BY08 Raven

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The BY08 Raven is the first Byrd knife design that featured a Walker Liner Lock.

Appearance in catalogs

The BY08 Raven appeared in the following catalogs:

Designer

Sal Glesser

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

BY08 Raven 2

The Raven 2 helps usher in a new era for the byrd line as both a refined, second generation version of this popular model and one of the first byrd knives to feature an upgrade to CTS® BD1 blade steel. Built on a foundation of full stainless steel liners, the Raven 2’s ergonomic handle is capped by textured G-10 scales that offer an extremely secure, comfortable grip. The handle liners are skeletonized to reduce weight and form the core of the knife’s sturdy LinerLock mechanism. To further reduce weight, the handle features open-backed construction that also allows easy cleaning and maintenance.

On the business end, the Raven 2 boasts a CTS BD1 stainless steel blade with the signature byrd “comet-shaped” hole for easy, ambidextrous, one-handed opening. The full-flat-ground blade ensures superior edge geometry and low-friction cutting performance and has a handsome matte tumbled finish.

To top it all off, the Raven 2 features a lined lanyard hole and a new four-position hourglass clip with a broad, sturdy base that supports all possible carry positions, including left or right-side tip-up or tip-down carry.[1]

Variations

The BY08 Raven is made in China and features a:

SKU Handle Edge(s) Steel From/To MSRP Note Number made Grind Clip Clip positions Collectors club
BY08BK Black Aluminum PE, CE Black carbonitride coated 8Cr13Mov 2007 - 2008 Also known as the Black Raven, and the aluminum handle featured a feather-like pattern. N/A hollow grind Black 3- screw old standard clip RH, TD/TU Main
BY08SL Black Aluminum PE Brushed matte finish 8Cr13Mov 2007 - 2008 Also known as the Silver Raven, and the aluminum handle featured a feather-like pattern. N/A hollow grind Brushed matte finish 3- screw old standard clip RH, TD/TU Main
BY08G Black G-10 PE Satin finish 8Cr13Mov 2008 - 2012 $39.95 (2012) The BY08G also featured skeletonized liners N/A hollow grind Brushed matte finish 3- screw old standard clip RH, TD/TU Main
BY08GP2 Black G-10 PE Satin finish CTS-BD1 2016 - 2023 $97.00 (2022) N/A Full Flat grind Chrome Hourglass LH/RH, TD/TU Main

Most collectible variation

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Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the BY08 Raven:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Blade thickness Weight
BY08G2 199mm 112mm 87mm 71mm 3.8mm 119g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the BY08 Raven:

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Blade thickness Weight
BY08G2 7.83" 4.42" 3.41" 2.80" 0.15" 4.2oz

References

  1. The BY08 Raven 2 in Spyderco's online catalog

Pictures

The BY08 Raven 2.

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