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[[Image:C26PRD Snap-It 103.jpg|thumb|right|320px|C26PRD Snap-It]] | |||
The C26 Snap-It. | The C26 Snap-It. | ||
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==Designer== | ==Designer== | ||
Sal Glesser | [[Sal Glesser]] | ||
==History, mentionings etc. from the forums== | ==History, mentionings etc. from the forums== | ||
Discussion on the [http://www.spyderco.com/forums/showthread.php?18379-snap-it-pe Spyderco forums], with pictures of The Deacon's orange EMT version. | |||
==Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web== | ==Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web== | ||
Pre-dates the Spyderco web catalog. | |||
Was voted the 1993 Blade magazine "Overall Knife of the Year." | |||
[http://www.google.com/patents?id=Cq01AAAAEBAJ&zoom=4&dq=4%2C776%2C094&pg=PA1#v=onepage&q=4,776,094&f=false Sal's Patent] for the C26. | |||
The prototype originally had the snap on the back end, opposite the pivot, but was switched when it was discovered that this forced the user to rotate the knife 180 degrees before opening it, which could present a problem in an emergency. | |||
==Variations== | ==Variations== | ||
The C26 is made in Seki-City, Japan and has | The C26 is made in Seki-City, Japan and has | ||
* a | * a Mar-McBurnette front lock | ||
* Built-in carabiner clip | * Built-in Wichard-style carabiner clip | ||
{|{{Articletable}} | {|{{Articletable}} | ||
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|valign="top" |[[GIN-1/G-2]] | |valign="top" |[[GIN-1/G-2]] | ||
|valign="top" |1993-???? | |valign="top" |1993-???? | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |55.95$ (1994) | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|valign="top" |N/A | |valign="top" |N/A | ||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Black Wichard-style shackle | ||
|valign="top" |[[TD]] | |valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|valign="top" |C26SBK | |valign="top" |C26SBK | ||
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|valign="top" |[[GIN-1/G-2]] | |valign="top" |[[GIN-1/G-2]] | ||
|valign="top" |1993-???? | |valign="top" |1993-???? | ||
|valign="top" |55.95$ (1994) | |||
|valign="top" | | |||
|valign="top" |N/A | |||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |||
|valign="top" |Black Wichard-style shackle | |||
|valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | |||
|valign="top" | | |||
|- | |||
|valign="top" |C26PRD | |||
|valign="top" |Red [[FRN]] Black [[Kraton]] insert | |||
|valign="top" |[[PE]] | |||
|valign="top" |[[GIN-1/G-2]] | |||
|valign="top" | | |||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|valign="top" |N/A | |valign="top" |N/A | ||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Black Wichard-style shackle | ||
|valign="top" |[[TD]] | |valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |C26SRD | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Red [[FRN]] Black [[Kraton]] insert | ||
|valign="top" |[[SE]] | |valign="top" |[[SE]] | ||
|valign="top" |[[ | |valign="top" |[[GIN-1/G-2]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|valign="top" |N/A | |valign="top" |N/A | ||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Black Wichard-style shackle | ||
|valign="top" |[[TD]] | |valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |C26SBKEMT | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Black [[FRN]] Black [[Kraton]] insert | ||
|valign="top" |[[ | |valign="top" |[[SE]] | ||
|valign="top" |[[ | |valign="top" |[[AUS-8]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Sheepsfoot blade EMT version | ||
|valign="top" |N/A | |valign="top" |N/A | ||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | ||
|valign="top" |Black | |valign="top" |Black Wichard-style shackle | ||
|valign="top" |[[TD]] | |valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |C26S??EMT | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Orange [[FRN]] Black [[Kraton]] insert | ||
|valign="top" |[[SE]] | |valign="top" |[[SE]] | ||
|valign="top" |[[ | |valign="top" |[[AUS-8]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Ironstone sheepsfoot blade EMT version | ||
|valign="top" |N/A | |valign="top" |N/A | ||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Orange Wichard-style shackle | ||
|valign="top" |[[TD]] | |valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |C26PRD | ||
|valign="top" |Red [[FRN]] Black [[Kraton]] insert | |valign="top" |Red [[FRN]] Black [[Kraton]] insert | ||
|valign="top" |[[PE]] | |valign="top" |[[PE]] | ||
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|valign="top" |N/A | |valign="top" |N/A | ||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | ||
|valign="top" |Red | |valign="top" |Red Wichard-style shackle | ||
|valign="top" |[[TD]] | |valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |C26SRD | ||
|valign="top" |Red [[FRN]] Black [[Kraton]] insert | |valign="top" |Red [[FRN]] Black [[Kraton]] insert | ||
|valign="top" |[[SE]] | |valign="top" |[[SE]] | ||
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|valign="top" |N/A | |valign="top" |N/A | ||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | ||
|valign="top" |Red | |valign="top" |Red Wichard-style shackle | ||
|valign="top" |[[TD]] | |valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|valign="top" |C26?? | |valign="top" |C26?? | ||
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|valign="top" |N/A | |valign="top" |N/A | ||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Red Wichard-style shackle | ||
|valign="top" |[[TD]] | |valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|- | |- | ||
|valign="top" |C26?? | |valign="top" |C26?? | ||
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|valign="top" |N/A | |valign="top" |N/A | ||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" |Red Wichard-style shackle | ||
|valign="top" |[[TD]] | |valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | ||
|valign="top" | | |valign="top" | | ||
|- | |||
|valign="top" |C26PYL | |||
|valign="top" |Yellow [[FRN]] Black [[Kraton]] insert | |||
|valign="top" |[[PE]] | |||
|valign="top" |[[H-1]] | |||
|valign="top" |Mar. 2016-2017 | |||
|valign="top" |$134.95 | |||
|valign="top" |Salt Snap-It, screw together construction | |||
|valign="top" |N/A | |||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |||
|valign="top" |Wichard-style shackle | |||
|valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | |||
|valign="top" |[[Variant]] | |||
|- | |||
|valign="top" |C26SYL | |||
|valign="top" |Yellow [[FRN]] Black [[Kraton]] insert | |||
|valign="top" |[[SE]] | |||
|valign="top" |[[H-1]] | |||
|valign="top" |Mar. 2016- | |||
|valign="top" |$134.95 | |||
|valign="top" |Salt Snap-It, screw together construction | |||
|valign="top" |N/A | |||
|valign="top" |[[Hollow]] | |||
|valign="top" |Wichard-style shackle | |||
|valign="top" |[[RH]] [[TD]] | |||
|valign="top" |[[Variant]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
==Most collectible variation== | ==[[Most collectible variation]]== | ||
The orange handled EMT version is highly sought after. There also appears to have been a variation of the regular version, but with a yellow handle with black inserts, made for Snow Peak. | |||
===Questions regarding collecting the C26=== | ===Questions regarding collecting the C26=== | ||
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== Pictures == | == Pictures == | ||
<gallery> | |||
Image:C26PRD Snap-It 103.jpg|C26PRD Snap-It | |||
Image:C26PRD Snap-It 105.jpg|C26PRD Snap-It | |||
Image:C26PRD Snap-It 106.jpg|C26PRD Snap-It | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Categories== | ==Categories== |
Latest revision as of 07:53, 14 March 2019
The C26 Snap-It.
Appearance in catalogs
The C26 Snap-It appeared in.
Designer
History, mentionings etc. from the forums
Discussion on the Spyderco forums, with pictures of The Deacon's orange EMT version.
Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web
Pre-dates the Spyderco web catalog.
Was voted the 1993 Blade magazine "Overall Knife of the Year."
Sal's Patent for the C26.
The prototype originally had the snap on the back end, opposite the pivot, but was switched when it was discovered that this forced the user to rotate the knife 180 degrees before opening it, which could present a problem in an emergency.
Variations
The C26 is made in Seki-City, Japan and has
- a Mar-McBurnette front lock
- Built-in Wichard-style carabiner clip
SKU | Handle | Edge(s) | Steel | From/To | MSRP | Note | Number made | Grind | Clip | Clip positions | Collectors club |
C26PBK | Black FRN Black Kraton insert | PE | GIN-1/G-2 | 1993-???? | 55.95$ (1994) | N/A | Hollow | Black Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | ||
C26SBK | Black FRN Black Kraton insert | SE | GIN-1/G-2 | 1993-???? | 55.95$ (1994) | N/A | Hollow | Black Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | ||
C26PRD | Red FRN Black Kraton insert | PE | GIN-1/G-2 | N/A | Hollow | Black Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | ||||
C26SRD | Red FRN Black Kraton insert | SE | GIN-1/G-2 | N/A | Hollow | Black Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | ||||
C26SBKEMT | Black FRN Black Kraton insert | SE | AUS-8 | Sheepsfoot blade EMT version | N/A | Hollow | Black Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | |||
C26S??EMT | Orange FRN Black Kraton insert | SE | AUS-8 | Ironstone sheepsfoot blade EMT version | N/A | Hollow | Orange Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | |||
C26PRD | Red FRN Black Kraton insert | PE | AUS-8 | A.G. Russell exclusive | N/A | Hollow | Red Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | |||
C26SRD | Red FRN Black Kraton insert | SE | AUS-8 | A.G. Russell exclusive | N/A | Hollow | Red Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | |||
C26?? | Red FRN Black Kraton insert | PE | VG-10 | 2009-???? | A.G. Russell exclusive | N/A | Hollow | Red Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | ||
C26?? | Red FRN Black Kraton insert | SE | VG-10 | 2009-???? | A.G. Russell exclusive | N/A | Hollow | Red Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | ||
C26PYL | Yellow FRN Black Kraton insert | PE | H-1 | Mar. 2016-2017 | $134.95 | Salt Snap-It, screw together construction | N/A | Hollow | Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | Variant |
C26SYL | Yellow FRN Black Kraton insert | SE | H-1 | Mar. 2016- | $134.95 | Salt Snap-It, screw together construction | N/A | Hollow | Wichard-style shackle | RH TD | Variant |
Most collectible variation
The orange handled EMT version is highly sought after. There also appears to have been a variation of the regular version, but with a yellow handle with black inserts, made for Snow Peak.
Questions regarding collecting the C26
Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:
Questions with an answer:
Technical information
Measurements (mm and grams) of the C26 Snap-It:
Length overall | Length closed | Length blade | Length edge | Hole Ø | Blade thickness | Weight |
175mm | 130mm | 72mm | 60mm | 12mm | 3mm | 68g |
Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C26 Snap-It:
Length overall | Length closed | Length blade | Length edge | Hole Ø | Blade thickness | Weight |
6 7/8" | 5 1/8" | 2 7/8" | 2 3/8" | 15/32" | 1/8" | 2.4oz |
References