C94 UK Penknife (DK Penknife)

C94GPOR

The C94 UK Penknife was introduced in late 2004. It features a pocket clip and a non-locking, leaf shaped blade that is held open with a Notch Joint (aka SlipIt). Variations with different handle colors were introduced in 2008.

For Denmark, a modified variant with a shorter blade and a non-functional opening hole, the C94 DK Penknife, was introduced in 2005.

As a natural continuation of the UK Penknife the shorter C127 Urban was released in 2008.

In 2009 a variation of the C94 UK Penknife featuring a drop point blade was introduced.

The UK Penknife is part of the Non-Locking series.

Appearance in catalogs

The C94 UK Penknife first appeared in the 2006 Mid-Year Spyderco Catalog Supplement.

It then appeared in all annual Spyderco product catalogs since 2007:

• 2007 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2008 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2009 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2010 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2011 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2012 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2013 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2014 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2015 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2016 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2017 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2018 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2019 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2020 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2021 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2022 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2023 Spyderco Product Guide
• 2024 Spyderco Product Guide

Designer

Sal Glesser and Spyderco, supported by "UK Pen-Knife design team" in design thread in the britishblades.com forum.

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

• C94 UK Penknife design thread in the britishblades.com forum (includes comments on "UK Pen-Knife design team" engraved knives).
• Link to a review by Mr. Blonde.
• Spyderco UK Pen Knife Disassembly (and mod) - Pics thread by "David Lowry" on the Spyderco forums.

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

G94GP:

"The knife may be man’s oldest tool but today it is governed by different carry restrictions in nearly every country in the world. It seems: “if man makes it, he must legislate it”. This is particularly true regarding pocketknives in the United Kingdom where legal guidelines govern the size and function of all pocketknives carried in public. One of these parameters is that folding knives not have blades that lock open. Spyderco addressed this by developing a non-locking folder expressly for the UK called the UK Penknife. The blade is held open by a notched-joint at the knife’s pivot. When closing the blade the notch produces roughly twenty-pounds of resistance, functionally similar to traditional slip-joint penknives. To achieve a heightened sense of control and comfort, Spyderco designers added a deep finger choil positioning the index finger on the bottom of the blade directly under the thumb. This lets you choke up nearer the cutting edge with comfort and dexterity. The handle is black G-10 with a tension-wire clip that carries deeply in the pocket, tip-up and either left or right-handed. The CPMS30V laser cut blade is available PlainEdged and ground flat on both sides."

See also: C94GPDK, C94GPFG, C94GPOR, C94CF.

Variations

All C94 variations are made in Golden, Colorado, U.S.A. and have

• a non-locking blade with a Notch Joint,
• a screw together construction,
• different blade shapes depending on the specific variation.

SKU	Handle	Edge(s)	Steel	From/To	MSRP	Note	Number made	Grind	Clip	Clip positions	Collectors club
C94GP	Black G-10	PE	CPM-S30V	late 2004, 2005?, 2006-2007	56.95£ ?, 139.95$ (2007)	UKPK, Leaf Shaped Blade	First batch run: 500 for UK (with 99 engraved ones), 200 for North America?	Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Main
C94GPDK	Black G-10	PE	CPM-S30V	2005, later run(s) in 2008/9?	139.95$ (2009)	DKPK: shorter blade, no one-hand opening, Leaf Shaped Blade	2005: 300? for Denmark; 2008/9: ?	Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94GPFG	Foliage Green G-10	PE	CPM-S30V	2008-2010	149.95$ (2008-2009)	UKPK, Leaf Shaped Blade	N/A	Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94GPOR	Orange G-10	PE	CPM-S30V	2008-2010	149.95$ (2008-2009)	UKPK, Leaf Shaped Blade	N/A	Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94GPFG3	Foliage Green G-10	PE	CPM-S30V	2009-2010	149.95$ (2009)	UKPK, Drop Point Blade	N/A	Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94GSOR2	Orange G-10	SE	CPM-S30V	2009-2010	149,95 $ (2009)	UKPK Rescue, Sheepfoot Blade	N/A	Hollow	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94CFP	CF	PE	CPM-S30V	2010-2011	184,95 $ (2010)	UKPK, Leaf Shaped Blade	N/A	Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94xxyy	Gray/Blue/Maroon FRN	PE/CE/SE	GIN-1/G-2, transitioning to CTS-BD1	2010-2012	64,95 $ (2011)	UKPK, Leaf Shaped Blade, in the SKU: xx represents edges (P=plain edge, PS=combo edge, S=SpyderEdge) and yy represents handle color (GY=gray, BL=blue, MR=maroon)	all SE discontinued in 2011	Hollow	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant?
C94PBK	Black FRN	PE/CE	CTS-BD1	2010-	64,95 $ (2011)	UKPK, Leaf Shaped Blade, CE only offered in 2012. Hollow grind discontinued in 2012, replaced with a Full Flat grind in 2013.	N/A	Hollow/full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant?
C94xxyy3	Gray/Blue/Maroon FRN	PE/CE/SE	GIN-1/G-2, transitioning to CTS-BD1	2010-2012	64,95 $ (2011)	UKPK, Drop Point Blade, in the SKU: xx represents edges (P=plain edge, PS=combo edge, S=SpyderEdge) and yy represents handle color (GY=gray, BL=blue, MR=maroon)	all SE discontinued in 2011	Hollow	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant?
C94PBK3	Black FRN	PE/CE	CTS-BD1	2010-	64,95 $ (2011)	UKPK, Drop Point Blade, CE only offered in 2012. Hollow grind discontinued in 2012, replaced with a Full Flat grind in 2013.	N/A	Hollow/Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant?
C94OR2	Orange FRN	SE	Gin-1/G-2	2010-2011	64,95 $ (2010)	UKPK Rescue, Sheepfoot Blade	N/A	Hollow	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94TIP	Ti	PE	CPM-S30V	2011	259,95 $ (2011)	Only produced for 1 year	N/A	Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94PDBL	Dark blue FRN	PE	CPM-S110V	Mar. 2017-	139.95 $ (2017)		N/A	Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94GPRD	Red G-10	PE	CPM-S30V	Mar. 26, 2019	£79.95	UKPK, Leaf Shaped Blade. Heinnie Haynes Exclusive, with their logo laser engraved on the tang, right next to the blade steel.	1200	Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94PYL	Yellow FRN	PE	LC200N	2021 -	$127.00 (2021)	The first non-locking member of the corrosion-resistant Salt-series	Regular Production	Full Flat	Black Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94SYL	Yellow FRN	SE	LC200N	2021 -	$127.00 (2021)	The first non-locking member of the corrosion-resistant Salt-series	Regular Production	Full Flat	Black Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94SGR	high-visibility green FRN	SE	LC200N	2022	$140.00 (2022)		Regular production	Full Flat	Black 4-way hourglass	LH/RH, TD/TU	Variant
C94PGR	high-visibility green FRN	PE	LC200N	2022	$140.00 (2022)		Regular production	Full Flat	Black 4-way hourglass	LH/RH, TD/TU	Variant
C94GPRD3	Red G-10	PE	CPM-S30V	August 2022	£89.95 (street price, 2022)	UKPK, Drop Point Blade. Heinnie Haynes Exclusive, with their logo laser engraved on the tang, right next to the blade steel.	~730	Full Flat	Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C94CBL	Cobalt blue FRN	PE	CPM SPY27	2023 -	$140.00 (2023)	CPM® SPY27® steel is a cobalt-enriched particle metallurgy stainless steel developed specifically for Spyderco.	Regular Production	Full Flat	Silver Wire clip	LH/RH, TU	Variant

Most collectible variation

99(?) of the 500 UK Penknives that initially went to the UK are engraved with "UK Pen-Knife design team" on the spine. These can be considered the rarest and for some collectors therefore most collectible variations.

Questions regarding collecting the C94

Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:

• Answers to the '?' in the above texts.

Questions with an answer:

Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the C94 Penknife:

Variations	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
C94GP	175mm	103mm	74mm	67mm	13mm	3mm	69g
C94GPDK	170mm	103mm	68mm	60mm	5mm	3mm	69g
C94GPFG3	176mm	103mm	76mm	67mm	?	?	70g
C94GSORx?	173mm	103mm	74mm	70mm	?	?	70g
C94CF	175mm	103mm	74mm	67mm	12mm	3mm	63g
C94xxyy	175mm	103mm	74mm	65mm	12mm	2.5mm	54g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C94 Penknife:

Variations	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
C94GP	6 15/16"	4 1/16"	2 15/16"	2 5/8"	1/2"	1/8"	2.4oz
C94GPDK	6 11/16"	4 1/16"	2 11/16"	2 3/8"	3/16"	1/8"	2.44oz
C94GPFG3	6.9325"	4.0625"	3"	2.625"	?	?	2.5oz
C94GSORx?	6.8125"	4.0625"	2.9375"	2.75"	?	?	2.5oz
C94CF	6 5/16"	4 1/16"	2 15/16"	2 5/8"	15/32"	1/8"	2.2oz
C94xxyy	6 5/16"	4 1/16"	2 15/16"	2 9/26"	15/32"	3/32"	1.9oz

Pictures

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  The UK Penknives in black, green and orange G10

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  The black, green and orange UK Penknives, closed

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  Detail of the engraving on the Design team variant

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  C94GPOR front view

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  C94GPOR back view

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  C94GPOR top view

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  C94GPOR bottom view