BY01 Harrier

>>UNDER CONSTRUCTION<< The BY01 Harrier is the first model of the Byrd line of knives that is intended as a lower cost, 'economy' line of knives, separate from the Spyderco brand.

Appearance in catalogs

The BY01 Harrier did not appear in any catalogs.

The BY01G2 Harrier 2

Designer

Sal Glesser

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

After much thought and discussion. We have decided to create and produce a line of knives in China. It is evident that there is a market for the lower cost, lower priced knives and it is also obvious that these knives will capture a good sized percentage of the market simply because of price and in many cases, appearance ... We did not feel that we could achieve the current Spyderco standard, (at least at this time) with a Chinese product, we didn't want to dilute the Spyderco reputation for quality and performance, so we decided to use a different brand name. The name we selected was "byrd" (TM). - Sal's explanation and introduction of the Byrd knives.

The first is the "byrd" model "Harrier" (from the low flying hawk). The model is fairly robust. about 3.5" blade length. The blade is a clip with fair belly. mid-lock-back, stainless bolsters, green micarta scales. The blade steel in this model is Aichi (Japanese) made AUS-6. Catra tests indicate proper AUS-6 edge retention to be consistent with our data. The lock broke well into the heavy duty range (100 inch/lbs per inch). MSRP is $39.95. All in all, not a bad start. 1200 pieces were made. About like the original Clipit "worker" model with a 2 screw clip made in '81.

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

BY01 Harrier:

"The Pattada was a modern interpretation of the traditional resolza, the signature folding knife of the city of Pattada, Sardinia. The all-new Pattadese (pronounced pah-tah-day-say) takes that stunning design and scales it down by over 15 percent to make it even handier and more pocket friendly.

A proud member of Spyderco’s Ethnic Series™, the Pattadese's iconic blade shape is faithfully expressed in M390 stainless steel. The full-flat-ground PlainEdge blade is housed in a gracefully curved handle built with full stainless steel liners and beautifully contoured G-10 scales. A sturdy LinerLock mechanism ensures that the blade locks securely open when in use and a deep-pocket wire clip keeps the Pattadese poised for instant access by providing a choice of left or right-side tip-up carry.""

Variations

The BY01 Harrier is made in China and features a:

• Walker Liner Lock
• Full stainless steel liners
• Straight Clip Point Blade

SKU	Handle	Edge(s)	Steel	From/To	MSRP	Note	Number made	Grind	Clip	Clip positions	Collectors club
BY01	Contoured black G-10	PE	N690Co	Apr. 2016-Oct. 2018	290.00$ (2020)		N/A	Full Flat	Silver deep pocket Wire	LH/RH, TU	Main
BY01G2	Contoured black G-10	PE	N690Co	Apr. 2016-Oct. 2018	290.00$ (2020)		N/A	Full Flat	Silver deep pocket Wire	LH/RH, TU	Main
BY01BK2	Contoured black G-10	PE	N690Co	Apr. 2016-Oct. 2018	290.00$ (2020)		N/A	Full Flat	Silver deep pocket Wire	LH/RH, TU	Main

Most collectible variation

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Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the BY01 Harrier:

Variation	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
BY01G2	183mm	103mm	80mm	75mm	11.8mm	2.5mm	77g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the BY01G2 Harrier:

Variation	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
BY01G2	7.22"	4.06"	3.16"	2.95"	0.46"	0.098"	2.7oz

Pictures

The C257 Pattadese, open and closed.