Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby akapennypincher » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:02 pm

Not sure what I would pick but G-10 Handle, Min .125 Thick Blade, Min 3.25 long Blade.


Manix is on short list but none in stock Black G-10, 🫠

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby DansGearAddiction » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:56 pm

My heart says Chaparral, but my brain knows that a non-LW Manix 2 would be more versatile.

Of the currently available steels, I'd probably choose XHP due to its' balance of toughness, edge retention and corrosion resistance; Magnacut is another option, but the LW variant isn't my first choice and I'm not sure if blade swaps are allowed (since it would require a "donor" knife).
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Chaparral (CF, LW, Maple Burl, Raffir Noble, Stealth & Stepped Ti, Sun & Moon), Manix 2 (CPM-20CV), McBee, Native 5 (CPM-S30V), Pingo, Spy-DK, Stretch 2 (K390), Tenacious LW (8Cr13MoV), UKPK Salt

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Brouwer, Caribbean, Centofante 3, Chaparral LW, Delica 4 (K390), Domino (CTS-XHP), Dragonfly 2 (K390 and ZDP-189), Lil' Native (Backlock), Manix 2 (20CV and S30V), Mule Team (Magnacut and SRS13/SUS405), Native 5 LW (CPM-M4), Paramilitary 2 (CTS-BD1N and Maxamet), Para 3 (CPM-S30V), Roadie, Salt 2, Shaman (CPM-M4), SpydieChef CQI, UKPK (CTS-BD1N), UpTern, Yojimbo 2 (CPM-S30V)

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby Foehammer » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:59 pm

A pm2 in either CruWear or S35vn. Given how hard the s35 versions are to track down these days, it would probably have to be a Crucarta pm2 or the DLT exclusive.
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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby rgc » Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:28 pm

Well, if he meant what would be the last Spyderco I would want to loose and the one I would choose if I had to go and could only take one . . . my Military in CTS-XHP.

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby mikey177 » Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:48 pm

Much as I love the Native 5 in all its flavors, the 20CV Endela from DLT would my choice for last knife because of its slightly longer blade.

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby MFlovejp » Mon Jan 30, 2023 7:16 pm

Ahh what a tortuous question! If I could truly only have one cutting tool for the rest of my life it would be an H1 Pac Salt with serrated edge. Ounce-for-ounce it’s the lightest, toughest, most ferocious cutting tool I own.
Current Carries: Superblue Dragonfly Sprint, Stretch XL Cruwear, BHQ M4 Shaman, Siren Sprint S90V
Wishlist: Cruwear Military, Super Blue Caly 3.5
Favorite Steels: CTS-XHP, Cruwear, ZDP-189, LC200N

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby Wandering_About » Mon Jan 30, 2023 7:22 pm

Depending on the day, my answer would be PM2 or Stretch 2. Probably PM2, I'd want stainless (or at least CruWear), and would prefer something other than VG-10 for a "one knife for life."
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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby Urkilnmesmalls » Mon Jan 30, 2023 7:31 pm

I would have to choose the Kapara. It’s everything I need in a pocket knife.

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby bayouace » Mon Jan 30, 2023 7:38 pm

"...it is difference of opinion that makes horse races." That said by M. Twain, I am sticking with my DF 2. Lol

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby Bolster » Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:34 pm

Tristan_david2001 wrote:
Mon Jan 30, 2023 2:09 pm
A c54 calypso. I regularly carry and use a 3” blade the most, as it’s versatile for handling smaller and some larger cutting jobs. But if I’m stuck with one knife I’d rather have a larger bladed pocket knife, the calypso is perfection in that size category for me.

You sold me on the C54, I want need one. Now I just need to find a time capsule and go back to when the C54GBN sprint was available.
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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby akapennypincher » Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:36 pm

mikey177 wrote:
Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:48 pm
Much as I love the Native 5 in all its flavors, the 20CV Endela from DLT would my choice for last knife because of its slightly longer blade.

Think the Native is cool knife but needs more length. Native on steroids would be cool.

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby Bolster » Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:39 pm

akapennypincher wrote:
Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:36 pm
Think the Native is cool knife but needs more length. Native on steroids would be cool.

Native on steroids, as ordered.
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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby Naperville » Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:02 pm

Probably one of my M390 Native Chiefs.
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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby Naperville » Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:03 pm

akapennypincher wrote:
Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:36 pm
mikey177 wrote:
Mon Jan 30, 2023 6:48 pm
Much as I love the Native 5 in all its flavors, the 20CV Endela from DLT would my choice for last knife because of its slightly longer blade.

Think the Native is cool knife but needs more length. Native on steroids would be cool.
I think Spyderco has some M390 Native Chiefs still in stock. I have 3 of them. Need one more!!!
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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby Drubieg » Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:39 pm

Out of all the knives I’ve bought, police g10 k390 has been the most reliable and never sold. Only cus o have the most time with it. Native chief Rex45 is on its tail tho.

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby Tristan_david2001 » Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:41 pm

Bolster wrote:
Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:34 pm
Tristan_david2001 wrote:
Mon Jan 30, 2023 2:09 pm
A c54 calypso. I regularly carry and use a 3” blade the most, as it’s versatile for handling smaller and some larger cutting jobs. But if I’m stuck with one knife I’d rather have a larger bladed pocket knife, the calypso is perfection in that size category for me.

You sold me on the C54, I want need one. Now I just need to find a time capsule and go back to when the C54GBN sprint was available.
Tell me when you find one! so I can borrow it and go back to get a couple more for myself :) I do wish the sprint did come with that black+gold Spydie logo on the clip, that’d just be the cherry on top for me in terms of the aesthetics. But seriously, the calypso’s design is purely exceptional! I hope you track one down at a good price
favorite models; Calypso, Calypso Jr., Caly 3, Caly 3.5, Kopa, Cricket, Harpy, Temperance, Lil Temperance Leaf

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby mikey177 » Tue Jan 31, 2023 12:37 am

The Native Chief is too big for my daily needs, and as such doesn't get carried often. The Endela is more my Goldilocks size, but in reality, majority of my pocket knife chores can be handled by a Native 5 or Delica-sized blade.
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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby JoviAl » Tue Jan 31, 2023 3:27 am

I’d have to opt for my PM2 tanto in S30V - it’s big enough to get any job done, strong enough not to be overly concerned about snapping the tip off, stainless enough to survive almost daily use in the tropics, and the blade shape is incredibly versatile once you get used to it. Admittedly this may well change when my Military 2 arrives, and even more so if they do a tanto blade salt version (a guy can dream right?!).

The Manix XL is another do it all work knife I love, but it doesn’t quite have the fun factor of a tanto bladed PM2.
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Heir: Yojumbo S90V CF - PM2 Tanto S30V - Manix 2 XL S30V - Manix 2 XL Cruwear - Yojimbo Cruwear - Carribean Salt SE - Magnacut Mule - M398 Mule

Spare: DF2 Salt H1 SE - Lil Native CF S90V - PM3 S110V


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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby BigFishShamu » Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:39 am

My Pacific Salt 2 SE (H-2)
Current Rotation: Military (4V), Siren (LC200N), Pac Salt SE (H2)

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Re: Pick One Spyderco for last knife.

Postby PStone » Tue Jan 31, 2023 7:56 am

Stretch2XL LW. But with a black coated blade/hardware.


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