top" |BY04TI2
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|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]]
|valign="top" |[[8Cr13Mov]]
|valign="top" |[[8Cr13Mov]]
|valign="top" |2016-2018
|valign="top" |2016 - 2018
|valign="top" |$100.00(2018)
|valign="top" |$100.00(2018)
|valign="top" |The BY04TI2 featured a titanium handle
|valign="top" |The BY04TI2 featured a titanium handle
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|valign="top" |[[PE]], [[SE]]
|valign="top" |[[PE]], [[SE]]
|valign="top" |[[8Cr13Mov]]
|valign="top" |[[8Cr13Mov]]
|valign="top" |2022 -
|valign="top" |2022 - 2023
|valign="top" |$47.50 (2022)
|valign="top" |$47.50 (2022)
|valign="top" |The BY04BK2WC2 features a [[Wharncliffe]] blade shape.  
|valign="top" |The BY04BK2WC2 features a [[Wharncliffe]] blade shape.  

Latest revision as of 10:41, 10 September 2025

The BY04 Meadowlark is a intermediate size folding knife design, a smaller version of the BY03 Cara Cara.

Appearance in catalogs

The BY04 Meadowlark appeared in the following catalogs:

  • 2006 Byrd Product Guide

Designer

Sal Glesser

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

BY04 Meadowlark™ 2 G-10 BLACK

byrd knives are the subject of a number of engineering refinements with improved ergonomics, four-way clips and full-flat ground blades. Like Spyderco knives, byrd knives are subject to our penchant for C.Q.I. - Constant Quality Improvement. As manufacturing processes and material availability improves, so do the byrds.

The newest evolution of the Meadowlark is the Meadowlark2 with a G-10 handle. It has a full-flat ground high performance 8Cr13MoV blade. Shaped like a "comet" the hole in the blade symbolizes quality and careful manufacturing tolerances. On the blade's spine is a group of crosshatching called jimping. Jimping enhances the thumb's grip on top of the blade making cutting slip-resistant. Available for the first time with a four-way clip that carries tip-up/tip down or left/right-handed, it attaches inside a pant's pocket where it rides deep and confidently. A finger choil enhances the ergonomic G-10 handle adding comfort and control. Mid-positioned back lock has a David Boye cut away dent, a safety feature allowing the handle to be tightly gripped without unintentionally releasing the lock.[1]

Variations

The BY04 Meadowlark is made in China and features a:

SKU Handle Edge(s) Steel From/To MSRP Note Number made Grind Clip Clip positions Collectors club
BY04 Stainless Steel PE 8Cr13Mov 2006 This first production run of the Meadowlark also features holes in the handle for both looks and to make the knife more lightweight. N/A hollow grind 3- screw old standard clip RH, TD/TU Main
BY04BK Black oxide finish Stainless Steel PE 8Cr13Mov 2006 This first production run of the Meadowlark also features holes in the handle for both looks and to make the knife more lightweight. N/A hollow grind 3- screw old standard clip RH, TD/TU Main
BY04G2 Black G-10 PE, CE 8Cr13Mov 2007 - $67.00 (2022) Before 2011, the BY03G2 featured a Hollow grind blade. N/A Full Flat Chrome Hourglass LH/RH, TD/TU Main
BY04SS2 Stainless Steel PE, CE 8Cr13Mov 2011 - $54.00(2022) N/A Full Flat Chrome Hourglass LH/RH,TD/TU Main
BY04BKPS2 Black oxide finish Stainless Steel CE Black oxide finish 8Cr13Mov 2011 - $54.00 (2022) N/A Full Flat Black Hourglass LH/RH,TD/TU Main
BY04BK2 FRN PE, CE 8Cr13Mov 2011 - $47.50 (2022) N/A Full Flat Chrome Hourglass LH/RH,TD/TU Main
BY04PBL2 Blue FRN PE, CE 8Cr13Mov 2020 - 2023 $49.88 (2023) N/A Full Flat Chrome Hourglass LH/RH,TD/TU Main
BY04PBN2 Brown FRN PE, CE 8Cr13Mov 2020 - 2023 $49.88 (2023) N/A Full Flat Chrome Hourglass LH/RH,TD/TU Main
BY04PGY2 Gray FRN PE, CE 8Cr13Mov 2020 - 2023 $49.88 (2023) N/A Full Flat Chrome Hourglass LH/RH,TD/TU Main


BY04TI2 Ti PE 8Cr13Mov 2016 - 2018 $100.00(2018) The BY04TI2 featured a titanium handle N/A Full Flat Black Hourglass LH/RH,TD/TU Main
BY04BKWC2 FRN PE, SE 8Cr13Mov 2022 - 2023 $47.50 (2022) The BY04BK2WC2 features a Wharncliffe blade shape. N/A Full Flat Black Hourglass LH/RH,TD/TU Main

Most collectible variation

Questions regarding collecting the BY04

Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:

Questions with an answer:

Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the BY04 Meadowlark:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Blade thickness Weight
BY04G2 173mm 173mm 73mm 61mm 2.5mm 83g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the BY04 Meadowlark:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Blade thickness Weight
BY03G2 6.812" 3.938" 2.875" 2.438" 0.125" 4.25oz

References

  1. ↑ The BY04 Meadowlark 2 G-10 Black in Spyderco's online catalog

Pictures

The BY04 Meadowlark 2 with a G-10 handle.

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