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KNIFE WITHDRAWN FROM PRIVATE COLLECTION
* Origin: Collected from a private individual, previously purchased and used.
* Condition: Overall in good condition, shows minor signs of wear on blade and clip.
* Commercially available: Discontinued
* Sharpening: Blade resharpened and polished.
* Marks on blade: Small signs of wear, especially on right side
* Marks on handle: Small signs of wear on clip, with paint partially removed
* Box: /
* Scabbard: /
* Manuals, Certificates and Warranties: / /
* Checked and Certified by our in-house laboratory

Intended Use: Sporting

Type of production: industrial
Blade: stainless steel ZDP-189
Blade finish: Satin finish
Country of manufacture: Japan
Handle: FRN with embedded stainless steel liners
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Length closed: 107mm.
Total length: 180mm.
Weight: 72g.
Closure: Back Lock
Clip: removable, multi-position, stainless steel
Notes: previously purchased knife, from private collection

Knife collected from private collection - Limited edition "Sprint Run" model remained in production only in 2010 - Like-new condition, comes with original box, manuals, factory sharpening, never carried in pocket or used - Checked and certified by our in-house lab.

Intended use: sporting / collection

Production type: industrial
Country of manufacture: Seki - Japan
Blade: Stainless steel ZDP-189
Blade finish: Satin finish
Handle: Carbon fiber with stainless steel liners
Blade length: 70mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Length closed: 93mm.
Total length: 157mm.
Weight: 55g.
Closure: LinerLock
Clip: Stainless steel, removable
Notes: Design by Michael Walker - Sprint Run Edition released only in 2010 - Collected from private collection, exactly like new, with box and manuals

Designer Notes

Michael Walker is to the knife industry what Michael Jordan is to basketball or Wayne Gretsky is to field hockey. He shattered established standards, jumping into uncharted territory and elevating the art of cutlery to greater heights of innovation and modernity.

In 1980, the folding knife industry had few locking innovations and only the traditional Back Lock existed. In 1981 Walker invented, developed and eventually trademarked the Michael Walker LinerLock® adding a leaf spring that locked the blade open, making it a true one-handed openable folding knife. He also included a latch to hold the blade closed using the force of the inner folder spring so it wouldn't open in a pocket to the user.

This innovation of his opened the door to modern cutlery, allowing for multiple new designs and future developments up to today's SubFrame Lock, Frame Lock, Flipper Folder and IKBS ball bearing opening systems.

Other inventions include the "Lake and Walker Safety System" or LAWKS, BLADELock, Ball bearing lock, and Tough Lock.

Some of the manufacturing companies he has worked with include Spyderco, Columbia River Knife and Tool, Schrade, Böker, and Klotzli.

Walker's knives and designs have inspired many other custom knife makers, most notably Bob Terzuola and Ernest Emerson. Terzuola credits Walker with teaching him how to make a linerlock folder and Emerson said that seeing a Walker knife at a gun show gave him the inspiration to become a knifemaker.

Walker's knives can be found at the Artifex Gallery in Taos and in most prestigious collections around the world.

Destination of use: sports

Type of production: industrial
Country of production: Japan
Blade: stainless steel ZDP-189 65 / 67HRC
Blade treatment: satin finish
Handle: FRN (fiberglass reinforced nylon) with stainless steel embedded liners
Blade length: 75mm.
Blade thickness: 2.5mm.
Length closed: 107mm.
Total length: 180mm.
Thickness closed: 9.9mm.
Weight: 72g.
Locking system: Back Lock
Clip: stainless steel, removable and multiposition
Packaging: cardboard box with Spyderco logos
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