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|valign="top" |[[PE]] | |valign="top" |[[PE]] | ||
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] | |valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] | ||
|valign="top" |2011-2013 | |valign="top" |2011 - 2013 | ||
|valign="top" |$184.95 (2013) | |valign="top" |$184.95 (2013) | ||
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] version discontinued mid 2013 and replaced with [[CTS-XHP]] blade steel. Early runs often suffered from "gritty" action. | |valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] version discontinued mid 2013 and replaced with [[CTS-XHP]] blade steel. Early runs often suffered from "gritty" action. | ||
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|valign="top" |[[PE]] | |valign="top" |[[PE]] | ||
|valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | |valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | ||
|valign="top" |June 2013-2023 | |valign="top" |June 2013 - 2023 | ||
|valign="top" |$184.95 (2013), $200.00 (2020) | |valign="top" |$184.95 (2013), $200.00 (2020) | ||
|valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] version discontinued mid 2013 and replaced with [[CTS-XHP]] blade steel | |valign="top" |[[CPM-S30V]] version discontinued mid 2013 and replaced with [[CTS-XHP]] blade steel | ||
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|valign="top" |[[PE]] | |valign="top" |[[PE]] | ||
|valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | |valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | ||
|valign="top" |Sept. 2012-Oct. 2018 | |valign="top" |Sept. 2012 - Oct. 2018 | ||
|valign="top" |$319.95 (2012) | |valign="top" |$319.95 (2012) | ||
|valign="top" |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. | |valign="top" |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. | ||
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|valign="top" |[[PE]] | |valign="top" |[[PE]] | ||
|valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | |valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | ||
|valign="top" |Jan 2014-Oct. 2018 | |valign="top" |Jan 2014 - Oct. 2018 | ||
|valign="top" |$564.95 (2014) | |valign="top" |$564.95 (2014) | ||
|valign="top" |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.<ref>The maker can only produce [http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?62333-Chaparral-3-hits-the-shelves!&p=909750#post909750 about 10 of the Stepped Ti Chaparrals per day].</ref> | |valign="top" |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.<ref>The maker can only produce [http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?62333-Chaparral-3-hits-the-shelves!&p=909750#post909750 about 10 of the Stepped Ti Chaparrals per day].</ref> | ||
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|valign="top" |[[PE]] | |valign="top" |[[PE]] | ||
|valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | |valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | ||
|valign="top" |Feb 2015-Oct. 2018 | |valign="top" |Feb 2015 - Oct. 2018 | ||
|valign="top" |$564.95 (2015) | |valign="top" |$564.95 (2015) | ||
|valign="top" |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. | |valign="top" |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. | ||
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|valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | |valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | ||
|valign="top" |May 2017- | |valign="top" |May 2017 - | ||
|valign="top" |$199.95 (2017), $204.00 (2020) | |valign="top" |$199.95 (2017), $204.00 (2020) | ||
|valign="top" |Chaparral 4. The [[Raffir Noble]] scales are made of fine brass and bronze mesh layers encapsulated in a translucent epoxy resin. | |valign="top" |Chaparral 4. The [[Raffir Noble]] scales are made of fine brass and bronze mesh layers encapsulated in a translucent epoxy resin. | ||
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|valign="top" |[[PE]] | |valign="top" |[[PE]] | ||
|valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | |valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | ||
|valign="top" |Nov. 2017- | |valign="top" |Nov. 2017 - | ||
|valign="top" |$134.95 (2017), $137.00 (2020) | |valign="top" |$134.95 (2017), $137.00 (2020) | ||
|valign="top" |Chaparral 5. Uses a newly designed bi-directional [[FRN]]. | |valign="top" |Chaparral 5. Uses a newly designed bi-directional [[FRN]]. | ||
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|valign="top" |[[PE]] | |valign="top" |[[PE]] | ||
|valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | |valign="top" |[[CTS-XHP]] | ||
|valign="top" |2021 | |valign="top" |2021 - | ||
|valign="top" |$230.00 (2020) | |valign="top" |$230.00 (2020) | ||
|valign="top" |Chaparral 7. Features a Birdseye Maple handle. | |valign="top" |Chaparral 7. Features a Birdseye Maple handle. |
Revision as of 16:18, 30 August 2023
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."[1]. The Chaparral lineup is part of the Prestige series.
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
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. | Regular production | Full Flat | Chrome low-rider Wire | LH/RH, TU | Main |
C152CFP | Black twill CF | PE | CTS-XHP | June 2013 - 2023 | $184.95 (2013), $200.00 (2020) | CPM-S30V version discontinued mid 2013 and replaced with CTS-XHP blade steel | Regular production | 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. | Regular production | 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.[2] | Regular production | 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. | Regular production | Full Flat | Chrome low-rider Wire | LH/RH, TU | Variant |
C152RNP | Smoke Raffir Noble | PE | CTS-XHP | May 2017 - | $199.95 (2017), $204.00 (2020) | Chaparral 4. The Raffir Noble scales are made of fine brass and bronze mesh layers encapsulated in a translucent epoxy resin. | Regular production | Full Flat | Chrome low-rider Wire | LH/RH, TU | Variant |
C152PGY | Gray FRN | PE | CTS-XHP | Nov. 2017 - | $134.95 (2017), $137.00 (2020) | Chaparral 5. Uses a newly designed bi-directional FRN. | Regular production | Full Flat | Silver low-rider Wire | LH/RH, TU | Variant |
C152GSM | Polished black G-10 with circular pearl inlay/polished white G-10 with red circular G-10 inlay | PE | CTS-XHP | 2020 - 2023 | $230.00 (2020) | Chaparral 6. Sun and moon design. | Regular production | Full Flat | Silver low-rider Wire | LH/RH, TU | Variant |
C152WD | Birdseye Maple (Wood) | PE | CTS-XHP | 2021 - | $230.00 (2020) | Chaparral 7. Features a Birdseye Maple handle. | Regular production | 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 |
References
- ↑ Michael Janich's comments on the purpose of the Chaparral program [1]
- ↑ The maker can only produce about 10 of the Stepped Ti Chaparrals per day.