Mont-Bell Pirka Knife

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The Mont-Bell Pirka Knife was a knife designed and made by Spyderco, exclusively for the Japanese Mont-Bell company which sells outdoor clothing & equipment. 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.

Designer

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. [1]

A review of the Mont-Bell Pirka Knife was written by Spyderco.com forum member Rob, and reposted by Dr. Snubnose in this post. [2]

Also see:

Information from the Spyderco catalog on the web

Variations

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


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 $69.00 (2006) The Pirka Knife was packaged in a small white box with blue printing, with the knife's name in English.

Other information is printed Japanese characters. The packaging features both the Mont-Bell and Spyderco logos.

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 are the precise dimensions and weight?
  • Can you share more photos of both the knife and its packaging for publication on this page?

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
approximately 170mm approximately 100mm approximately 73mm approximately 63 approximately 11mm approximately 3mm approximately 53g

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

Variation Length overall Length closed Length blade Length edge Hole Ø Blade thickness Weight
approximately 6.75" approximately 4" approximately 2.875" approximately 2.5" approximately 0.437" approximately 0.125" approximately 1.9oz

References

  1. Forum discussion thread: Montbell Pirka [1]
  2. Forum discussion thread: How fast can you i.d. them?"[2]

Pictures

The Mont-Bell Pirka Knife, open and closed.
Mont-Bell Pirka, plain edge, with original box
Mont-Bell Pirka, plain edge
Mont-Bell Pirka, plain edge
Mont-Bell Pirka, plain edge
Mont-Bell Pirka, plain edge

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