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Revision as of 08:27, 8 July 2009
The Spyderhawk is an interesting knife and a very specialized knife with it's hawkbill blade. The knife has an ambidextrous appearance with a movable barrel bolt clip and backlock. The C77 shares it's handle with the C10 Endura and the "Endura-Hawks" which the Spyderhawks with Endura markings in the handle is sometimes refered to, is pretty common.
Appearance in catalogs
The Spyderhawk appears in the 2003 dealer's catalog [1]
Designer
Unknown at this time, probably Sal Glesser
History, mentionings from the forums etc.
The Spyderhawk was chosen as a Spyderco on bladeforums- forum knife. That particular model was blue PE FRN
Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web
No information available.
Variations
All C77 Spyderhawks are made in Seki City in Japan, probably by G. Sakai and have:
Variations of the Spyderhawk
| SKU | Handle | Edge | Steel | MSRP | Note | Number made | Grind | Clip |
| C77SBK | Black FRN | SE | VG-10 | 89,95$ | Regular version with Spyderhawk text in black FRN handle | Unknown | Hollow grind | Black Barrel bolt clip |
| C77SBK | Black FRN | SE | VG-10 | 89,95$ | Endurahawk, Endura handle, marked Endura in the black FRN. | Unknown | Hollow grind | Black Barrel bolt clip |
| C77SBK | Black FRN | SE | VG-10 | 89,95$ | "Upsidedown" hawk, marked Spyderhawk in the black FRN handle, but with text upside down. | Unknown | Hollow grind | Black Barrel bolt clip |
| C77PBL | Blue FRN | PE | VG-10 | 89,95$ | Unmarked PE blade and blue FRN handle. | Unknown | Hollow grind | Black Barrel bolt clip |
| C77PBL | Blue FRN | PE | VG-10 | 89,95$ | Bladeforums.com marked PE blade and "number" of 300. Blue FRN. | 300 | Hollow grind | Chrome Barrel bolt clip |
| C77YL | Yellow FRN | SE | H-1 | ?$ | Spyderhawk Salt, 100% rust-free | Unknown | Hollow grind | Titanium barrel bolt |
Most collectible variation
The Upsidedown- handled hawk and the PE Bladeforum variation seems to be the most collectible variations.
Questions regarding collecting the C77
How many made of the different versions?
Who designed it?
Technical information
Typical measurements (mm and grams) of the C77 Spyderhawk:
| Length overall | Length closed | Length edge | Hole Ø | Blade thickness | Weight |
| 210mm. | 125mm. | 85mm. | 13,5mm. | 3mm. | 85g. |
Typical measurements (Inches and ounces) of the C77 Spyderhawk:
| Length overall | Length closed | Length edge | Hole Ø | Blade thickness | Weight |
| 8 1/4" | 4 15/16" | 3 3/8" | 17/32" | 1/8" | 3oz. |
References
Pictures
All known Spyderhawk variations
Spyderhawk correct marking in handle
Endura marking in handle
Upsidedown marking in handle
Bladeforums.com blade engraving
difference in clips on blue Spyderhawks
