Spyderco Kumo™* Archived Products

Kumo Is Japanese For Spider And A Fitting Name For The New Japanese Influenced Fixed Blade Knife Designed By Custom Knifemaker R.J. Martin And Manufactured By Spyderco. A Self-Professed Steel Junkie, R.J. Martin Is Celebrated For Integrating Multiple Grind Lines On The Blades Of His Knife Designs. Made From A Solid 9-Inch Piece Of Vg-10 Steel, The Kumo Blade Has Two Definite Grinds: A Swedge-Grind Along The Spine And A Hollow-Grind Above The Non-Serrated Cutting Edge. Converging In The Center Of The Blade The Two Grind Lines Meet Creating A Look That Is Streamlined And Pleasingly Tapered. Where The Thumb Naturally Settles On The Blade Are A Series Of Notches That Latch Onto The Thumb Pad Adding An Appreciative Level Of Grip And Cutting Control.

In Japanese Fashion, The Handle Is Wrapped With Epoxy-Saturated Cord Over An Undercoat Of Pebbly Black Stingray Skin That Has A Silver Spyderco Bug Menuki Peeking Through The Wrapping. The Kumo Slips Into In A Fitted Black Kydex Sheath Mounted With A Teklok Detachable Polymer Clip That Can Be Situated To Carry The Knife In Five Different Carry Positions: Vertical, Inverted, Cross-Draw, Small Of Back Or Horizontal Position. Overall Length Of The Kumo Is 8-5/16″ (211Mm) It’S Plainedge Cutting Edge Is 3-3/4″ (95Mm) And It Weighs 3 Oz (85G).

Discontinued Product – No Longer Available.