Spyderco C149GP Vallotton Sub-Hilt Liner Lock Folding Knife (3.75 Inch S30V Satin Plain Blade) G10 Handle

Butch Vallotton, like most knifemakers, started making knives as a hobby, had to start selling knives to pay for his hobby and before he knew it became a professional fulltime knifemaker in 1984 with a waiting list of customers at the age of thirty. A self-proclaimed gadget freak, a good part of his business comes from automatic knives and he is credited with inventing the ambidextrous blade thumb stud.

His collaboration with Spyderco called the Vallotton Sub Hilt Folder features an ambidextrous thumb stud that both opens the blade (in addition to the Spyderco Round Hole) and doubles as a stop pin keeping the blade from rotating open beyond the locked position.

A long time fan of Italian-style, heavy-stock folders the Sub-Hilt bears an international flavor with a modified coffin-shaped handle of polished black G-10 with tongue-and-groove fitted stainless bolsters. Further complementing the handle is a Michael Walker LinerLock, a four-way: tip-up/tip-down, right- or left-handed steel clip and screw-together scale construction.

Crucible Steel Inc. of New York produces the CPM-S30V powdered steel used for the modified Tanto-shaped blade. The blade is hollow-ground at the cutting edge with a convex-grind at the tip and is offered PlainEdged for the best available cutting performance.

Spyderco Knives - C149GP Specifications:

• Overall Length:
  8.625 in.
• Blade Length:
  3.75 in.
• Cutting Edge:
  3.50 in.
• Blade Thickness:
  0.16 in.
• Blade Material:
  CPM-S30V Stainless Steel
• Blade Style:
  Drop Point
• Blade Grind:
  Hollow Ground
• Blade Finish:
  Satin
• Edge Type:
  PlainEdge
• Handle Length:
  5.00 in.
• Handle Material:
  G-10
• Frame/Liner:
  Stainless Steel
• Handle Color:
  Black
• Weight:
  6.20 oz.
• Carry Method:
  Ambidextrous 4-Way Pocket Clip (Right-Left Tip-Down, Tip-Up)
• Knife Type:
  Manual Opening Folder
• Opening Mechanism:
  Thumb Hole - 1/2 Inch Hole Diameter
• Locking Mechanism:
  Liner Lock
• Brand:
  Spyderco
• Model:
  Sub-Hilt
• Model Number:
  C149GP
• Made in Taiwan