Spyderco At A Glance: International Knife Manufacturer and Distributor 100 Employees | 99 Current Knife Models America | Japan | Germany | Italy | South Africa | China There’s a weathered picture of a bread delivery truck pulling an old VW that hangs in the office at Spyderco Knives in Golden, Colorado. It’s a rather unremarkable photo that just so happens to represent something notably remarkable. In 1976, this hodge-podge of automotive mayhem was the rolling home, office, and production facility of a burgeoning knife company, Spyderco, the brainchild of entrepreneurs Sal Glesser and his wife, Gail. As Sal tells it, they fired up the truck and “trailer,” pocketed a $250 loan from a friend, and set off across the country to find their fame and fortune. And find their fortune

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