Mont-Bell Pirka Knife

The Mont-Bell Pirka Knife was a knife designed and made by Spyderco, exclusively for the Japanese Mont-Bell company. It was never part of Spyderco's official line-up and never received a C-SKU.

Appearance in catalogs

The Mont-Bell Pirka Knife never appeared in a Spyderco catalog. However, it had been featured in both catalogs and website of Mont-Bell.

History, mentionings from the forums etc.

Interesting story here. These knives were made by Spyderco, exclusively for a Japanese chain named Mont-Bell, which happens to have stores in the USA as well. They were not suppose to be sold in the US, but apparently Mont-Bell made a mistake and some were sent here, and sold."

In 2006, someone mentioned it on this Forum.

Spyderco put a stop to the selling of it.

A review of the Mont-Bell Pirka Knife was written by Spyderco.com forum member Rob, and reposted by Dr. Snubnose in this post.

Also see:

• The 'Mont-Bell' Spyderco, posted by forum member Ted.
• Pirka/Pilica The controversial Mont-Bell (pics), posted by forum member zenheretic.
• Montbell Pirka, posted by forum member zenheretic.
• A few words on the "Pirka Knife"..., posted by forum member Rob.

Variations

The Mont-Bell Pirka Knife was made in Sekit-City Japan and features a:

• [Back Lock]]
• Leaf blade shape
• cleaver-shaped blade

SKU	Handle	Edge(s)	Steel	From/To	MSRP	Note	Number made	Grind	Clip	Clip positions	Collectors club
	FRN with Kraton inserts	PE, CE	AUS-8	? - 2006			N/A	Hollow grind	Integral FRN clip	RH, TU

Most collectible variation

Questions regarding collecting the Mont-Bell Pirka Knife

The Mont-Bell Pirka Knife in any condition and variation would be considered a collectible knife, since they were only available in Japan and it appears only a few were sold in the USA.

Some interesting questions we are looking for an answer to:

• What was the MSRP?
• What are the precise dimensions and weight?

Questions with an answer:

Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the Mont-Bell Pirka Knife:

Variation	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the Mont-Bell Pirka Knife:

Variation	Length overall	Length closed	Length blade	Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight

Pictures

The Mont-Bell Pirka Knife, open and closed.