Spyderco / Byrd

Spyderco developed the UK Penknife after the United Kingdom prohibited the carry of knives with locking blades. We began refining the classic slip-joint pocket mechanism with a notched joint and added two Spyderco features that define the modern folding knife: a pocket clip for convenient carry and our Trademark Round Hole for easy, ambidextrous one-hand opening. The UK Penknife is 100% made in the USA and is available with either a leaf-shaped or drop-point blade design. Both are flat ground from CTS BD1N stainless steel and feature opposing jimping on the thumb ramp and index-finger choil for positive control.

For every rock star knifemaker you see and hear about regularly, there's another quietly perfecting their craft producing innovative high-grade blades. Tim Zowada is one of the quiet perfectionists. An American custom bladesmith, he has intensity for detail in everything he touches. Precise craftsmanship isn't left to fate, to the whim of steel suppliers or a happy mistake. His meticulous approach to knifemaking leads him to forge spectacular Damascus for his own knives as well as other custom and production knifemakers. He also has a devoted following of bearded folks tracking him down for his coveted hair popping straight razors. Spyderco collaborated initially with Zowada in the 1990s. Our newest collaborative folder is a Sprint Run (limited quantities) reviving the original C56 Spyderco/Zowada CLIPIT with a new handle. The C56CF coffin shaped carbon fiber handle has full-dual steel internal liners and a Michael Walker LinerLock. Designed with spacers versus slab construction, the handle is open for ease in cleaning and less weight. Its spear-point blade is hollow-ground VG-10. A swedge-grind on the spine further lessens weight while accentuating the spear-point's clean profile. A black steel clip with gold bug embellishment positions the folder for tip-down, right-handed carry.

Meaning “to rip” in the Philippines’ Visayan dialect, “pikal” is a devastatingly effective system of Filipino martial arts tactics. It is also the inspiration for the Spyderco P’Kal folding knife, which was designed in collaboration with noted self-defense expert Craig Douglas, aka “Southnarc.” The P’Kal’s PlainEdge blade is full-flat ground from CPM S30V stainless steel and features a slightly curved edge for impressive cutting power. A removable post-style Emerson Opening feature provides amazingly fast one-handed blade opening by hooking on the pocket during the draw. It can also be opened manually with the Trademark Round Hole. As a “reverse-edge” tool, the P’Kal’s handle is ergonomically designed to be held with the sharpened edge facing inward toward the user to facilitate powerful pulling cuts. The handle’s skeletonized full stainless steel liners are capped by textured black G-10 laminate scales and house Spyderco’s patented Ball Bearing Lock—an extremely strong lock mechanism that is also completely ambidextrous. To support all appropriate carry and deployment methods, the P’Kal also features a reversible steel wire clip that provides tip-up, edge-forward and edge-back carry on both the left and right sides.