Over the years, Spyderco has collaborated with a number of custom knifemakers to produce knives that bear both the distinctive "signature" of the artist and the unmistakable marks of a Spyderco.   Below are some of these models.

Above - Still another version of the C16 Wayne Goddard - this one started life as a combo edge Burgundy  FRN and was customized by Steve Rice (STR on the forums) with titanium handles.   I was high bidder on this one in a USN "good cause" auction.  Originally set up by Steve for tip up RH carry, he was kind enough to convert it to tip down LH carry and anodize it for me.  

Above: The new C97 Howard Viele Jr.  VG-10 blade, left side is black linen micarta over brushed stainless steel, right side is G10.  An extremely nice little gents knife, with excellent fit and finish, but, as you can see from the photos below, very right hand biased.

Below, the latest collaboration as of April 2005 - the C96 Spyker - This knife is the first ever Spyderco three way collaboration, it combines a design by Ken Onion, some features common to many Kershaw knives and some uniquely Spyderco touches.  Interesting piece, and quite possibly the most lefty friendly liner lock ever.       

Blade is BG-42, and is unmarked except for the steel desigantion and Tim Wegner's mark, with grooves cut in both the thumb ramp and choil.   Although the clip mount and contouring of the FRN make it difficult to see, the pivot is adjustable.  I have a strong suspicion that some of the parts used in this knife were stolen from Spyderco.  I questioned Sal regarding this knife at the NYCKS in 2004 and he said it definitely  was not made by Spyderco.  It is likely that it was built by an employee who left Spyderco to work for Tim Wegner's company, Blade-Tech.  At the very least it represents unauthorized use of  both the round hole opening device and the compression lock.  At worst, it was built on "company time" with company supplies.  Aside from the blade markings, both the blade and lock look suspiciously like (read identical to) the "official" G-10 handled prototypes.   For the record, I offered to give the knife to Sal.

Handles are green FRN, contoured in a manner similar to the Native III.  The "tracks" appear to be molded into it, rather than cut, as they are on the G10 "Ocelot" versions of this design.

Construction is dual liners and open frame with steel spacers and lanyard tube.  The stop pin for the nested compression lock serves dual duty as one of the spacers.   Handles and liners are both drilled and tapped to allow tip down clip mounting for either right or left hand carry.