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Few other knife brands are as collectable as Spyderco's. I am sure the little Balance will appreciate quite a bit in a few years, and the Balance certainly is a collectable Spyderco. I guess I bought the last one at National Knives.

I picked Golden. My favorites from Golden are:
Military 1 and 2
PM 2
Bodacious
Native series
UKPK

National Knives has them.

I got one and it was painless. Thanks Spyderco!

Military 2, Native Chief, Bodacious, PM2, and PM3 please. Edit to add: Salt's are great also.

Thanks Vivi! Now, do I wait? I really want one in ZDP.

I am super impressed with the Caly 3.5 I received a few months ago. Large blade in a smaller handle,and in one of my favorite (older) super steels ZDP189. Is the Caly going to get a big brother? Such a neat design!

Great find Vivi!!

I have another Military 2 in 15v on the way. I already have two so in case I lose one I will still have two. Umm, does that make any sense?

This one perfect so far as I can see. It drops smoothly and cuts through phone book paper like it was butter. I probably am not the best at observing the details like some of you though. Spyderco did a great job!

I agree with Vivi, the Military 2 Salt is a great choice, and I don't have Mongo Mitts! (very large hands)

Southard with a polish and flame anodizing.

Legit

I pinched the screw with a pair of pliers to make it oblong. Then I screwed it in with some red locktite, and it has held for a year so far. The screw will kinda sorta make it's own threads.

These two just arrived today. The Metropolitan has a decent action, slightly lighter than the UKPK. It is M398, and slices phone book paper easily.

Yep, remove the spring and ball and the knife still functions fine. There may be a couple of states that don't allow the blade to drop once you push the button in, so Spyderco is wisely covering all the bases. The Sage 6 has the same setup. Of course, hundreds of thousands of imports let the blade ...

I have removed the spring and ball bearing on both my Smock's and it makes the action even slicker. On one of them I also replaced the bearings with ceramic bearings. It even seemed to me it was smoother with the ceramics, although that's probably just my imagination. Fret not, you didn't hurt a ...

1) Military 2 in BBB 15V. One of the best overall knives I have ever used.
2) Dragonfly K390 Wharncliffe. The cardboard champion. Little workhorse.
3) Kapara. What a beautiful knife.
4) Native Chief. Another beautiful design.
5) Yojimbo. And yet another superb design. Useful in so many ways ...

I love 15V. I have never had a factory edge cut so well and last as long as Sal and Shawn's CPM 15V. No rolling or chipping, ever. I live in Nevada so corrosion isn't an issue here, although I keep them waxed with Renaissance Wax. When it's time to sharpen, I have no problems using a fixed angle ...

Ooooops! Wrong thread! er, test run? Yep, that's the ticket. (cough cough)