FB05 Temperance

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The FB05 Temperance is Spyderco's first in-house fixed blade design.

Appearance in catalogs

The FB05 Temperance appeared in the following catalogs:

  • 2002 Spyderco Product Guide
  • 2003 Spyderco Product Guide
  • 2004 Spyderco Product Guide
  • 2005 Spyderco Product Guide


The FB05-2 Temperance 2 appeared in the following catalogs:


Designer

Sal Glesser

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

FB05 Temperance

"Spyderco's Temperance fixed-blade meets all the criteria needed in a hard-use, medium-sized outdoor knife. Designed in-house by Sal Glesser for camp, utility and MBC use, Sal surprisingly even uses his Temperance in the kitchen as well as outside.

Built like a solid billet of steel, the VG-10 blade is thick, substantial and wide. It comes double flat-ground and stamped in a versatile spear-point pattern. A textured spine cusp and choil on the blade, position both thumb and index finger for advantageous control on the handle. Developed with MBC in mind, the hearty features neatly cross over for use as a survival knife or hunting, camping, even kitchen chores. Molded FRN, the handle has ergonomic dimples for indexing and other MBC maneuvers. Its flattened pommel creates a leveraging shelf on which to place the thumb in a backward or reverse grip. Sheathed in a Boltaron sheath with 5-positioned Tek-Lok." [1]

FB05-2 Temperance 2

"Spyderco's Temperance fixed-blade meets all the criteria needed in a hard-use, medium-sized outdoor knife. Designed in-house by Sal Glesser for camp, utility and MBC use, Sal surprisingly even uses his Temperance in the kitchen as well as outside.

Built like a solid billet of steel, the VG-10 blade is thick, substantial and wide. It comes double flat-ground and stamped in a versatile spear-point pattern. A textured spine cusp and choil on the blade, position both thumb and index finger for advantageous control on the handle. Developed with MBC in mind, the hearty features neatly cross over for use as a survival knife or hunting, camping, even kitchen chores. Molded FRN, the handle has ergonomic dimples for indexing and other MBC maneuvers. Its flattened pommel creates a leveraging shelf on which to place the thumb in a backward or reverse grip. Sheathed in a Boltaron sheath with 5-positioned Tek-Lok." [2]

Variations

The FB05 Temperance is made in Seki City, Japan and features a:


SKU Handle Edge(s) Steel From/To MSRP Note Number made Grind Clip Clip positions Sheath Collectors club
FB05 Black FRN PE & SE VG-10 2002 - 2005 $79.95(2005) Regular production Full Flat grind Tek-Lok Multi-positional Kydex Main
FB05BB Black FRN PE VG-10 2003 $97.37 (2003) This version features a ceramic coated black blade Regular production Full Flat grind Tek-Lok Multi-positional Kydex Main
FB05TR RedFRN N/A AUS-6 2002 - 2005 $69.95 (2005) This is a training blade, featuring dulled edges and a bright red handle Regular production N/A Tek-Lok Multi-positional Kydex Main
FB05-2 Brown canvas Micarta PE VG-10 2010 - 2017 $359.95 (2020) Regular production Full Flat grind Tek-Lok, later switched to a leather sheath with a belt loop Multi-positional, in 2015 switched to a RH TD leather sheath Kydex, switched to a leather sheath in 2015 Main

Most collectible variation

The original FB05 Temperance, complete with original box and papers in mint condition is likely to be the most collectible version.

Questions regarding collecting the FB05

Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:

Questions with an answer:

Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the FB05 Temperance:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
FB05 244mm N/A 113mm 105mm N/A 4mm 152g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the FB05 Temperance:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
FB05 9.625" N/A 4.438" 4.125" N/A 0.156" 7.4oz

Measurements (mm and grams) of the FB05-2 Temperance 2:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
FB05-2 247mm N/A 124mm 122mm N/A 4mm 192g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the FB05-2 Temperance 2:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
FB05-2 9.75" N/A 4.875" 4.812" N/A 0.156" 7.4oz

References

  1. ↑ The FB05 Temperance in Spyderco's online catalog
  2. ↑ The FB05-2 Temperance 2 in Spyderco's online catalog


Pictures

All production variants of the Temperance; plain, serrated, trainer and black finish
The Temperance variants in their boltaron sheaths
The Temperance 2

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