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I got my Syderco Caspian three weeks ago but haven't gotten to go diving with it yet . Nevertheless, I do have some first impressions to pass along as well as pics!
First off, I'm a warm water diver who doesn't use a wet suit or gloves (but since I've turned 42, maybe I'll start covering up for the benefit of my fellow divers :mooner. Also I have small hands and the knife seems to fit me perfectly. Thus, if you dive with gloves or have a large hand or fat fingers, this knife may not be such a comfortable fit for you.
Here are some pictures of the knife in my hand and in my son Tim's hand - he's 5'11" with normal sized hands.
Spyderco Caspian in my small hand - perfect fit.
Caspian in a larger hand
An alternate grip for larger hands. This was much more comfortable for Tim, but less secure since his index finger is not in the hole. By the way, the knife has excellent jimping for the thumb and index fingers but not in the trademark hole. He also tried to keep his index finger in the hole and move his middle finger to the jimped area under the hole - no good.
This reverse grip works well for me but not at all for Tim. I plan to use this whenever I need to anchor myself to the bottom in moderate currents.
You can see how my son's hand engulfs the handle - sans gloves.
Finally, a closeup of the blade with combo edge. The edge is unbelievably sharp right out of the box. Now I need to get the Spyderco Sharpmaker because I won't use any of my other sharpeners to touch this beauty. By the way, the sheath holds the knife securely but releases easily with one hand.
Looking forward to carrying this on all my dives this summer!
Cheers,
Hector
First off, I'm a warm water diver who doesn't use a wet suit or gloves (but since I've turned 42, maybe I'll start covering up for the benefit of my fellow divers :mooner. Also I have small hands and the knife seems to fit me perfectly. Thus, if you dive with gloves or have a large hand or fat fingers, this knife may not be such a comfortable fit for you.
Here are some pictures of the knife in my hand and in my son Tim's hand - he's 5'11" with normal sized hands.
Spyderco Caspian in my small hand - perfect fit.
Caspian in a larger hand
An alternate grip for larger hands. This was much more comfortable for Tim, but less secure since his index finger is not in the hole. By the way, the knife has excellent jimping for the thumb and index fingers but not in the trademark hole. He also tried to keep his index finger in the hole and move his middle finger to the jimped area under the hole - no good.
This reverse grip works well for me but not at all for Tim. I plan to use this whenever I need to anchor myself to the bottom in moderate currents.
You can see how my son's hand engulfs the handle - sans gloves.
Finally, a closeup of the blade with combo edge. The edge is unbelievably sharp right out of the box. Now I need to get the Spyderco Sharpmaker because I won't use any of my other sharpeners to touch this beauty. By the way, the sheath holds the knife securely but releases easily with one hand.
Looking forward to carrying this on all my dives this summer!
Cheers,
Hector