C152 Chaparral

The C152 Chaparral is a project model with several variations using the same pattern and blade steel, but featuring different handle materials, allowing Spyderco to "push the envelope of materials and craftsmanship in the expression of a gentleman's folding knife."

Appearance in catalogs

The C152 Chaparral appeared in the following catalogs:

• 2011 Spyderco Mid Year Supplement (C152CFP)
• 2012 Spyderco Product Guide (C152CFP)
• 2012 Spyderco Mid Year Supplement (C152TIP)
• 2013 Spyderco Product Guide (C152CFP, C152TIP)
• 2013 Spyderco Mid Year Supplement (C152STIF *appears to be a typo, should be C152STIP)
• 2014 Spyderco Product Guide (C152CFP, C152TIP, C152STIP)
• 2015 Spyderco Product Guide (C152CFP, C152TIP, C152STIP, C152STIPBL)

Designer

Sal Glesser

Handle variations:

• Carbon Fiber/G-10 Laminate
• Titanium
• Stepped Titanium

History, mentionings etc. from the forums

• Michael Janich explaining the high cost of the 3rd Chaparral.

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

C152:

"Chaparral is a shrub native to the Western United States with the unique ability to perennially survive, revive and regenerate after being destroyed by drought or fire. Like a season it returns year after year. It's also what Spyderco calls a new and continuing series of gentlemen's folders.

Mid-sized Chaparral folders will have identical blade and handle profiles but showcase variant handle materials. Handle options will be chosen for their elegant appearance and functional utility with a focus directed at making the Chaparral series unique as well as a serious contender in the gent's knife genre. Possibly Spyderco's thinnest, lightest mid-sized CLIPIT yet, the debut Chaparral has a carbon fiber/G-10 laminate handle with a mid-positioned back lock and screw-together construction.

Attached to the ultra-slim handle, a left-right, tip-up clip arranges the knife deeply inside a pocket. Crucible Steel Inc. of New York produces the CPM S30V powdered steel used for the leaf-shaped blade. The blade is ground full-flat and offered PlainEdged for the best available cutting performance with non-skid jimping located at both the spine and choil." The C152CF Chaparral in Spyderco's online catalog. The C152TI Chaparral in Spyderco's online catalog.

Variations

The C152 Chaparral is made in Taiwan and features a Back Lock and a leaf-shaped blade.

SKU	Handle	Edge(s)	Steel	From/To	MSRP	Note	Number made	Grind	Clip	Clip positions	Collectors club
C152CFP	Black twill CF	PE	CPM-S30V	2011-2013	184.95$ (2013)	CPM-S30V version discontinued mid 2013 and replaced with CTS-XHP blade steel. Early runs often suffered from "gritty" action.	N/A	Full Flat	Chrome low-rider Wire	LH/RH, TU	Main
C152CFP	Black twill CF	PE	CTS-XHP	June 2013-	184.95$ (2013)	CPM-S30V version discontinued mid 2013 and replaced with CTS-XHP blade steel	N/A	Full Flat	Chrome low-rider Wire	LH/RH, TU	-
C152TIP	Geometric milled Titanium	PE	CTS-XHP	Sept. 2012-Oct. 2018	319.95$ (2012)	Chaparral 2. Sometimes referred to as the "Stealth" Chaparral, due to the angular design milled into the scale resembling the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter.	N/A	Full Flat	Chrome low-rider Wire	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C152STIP	Step-milled Titanium	PE	CTS-XHP	Jan 2014-Oct. 2018	564.95$ (2014)	Chaparral 3. Step-milled pattern looks to curve, but is actually made up of very intricate straight lines. The maker is only able to produce about 10 per day, due to the complexity and machining time required to make the scales.	N/A	Full Flat	Chrome low-rider Wire	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C152STIBLP	Step-milled Titanium w/ partial blue anodizing	PE	CTS-XHP	Feb 2015-Oct. 2018	$564.95 (2015)	Chaparral 3. After passing through a similar process to the step-milling on the C152TIP, the scales are anodized blue then machined a second time to reveal a pattern of alternating colors.	N/A	Full Flat	Chrome low-rider Wire	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C152RNP	Smoke Raffir Noble	PE	CTS-XHP	May 2017-	199.95$ (2017)	Chaparral 4. The Raffir Noble scales are made of fine brass and bronze mesh layers encapsulated in a translucent epoxy resin.	N/A	Full Flat	Chrome low-rider Wire	LH/RH, TU	Variant
C152PGY	Gray FRN	PE	CTS-XHP	Nov. 2017-	134.95$ (2017)	Chaparral 5. Uses a newly designed bi-directional FRN.	N/A	Full Flat	Silver low-rider Wire	LH/RH, TU	Variant

Most collectible variation

Questions regarding collecting the C152

Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:

Questions with an answer: Q: Why did the Chaparral get changed from S30V to XHP steel? A: The Chaparral line had always been intended to come in XHP, but since Spyderco was unable to secure sufficient quantities in time for the release of the CF Chaparral, they instead released it in S30V. Once sufficient supplies of CTS-XHP were available, they switched it over.

Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the C152 Chaparral:

Variation	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
C152CFP	163mm	91mm	71mm	60mm	13mm	1.9mm	71g
C152TIP	163mm	91mm	71mm	60mm	13mm	1.9mm	77g
C152STIP	161mm	91mm	70mm	58mm	13mm	1.9mm	77g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C152 Chaparral:

Variation	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
C152CFP	6.40"	3.60"	2.80"	2.35"	0.51"	0.077"	2.5oz
C152TIP	6.40"	3.60"	2.80"	2.35"	0.51"	0.077"	2.7oz
C152STIP	6.35"	3.60"	2.75"	2.30"	0.51"	0.077"	2.7oz

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