custom endura scales on a matriarch 2?

[dubya3]

After all the talk of niche sprint runs that'll never happen I was wondering, will endura 4 scales fit on a matriarch 2? I have two dnduras incoming but can't physically compare them to my matriarch yet but if they're the same I think I'll get some toxic green or carbon fiber scales to slap on the M2.

[The Deacon]

The Matriarch 2 and Endura 4 share the same handle, so the scales are interchangeable. However, if the custom scales you're interested in come as a "set" with a custom backspacer, the backspacer may or may not have the notch needed to allow the Matriarch blade to close completely that Spyderco added when the Matriarch 2 started sharing the Endura 4's handle.

[demoncase]

That's good to know :)

[Leeroy37]

Delica and lil matriarch are Defo interchangeable

Lee

[Spyder-Monkey]

Gotta get a brown delica to put my lil matriarch blade in!

[RadioactiveSpyder]

Yes, both the Endura 4 and Delica 4 handles are interchangeable with the Matriarch and Lil Matriarch, respectively. Cheers, Radioactive :)

[dubya3]

So does the Endura spacer work without modification on the Matriarch?

[The Deacon]

So does the Endura spacer work without modification on the Matriarch?

Maybe, maybe not. It depends on the age of the Endura 4. If it was made before the Matriarch 2 started sharing the handle, then it lacks the large "notch" for the Mat2's tip. I that case it will not work, at least not without modification. If it was made after the Matriarch 2 came into being or, more specifically, after Spyderco ran out of the older Endura 4 backspacers, then it will work. White Endura 4 Sprint was pre-Mat2, spacer has only small notch for lanyard hole, Matriarch 2 spacer has much larger notch...

[HarleyXJGuy]

Yes, both the Endura 4 and Delica 4 handles are interchangeable with the Matriarch and Lil Matriarch, respectively. Cheers, Radioactive :)

Wait a second here. There is a Matriarch 2 with G-10 handles? Or a G-10 Endura and a FRN Matriarch 2 will trade scales with no issues or crazy modifications needed?

[tvenuto]

That's what you could assume from those pics. However, we can't be totally sure that those particular knives aren't closing with the blade contacting the guts. I just assume that's not the case.

[The Deacon]

That's what you could assume from those pics. However, we can't be totally sure that those particular knives aren't closing with the blade contacting the guts. I just assume that's not the case.

Or we could assume that they're custom G-10 scales machined to accept the nested liners of the FRN Endura 4/Matriarch 2, and are being used with the "stock" FRN backspacer, in this case from an FRN Matriarch 2.

[RadioactiveSpyder]

I guess we're talking about my mods here? If so, they're both a straight swap of a stock foliage green G10 Delica and Endura. The lockbars were also swapped with their respective blades, and no special mods were done. The Lil Mat blade closes just fine with ample clearance into the G10 Delica frame. The full Mat blade tip did not clear the SS liners of the Endura frame without losing the very end (maybe a mm or two worth) of its tip. There is no allowance cut into either stock G10 handles to accept the Mat blades. I have since returned the Endura/Matriarch blades to their original homes, but the Lil Mat one is here to stay and is in my pocket now in fact. This is all assuming that you were all indeed referring to my swaps above . Happy Friday, Radioactive :)

[demoncase]

Yep. Definately fit on there without mods.....Though I will add, compared to a liner lock this was a thumb-buster :)