apollo wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 12:48 pm
ladybug93 wrote: ↑Fri May 20, 2022 12:27 pm
it wasn't a good seller, but i think that was because people were waiting for a different steel. i had one in my hand and considered buying it. i wish i had, but i wasn't really "collecting" at the time and i didn't need it or like it better than the m2lw i already had. i really think the steel choice and thickness were the main detractors for this one. maybe someone will do an exclusive and we'll get to see if it was the steel.
The trouble with that version was not the steel. The knife was only made because we forum members asked for the return of the lockback manix. So i do not think spyderco expected it to outsell the normal Manix 2.
The only thing i think it was not selling good enough is because the knife did not turn out as most of us wanted. Spyderco just made the native 5 g10 without liners and thought it was also the way to go on that manix. So for me the normal manix 2 g10 with its liners is superior to that version.
So the problem is we forum members are a special breed if we want something we want it to perfection. And skipping the liners and dropping the weight down made the knife not a replica of the old one. So stubborn folk like me did not buy it because if it doesn’t walk like a duck or talk like a duck it sure as **** aint no duck
And believe me if the knife was made with liners and the thicker blade i would have bought at least 3 because i just could not sleep anymore before i had one to use , one for back up and on as a safe queen.
I am finding this thread interesting.
I am a big fan of the backlock Manix. Even without the liners -- what a tank! I figure it is adequate for anything and everything as it is. Now if it had full metal liners, that would certainly be all the better, but I don't think it is inadequate by any stretch.
When it went on the discontinued list and dealers were discounting it, I snapped up two more and gave them as gifts to each of my sons. It is one of my all time favorites.
I am also one of the FRN/FRCP "haters". I know, it is solid sturdy stuff and the lightweight models are dandy, etc. etc.
But I just can't bring myself to like or want them. More for the rest of you. Give me G10, it makes me happy.
The G10 manix is a great knife. I can never decide if I like it or the PM2 the best -- so I give up and claim the Shaman as my favorite.