Moki made knives?

[gull wing]

I think the Caly 3 and 3.5 are, right? If that is, then:

Which Spyderco knives are Moki made?

[Blerv]

Yep. Off the top of my head the Persian and Massad Ayoob. I think there are others just stamped as "Japan" which means Moki. At least typicially for Spyderco.

[The Deacon]

Am sure there are others, but you can add all the Jess Horns, all the Calypso models, all the "real" (locking) Kiwis, and the Kopa series to the list.

[J32A2]

Street Beat?

[O,just,O]

The Viele's are Moki as well.
Look on the tang stamp at the word SPYDERCO.
If the Y is like this one (Y) it is not Moki.
If the Y is like a U on a stick instead of a V on a stick then it is Moki.
Love love love those Moki's :)
O.

[MarcusH]

Here's an old thread of mine with the unofficial Moki list.

Folders:

C27 Jess Horn
C34 Jess Horn II, all variants
C38 Jess Horn lightweight, all variants
C42 Howard Viele
C48 Tim Wegner
C49 Tim Wegner jr.
C52 Calypso jr., all variants
C54 Calyso
C56 Tim Zowada
C58 JD Smith
C59 Shabaria
C60 Massad Ayoob
C74 Ocelot
C75 Kiwi midlock, all variants
C83 Ed Schempp Persian, all variants
C92 Kopa, all variants
C97 Howard Viele II
C104 Ed Schempp Kris
C105 Ed Schempp Persian 75mm, all variants
C113 Caly 3, all variants
C125 Ed Schempp Khukuri
C124 Ed Schempp Barong
C144 Caly 3.5, all variants

[gull wing]

Thank you!

[phaust]

The Viele's are Moki as well.
Look on the tang stamp at the word SPYDERCO.
If the Y is like this one (Y) it is not Moki.
If the Y is like a U on a stick instead of a V on a stick then it is Moki.
Love love love those Moki's :)
O.

Love this forum. Learn something new every day.

Judging from this GPK pic and using that condition, the Starmate is also a product of Moki:

[img]http://www.gpknives.com/images/spyderco ... large].jpg[/img]

[MarcusH]

Judging from this GPK pic and using that condition, the Starmate is also a product of Moki:

Yes, the Starmate seems to be made by Moki.
Another sign: the other side of the blade is marked with "VG-10 Japan" without the Seki-City.

[IG-88]

The Deviant Friction Folder will also be made by Moki

[DeathBySnooSnoo]

The Deviant Friction Folder will also be made by Moki

Really? Does Moki never use washers? I would think that a friction folder especially would benefit greatly from washers and an adjustable pivot.

[Tally-ho]

Look on the tang stamp at the word SPYDERCO.
If the Y is like this one (Y) it is not Moki.
If the Y is like a U on a stick instead of a V on a stick then it is Moki.

So what is the little story about the ParaMilitary Brown G-10 in CPM-S35VN ?
It is stamped "Spyderco" with the rounded "Y" (=Moki) but also on the other side "Golden, Colorado, USA, Earth".


(Not my picture, source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24487248@N00/7180971882)

[ricechrispy]

I think he what he means is that if the Y looks like a normal Y, then it's made in Seki. If it looks like a U on a stick, it's not made in Seki. All my Golden Spydies have the U on a stick and all my Seki Spydies havea V on a stick.

[O,just,O]

Yeah, that is correct.
It is Japan made knives we are refering to here with the U on a stick.
O.

[skatenut]

Learn something new every day here, thank you, guys, what a forum!
:) :) :)

[Tally-ho]

OK, I understand my mistake.
I never paid attention to these details before then, said like it was, I thought that the rounded "Y" was some sort of a Moky's trademark.
In fact Golden use the same rounded "Y".

[Chopping Broccoli]

Looks like the new Street Bowie is also Moki made.

[The Deacon]

Looks like the new Street Bowie is also Moki made.

Possibly, and there are several other Spyderco fixed blades stamped Japan only that have rounded Y's. However, I think it's dangerous to extend the assumptions that mean the knife was made by Moki beyond folders. Even for older folders it's an "educated guess", not a 100% certainty, because over the last 32 years Spyderco has used at least four makers in Japan.

[Jan-Luca]

I think that the Bill Moran fixed blades are also made by moki but i'm not sure about that.