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See the [[Spyderco C-SKUs]] page for a complete listing of all Spyderco ClipIts.
See the [[Spyderco C-SKUs]] page for a complete listing of all Spyderco ClipIts.


== Spyderco B-SKUs ==
== [[Spyderco B-SKUs| Spyderco B-SKUs]] ==


The SKUs starting with a "B" indicate the knife to be a Balisong knife.  
The SKUs starting with a "B" indicate the knife to be a Balisong knife.  
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The SKUs that start with "MT" belong to the Mule Team Knives.  
The SKUs that start with "MT" belong to the Mule Team Knives.  


See the Spyderco [MT Mule Team]] page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Mule Team knives.
See the Spyderco [[MT Mule Team]] page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Mule Team knives.


== [[Spyderco H-SKUs| Spyderco H-SKUs]] ==
== [[Spyderco H-SKUs| Spyderco H-SKUs]] ==
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The SKUs that start with "SK" belong to SharpKeepers.  
The SKUs that start with "SK" belong to SharpKeepers.  


See the Spyderco [Spyderco SK-SKUs]] page for a complete listing of all Spyderco SharpKeepers.
See the Spyderco [[Spyderco SK-SKUs]] page for a complete listing of all Spyderco SharpKeepers.


== [[Spyderco TK-SKUs| Spyderco TK-SKUs]] ==
== [[Spyderco TK-SKUs| Spyderco TK-SKUs]] ==
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The SKUs that start with "TK" belong to throwing knives.  
The SKUs that start with "TK" belong to throwing knives.  


See the Spyderco [Spyderco TK-SKUs]] page for a complete listing of all Spyderco throwing knives.
See the Spyderco [[Spyderco TK-SKUs]] page for a complete listing of all Spyderco throwing knives.


== Spyderco T-SKUs ==
== [[Spyderco T-SKUs| Spyderco T-SKUs]] ==


Until today only three models hold an SKU starting with a "T". These are:
The SKUs that start with "T" belong to tools.  


*[[TC07 Tie Clip]]
See the Spyderco [[Spyderco T-SKUs]] page for a complete listing of all Spyderco tools.
*[[T01 SpydeRench]]
*[[T02 SpyderSaw]].


== SKUs that fall out of this System ==
== SKUs that fall out of this System ==
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*[[2001 Pre Diver]]
*[[2001 Pre Diver]]
*[[2002 Probe]]
*[[2002 Dive Probe]]
*[[2003 Mini Probe]]
*[[2003 Mini Probe]]
*[[3001 Mini Mariner]]
*[[3001 Mini Mariner]]
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*[[MN07 Mini Police Necklace]]
*[[MN07 Mini Police Necklace]]
*[[RL01 Ramco Laguiole]]
*[[RL01 Ramco Laguiole]]
*[[SC01 Eduard Bradichansky Spydercard]]
*[[SC01 SpyderCard]]
*[[SP-M120 Utility Paring Knife]]
*[[M120 Chefware Utility/Paring Knife]]
*[[SP-M240 Carving Knife]]
*[[M240 Chefware Carving Knife]]
*[[SP-M300 French Cook Knife]]
*[[M300 Chefware French Cook's Knife]]
*[[TC07 Tie Clip]]
*[[WTC World Trade Center Rescue]]
*[[WTC World Trade Center Rescue]]



Latest revision as of 08:22, 18 September 2024

SKU is short for Stock Keeping Unit. The SKU is an identifier for products - knives in this case. Spyderco's SKUs can be divided into the following:


Spyderco C-SKUs

All SKUs used by Spyderco that begin with a "C" are reserved for folding knives with a pocket clip (The C in C-SKU maybe derived from ClipIt).

See the Spyderco C-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco ClipIts.

Spyderco B-SKUs

The SKUs starting with a "B" indicate the knife to be a Balisong knife.

See the Spyderco B-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Balisongs.

Spyderco FB-SKUs

SKUs starting with "FB" designate the knives of Spyderco's fixed blade line.

See the Spyderco FB-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco fixed blades.

Spyderco J-SKUs

The SKUs starting with "J" are reserved for the Jester models.

See the J Jester page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Jesters.

Spyderco K-SKUs

SKUs with a "K" at the beginning are reserved for Spyderco's kitchen knives.

See the Spyderco K-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco kitchen knives.

Spyderco L-SKUs

The SKUs that start with an "L" belong to the Ladybug models.

See the L Ladybug page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Ladybugs.

Spyderco M-SKUs

The SKUs that start with an "M" belong to the Manbug models.

See the Spyderco M Manbug page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Manbugs.

Spyderco MT-SKUs

The SKUs that start with "MT" belong to the Mule Team Knives.

See the Spyderco MT Mule Team page for a complete listing of all Spyderco Mule Team knives.

Spyderco H-SKUs

The SKUs that start with "H" belong to tomahawks and hatchets.

See the Spyderco Spyderco H-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco tomahawks and hatchets.

Spyderco SK-SKUs

The SKUs that start with "SK" belong to SharpKeepers.

See the Spyderco Spyderco SK-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco SharpKeepers.

Spyderco TK-SKUs

The SKUs that start with "TK" belong to throwing knives.

See the Spyderco Spyderco TK-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco throwing knives.

Spyderco T-SKUs

The SKUs that start with "T" belong to tools.

See the Spyderco Spyderco T-SKUs page for a complete listing of all Spyderco tools.

SKUs that fall out of this System

Spyderco also used some other SKUs that fall out of this System because they either consisted completely of numbers, they are completely different to all other SKUs or an alphabetical character was used for a model that was never used again for another one. These models are:

In addition all Spyderco sharpening tools

Acronyms used in Spyderco's SKUs

The acronyms below can be found in the catalogs, on knife boxes, etc. In addition to the letters they are used to describe the knife regarding edge configuration, colour of the handle and materials used.

Edge configurations


CE Combo Edge or Combination Edge, not to be found in SKUs but used by fans/on forums
P Plain Edge, used in SKUs
PE Plain Edge, not to be found in SKUs but used by fans/on forums
PS Partially Serrated (i.e. Combo Edge)
S Serrated Edge (Spyder Edge)
SE Serrated Edge (Spyder Edge), not to be found in SKUs but used by fans/on forums

Colours


BBK All black, i.e. black blade and black FRN handle
BB Black Blade, almost always all black usually in combination w/ G-10
BK Black
BL Blue
BRG Burgundy
BRGM Burgundy Micarta
CB Cranberry
FG Foliage Green / Forest Green
GR Green
GY Gray
OD Olive Drab
OR Orange
PNK Pink
RB Rainbow Coloured
RD Red
SL Silver
TN Tan
TR Actually no colour, means „Trainer“, blunt blade, always red handled
WH White
YL Yellow

Materials


A Aluminium
AC Apple Coral
ATU Tufram coated Aluminium
AW Abalone and Black&White Pearl
BM Black Micarta
BP Black pearl
BQ Black Quince
CB Cocobolo
CF Carbon Fiber
ET Etched
EV Evrina
FRCP Fiberglass Reinforced Co-Polymer
FRN Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon
G G-10
GB Giraffe Bone
GF Nishijin Glass Fiber
GP Gold Pearl
JB Jigged bone
MOPA Mother Of Pearl and Abalone
MP Mother Of Pearl
PA Pearl and Abalone
PB Pacific Blue Bone
RB Red Bone
SQ Sqash Bone
SW Stacked Wood
TC Tiger Coral
TI Titanium
TQ Turquoise
WD Wood