I have been a fixed blade/bushcrafty knife user until recently with only a couple of traditional slip joint folders. Through being a member of Bladeforums I became aware of Spyderco and started to learn a lot from reading the posts in the sub-forum and was interested in trying some different steels that aren't available in production fixed blades. I thought the Para 3 would be a good place to start and at that point I still never considered larger folders of interest, I would use a fixed blade for anything over 3 inch. Inevitably a PM2 and Manix 2 quickly followed and the spell was cast. Still the Military seemed way too large to be in my pocket. Anyhoo, a late night internet shopping adventure with the help of alcohol resulted in a blue s90v Military from BBS. The morning after I thought I'd just get it and sell it straight away on the secondary market. Once I got it in hand it was a revelation, it looks much larger than it feels in hand. I rarely carry a PM2 or Manix 2 any more (still appreciate them), it's either a Military or Para 3, I don't feel the need for the in-between size.
It's interesting to see the discussion on a Military 2 with different lock, but for a new fan the current Military gets the job done just fine.
Have you tried a knife you didn't think you would like but been won over?
Cheers, Jules.
The greens and blues (want an orange one!)
