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By "Caly logic" Para 2 is really more like the Para 1.5 since it added about a half inch of blade and changed the handle. Still, it got the 2 designation because it was so different. So, by that logic, and since the Para 3 is basically a snub nose Para 2, I think it should have been calle...

I would like to add as well the just a straight name change would be odd. But if done with some CQI such as slightly rounding the edges of the handle scales to the levels of the Para 3 as well as adding the internal stop pin like the Sage 5...not sure if Para 3 has this.

Here's the explanation from the December Spyderbyte Although clearly based on the Para Military 2, the Para 3 was not named the “Para Military 3” because its smaller size qualifies it as a different knife design. Similarly, the “3” in its name actually reflects its three-inch blade length rather th...

Many people say paramilitary 3 because that was used prior to the release as well as the name minuteman. The official name of it though is in fact Para 3.

Hey guys, Looking over the para 3 online I was surprised they named it "para" as opposed to "paramilitary" seeing how they are clearly related to each other. However I get that they might want to leave the name "paramilitary 3" open for CQI and such. Conversely after pl...

Hey guys, saw this unanswered and figured I'd give you a heads up, although I don't own either I know sup3rsai3n (a YouTube user name) has a video out on a comparison of the two. If you just search "byrd tern" on YT his video is the second link.

Hope this helps,
Tom

Waiting on a Byrd meadowlark 2 and a satin-black pm2...can't wait to taste that pm2 glory...

Not a true "clone" per se but I've found what is essentially a Byrd CaraCara2 but with a traditional hole instead of the comet. Handle scales and blade shape are exactly like a g10 CC2. It's called a Brother 1605. http://gloimg.gearbest.com/gb/pdm-product-pic/Electronic/2016/08/24/source-i...