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|valign="top" |British Racing Green [[FRN]] | |||
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Revision as of 10:10, 9 January 2012
The C90 Stretch started as a pet-project lockback knife design. Spyderco’s owner and chief designer made it for his personal use, incorporating features he wanted. He wanted high performance blade steel with edge retention super-powers for outdoor cutting: things like wood, rope and anything encountered in the wild. It had to work equally well indoors on cardboard, mail and fingernails. He sized it so it wouldn’t scare non–knife people.
Appearance in catalogs
The C90 Stretch Lightweight first appeared in the 2009 Spyderco Mid-Year Spyderco Catalog Supplement.
Designer
Sal Glesser
History, mentionings from the forums etc.
The second generation Stretch CF/FRN is often referred to as the "Stretch 2" or "Stretch II", while the FRN version is also additionally known as the "Stretch Lightweight".
On the Spyderco forums:
- "The on-going Stretch 2 review thread" thread contains a lot of pictures and information by "Spoonrobot"
- "ZDP-189 FRN Stretch 2 Review with Pix and Video" also contains video and lots of pictures by "So-Lo"
Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web
C90BK:
"The Spyderco Stretch has changed over the years much like watching one of your kids grow up. What started as a small basic Hunter model in the 1980s matured/stretched into an elegant high performance drop point folder available in a variety of handle materials and blade steels. The latest is a lightweight model with a black FRN (fiberglass reinforced nylon) handle. The VG-10 modified drop-point blade is ground thin and fully-flat with an arcing belly, installing itself as a winner for outdoor endeavors and carrying everyday. Turned-out with a mid-spine positioned back lock the FRN handle is injection molded and surfaced with Bi-Directional Texturing® When the palm meets the texturing tactile resistance results, stopping in its tracks forward or backward sliding under harsh, wet or slippery cutting circumstances."[1]
See also: C90 [2], C90CF [3], C90BL [4].
Variations
The C90 is made in Seki-City, Japan and has
SKU | Handle | Edge | Steel | From/To | MSRP | Note | Number made | Grind | Clip | Clip positions | Collectors club |
C90 | Stainless Steel Kraton | PE | VG-10 | 2004-2006 | 164,95$ (2006) | N/A | Full Flat | 4-way | LH/RH, TD/TU | N/A | |
C90CF | Black CF | PE | ZDP-189 | 2007-2010 | 259.95$ (2010) | N/A | Full Flat | 4-way | LH/RH, TD/TU | ||
C90PBK | Black FRN | PE | VG-10 | 2009- | 129.95$ (2010) | N/A | Full Flat | 4-way | LH/RH, TD/TU | ||
C90SBK | Black FRN | SE | VG-10 | 2009-2010 | 129.95$ (2010) | N/A | Full Flat | 4-way | LH/RH, TD/TU | ||
C90PSBK | Black FRN | PS | VG-10 | 2009-2010 | 129.95$ (2010) | N/A | Full Flat | 4-way | LH/RH, TD/TU | ||
C90PBL | Blue FRN | PE | ZDP-189 | 2009-2010 | 169.95$ (2010) | N/A | Full Flat | 4-way | LH/RH, TD/TU | ||
C90PGRE | British Racing Green FRN | PE | ZDP-189 | 2011- | 179.95$ (2011) | N/A | Full Flat | 4-way | LH/RH, TD/TU |
Most collectible variation
Questions regarding collecting the C90
Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:
Questions with an answer:
Technical information
Measurements (mm and grams) of the C90 Stretch
Variations | Length overall | Length closed | Length blade | Length edge | Hole Ø | Blade thickness | Weight |
Stretch SS/Kraton | 197mm | 108mm | 89mm | 79mm | 14mm | 3mm | 128g |
Stretch CF | 202mm | 113mm | 89mm | 81mm | 14mm | 3mm | 110g |
Stretch FRN | 202mm | 113mm | 89mm | 81mm | 14mm | 3mm | 95g |
Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C90 Stretch:
Variations | Length overall | Length closed | Length blade | Length edge | Hole Ø | Blade thickness | Weight |
Stretch SS/Kraton | 7 3/4" | 4 1/4" | 3 1/2" | 3 1/8" | 9/16" | 1/8" | 4.5oz |
Stretch CF | 7 15/16" | 4 7/16" | 3 1/2" | 3 3/16" | 9/16" | 1/8" | 3.9oz |
Stretch FRN | 7 15/16" | 4 7/16" | 3 1/2" | 3 3/16" | 9/16" | 1/8" | 3.4oz |
References
- ↑ The C90BK in [1]
- ↑ The C90 steel/Kraton Stretch in Spyderco's online catalog
- ↑ The C90CF Carbon Fiber Stretch in Spyderco's online catalog
- ↑ The C90BL ZDP-189 Stretch in Spyderco's online catalog