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The SKUs that start with "MT" belong to the Mule Team Knives. Until today the following models are known: | The SKUs that start with "MT" belong to the Mule Team Knives. Until today the following models are known: | ||
*MT01 | *MT01 (MT2ND) | ||
*MT02 | *MT02 (MT2ND) | ||
*MT03 | *MT03 (MT3ND) | ||
*MT04 | *MT04 | ||
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*MT10 | *MT10 | ||
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*MT12 | |||
*MT13 | |||
*MT14 | |||
*MT15 | |||
*MT16 (MTXHP) | |||
*MT17 | |||
The Mule Team models are described in the [[MT Mule Team]] article. | The Mule Team models are described in the [[MT Mule Team]] article. | ||
Revision as of 17:34, 18 January 2014
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 (maybe derived from ClipIt)
Spyderco B-SKUs
The SKUs starting with a "B" indicate the knife to be a Balisong knife. Only three knives have been assigned with a "B"-SKU this far:
Spyderco FB-SKUs
SKUs starting with "FB" designate the knives of Spyderco's fixed blade line.
Spyderco J-SKUs
The SKUs starting with "J" are reserved for the Jester models. The following models are known:
- JBK Jester
- JBL Jester
- JBMP Jester Micarta
- JFG Jester
- JGR Jester
- JPR Jester
- JRD Jester
- JSS Jester
- JGGY Jester G-10
The Jester models are desribed in the J Jester article.
Spyderco K-SKUs
SKUs with a "K" at the beginning are reserved for Spyderco's kitchen knives:
- K01 Pro Culinaire Bread Knife
- K02 Pro Culinaire Cooks Knife
- K03 Pro Culinaire Carving Knife
- K04 Pro Culinaire Utility Knife
- K05 Pro Culinaire Small Utility Knife
- K06 Pro Culinaire Filet Knife
- K07 Pro Culinaire Flex Bone Knife
- K08 Pro Culinaire Santoku
- K09 Pro Culinaire Paring Knife
- K10 Kosher Butching Knife
- KX01 Kitchen Experimental 1
- KX02 Kitchen Experimental 2
- KX03 Kitchen Experimental 3
- KX04 HomeMaker
- KX05 Sashimi
- KX06 Yin/Yang Kitchen Knife
Spyderco L-SKUs
The SKUs that start with an "L" belong to the Ladybug models. The following models are known:
- LBK Ladybug
- LBL Ladybug
- LCF Ladybug
- LFG Ladybug
- LGR Ladybug
- LGY Ladybug
- LPN Ladybug
- LRD Ladybug
- LYL Ladybug
- LBKII Ladybug II
- LBK3 Ladybug III
- LORP3 Ladybug III
- LPRP3 Ladybug III
- LSS3 Ladybug III
- LWHS3 Ladybug III
- LYL3 Ladybug III
- LFG3 Ladybug III
- LORP3H1 Ladybug III H-1
- LTNP3H1 Ladybug III H-1
- LGRE3 Ladybug III ZDP-189
- LGGYP3E Ladybug III Aogami Super Blue
The Ladybug models are described in the L Ladybug article.
Spyderco M-SKUs
The SKUs that start with an "M" belong to the Manbug models. The following models are known:
- MBK Manbug
- MGGY Manbug G-10
- MGRE Manbug ZDP-189
- MGY Manbug Aogami Super Blue
The Manbug models are described in the M Manbug article.
Spyderco MT-SKUs
The SKUs that start with "MT" belong to the Mule Team Knives. Until today the following models are known:
- MT01 (MT2ND)
- MT02 (MT2ND)
- MT03 (MT3ND)
- MT04
- MT05
- MT06
- MT07
- MT08
- MT09
- MT10
- MT11
- MT12
- MT13
- MT14
- MT15
- MT16 (MTXHP)
- MT17
The Mule Team models are described in the MT Mule Team article.
Spyderco T-SKUs
Until today only three models hold an SKU starting with a "T". These are:
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:
- 2001 Pre Diver
- 2002 Probe
- 2003 Mini Probe
- 3001 Mini Mariner
- 3002 SpyderKey (Hummingbird)
- CK01 Cut Kit
- MN07 Mini Police Necklace
- RL01 Ramco Laguiole
- SC01 Eduard Bradichansky Spydercard
- SP-M120 Utility Paring Knife
- SP-M240 Carving Knife
- SP-M300 French Cook Knife
- WTC World Trade Center Rescue
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 |
| FRN | Fiberglass Reinforced Nylon |
| G | G-10 |
| GB | Giraffe Bone |
| 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 |
