The only buyers in the early years seemed to be Police and Rescue personnel, who recognized early on the advantages and innovations brought to the knife world by Sal Glesser, Spyderco’s owner and inventor. In fact in the early years times were hard for Spyderco. It took the world awhile, but recognition finally came, and about the time the Police, Endura, and Delica models hit the market, Spyderco was set to become the world recognized brand it is today. Now Sal Glesser is recognized as the innovative genius he always was, the rest is history!