if you could only own a 5 Spyderco knife collection:

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if you could only own a 5 Spyderco knife collection:

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Which models that spyderco has actually produced would you choose? I’m curious to know you’re guys’ answers will be.
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temperance 1, lil temperance 1 serrated leaf, black micarta calypso jr & calypso, cocobolo kopa, stainless serrated harpy, stainless cricket
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pacific salt se
15v manix
spydiechef
yojimbo
original ladybug (it's a sentimental thing)

that's kind of a tough list to make. if i narrowed it down to only users, i'd replace the ladybug with a stretch 2 xl salt or a manix salt, both of which we've been told are coming.
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C36MCW2, C258YL, C253GBBK, C258GFBL, C101GBBK2, C11GYW, C11FWNB20CV, C101GBN15V2, C101GODFDE2, C60GGY, C149G, C189, C101GBN2, MT35, C211TI, C242CF, C217GSSF, C101BN2, C85G2, C91BBK, C142G, C122GBBK, LBK, LYL3HB, C193, C28YL2, C11ZPGYD, C41YL5, C252G, C130G, K08BK, PLKIT1
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H2, CPM 20CV, CPM 15V, CTS 204P, CPM CRUWEAR, CPM S30V, N690Co, M390, CPM MagnaCut, LC200N, CTS XHP, H1, 8Cr13MoV, GIN-1, CTS BD1, VG-10, VG-10/Damascus, 440C, MBS-26
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Military s110v
Shaman zwear
Para2 maxamet
Manix rex45
Manix XL s30v
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ladybug93 wrote:
Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:20 pm
pacific salt se
15v manix
spydiechef
yojimbo
original ladybug (it's a sentimental thing)

that's kind of a tough list to make. if i narrowed it down to only users, i'd replace the ladybug with a stretch 2 xl salt or a manix salt, both of which we've been told are coming.
I definitely realize it’s a tough and ever changing thing for most of us here. It’s fine if it’s not a completely set in stone list, just what you’re currently feeling your top 5 favorites are from a balance of function and sentimentality
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One's sitting on my bookcase:

Delica
Chaparral LW
Rhino
Lil'Temp 3
Caly 3
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DF2 ZDP
Military 1 52100/CF
Delica K390 WC
Pac Salt 1 H1/SE
Sage 5 Ltwt M4 (or S30V, not sure)
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In no particular order, I could get by with the following just fine. Delica, Military, Police, Native, Ladybug. Now if I have to further specify blade shape, steel and edge type it’ll get trickier.
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Wharncliffe PM2
Chaparral CF
KnifeJoy 20CV Manix 2
Ayoob Sprint SE
Military
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Military 52100
GB1
Military Ti/CF S90V
Delica VG10
Manix 2 REX45
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There’s more than a few I really like. They all are perfect for me.

Swayback
Millie
Pm3
Manix 2
Delicaenduragaylebradley2dragonfly2.
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Going with practical knives I own rather than grails:
Salt 2 Wharncliffe
Pacific Salt
Yojumbo
Waterway
Street Beat
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If chosen by amount of use then -

Magnacut Mule
Caribbean Leaf SE
Dragonfly Salt SE (H1)
Manix 2 XL Cruwear
Yojumbo S90V

If chosen by desire as well as utility (including ones I don’t own) then -

Darn Dao
Caribbean Leaf SE
Caribbean Sheepsfoot PE
Magnacut Mule
Manix 2 XL 4V

Not the most exotic or esoteric, but they are all utterly fantastic knives.
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Home: DF2 K390 Wharncliffe/DF2 Salt H1 SE and K390 Police 4 LW SE/15V Shaman

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Chinook in Magnacut (any era)
Manix 2 XL SE Salt in Magnacut
A larger Rockjumper in Magnacut SE
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Police lw k390 serrated
Chaparral
Drunken
Pm2 s110v custom jungle fat carbon scales
Kapara 20v

This is impossible

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Manix 15v
Autonomy
Lc200n, s90v, magnacut, 20v, 204p, cruwear, s110v, 15v, cts-xhp
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I own Military, Manix 2, Para 2, Tenacious, Bradley 1, Mule. I have 1 Bradley, the rest I have multiples of in different configurations.
If I had to reduce to 5 of the ones that I have I would choose Manix2 LW Rex45, maybe even 2 of them, Para2 in K390, Para2 in M4 or Rex45, Military in Cruwear,
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Aqua Salt PE satin blade original run

Street Beat original run

Pacific Salt 1 H1 PE blacked out

Military M4 DLC

Native Chief M4 DLC
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I think it’s comes down to these models for me when it comes to use.
Calypso brown g10
Caly 3.5 superblue
Kopa (not too picky on the version)
Temperance 1
Lil’ temperance 1 leaf

Special honorable mention: the calypso jr.
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Dragonfly vg10 wharncliffe
Delica k390
Salt 2 lc200n
Chaparral
Pac salt lc200n serrated
Para 3 spy27

Really hard to narrow that down to 5 but I think I’d give up the pac salt. But if I did I might get the salt 2 as serrated.
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Subject to change :)

Dragonfly
Kapara
Manix (I would prefer the mid-backlock)
Sage
Watu
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PM2 CruCarta
Shaman CruWear & Forest Green G10 (TKJ)
Native 5 Salt Magnacut PE
Para3 CruWear & Smooth Black G10 (KC)
Mannix 2 XL CruWear & Smooth Black G10 (KC)
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1 - Stuart Ackerman's Sustain
4 - Spyderco Native Chiefs
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