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C10 Endura

The C10 Endura is one of Spyderco's most recognizable knives. It was first introduced in and won Blade Magazine "Overall Knife Of The Year" in 1990. The Endura was one of the first models that Spyderco made with a tip-up clip. It as gone trough 4 major revisions since its inception. It also debuted with its little brother the C11 Delica, they have gone through most major and minor revisions together.

Generation I

The first generation was made with FRN handles with a molded clip(they are referred to as clip-its).The clip was prone to breaking off if it was bent too much so the next batches had thicker ones. (Spyderco is known for always refining its products and listening to their customers concerns). The steels used in these were either G2, GIN 1, or AUS8, sometimes the blade would not be marked with any type of steel at all, in that case it is the G2 or GIN 1(one in the same). The handle came in three different colors black, green and red. (in future knives for Spyderco the color red has strictly been used for trainers only) There was also a black coated blade with black scales. The blade came in all 3 variations, full serrations, partial serrations and plain edge although all weren't made with every color handle. There are a few of these enduras with a metal clip (from the 3rd generation endura) screwed into the handle of a broken off clip-it endura. Spyderco would do this for a nominal fee.

Generation II

In 1997 the Endura II was released. It had AUS6 steel for the blade. Spyderco came out with a new model number C47 but later categorized it under the same number as the original endura, the C10. A note on steel handled Spyderco knives, many where embellished with logos of law enforcement & fire department agencies as well as spiderwebs with a Spyder on them. Some of the variations that i have seen are F.B.I. , Sheriff's Dept. , U.S. Border patrol & U.S.N. Seal teams.

Generation III

Generation IV

Appearance in catalogs

Designer

Sal Glesser

History, mentionings etc. from the forums

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

Variations

Variations of the Endura

SKU	Handle	Edge	Steel	MSRP	Note	Number made	Grind	Clip

Most collectible variation

Generation 1's in red, green or black with the black blade are getting harder to find as of late as well as any color with a combination edge blade. Endura 3 with the Emerson Wave opener were made for a self defense forum. It was limited to 500 pieces, of those a 25 were bought and embellished for Messerforum.net. (these are the rarest Enduras that I know of, although an aftermarket variation). Another somewhat rare endura (at least in the States) is the Endura 4 with Sal Glesser's signature etched on the blade. I believe there were 1000 knives made like this for a russian importer and distributor. The latest Sprint Run of the endura was E4 in bright pink limited to 600 pieces, many of which are still available. As mentioned above there are many steel handled enduras with logos of different agencies that are limited for initial sale only to thier respective members.

Questions regarding collecting the C10

Technical information

Typical measurements (mm and grams) of the C10 Endura:

Length overall	Length closed	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
mm.	mm.	mm.	mm.	mm.	g.

Typical measurements (Inches and ounces) of the C10 Endura:

Length overall	Length closed	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
"	"	"	"	"	oz.

References

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