Poll: Would You Buy a K390 Military, Featuring Green Canvas Micarta and a Titanium Reeve Integral Lock?

[kennethsime]

If I were to pitch my dream knife, it'd be K390 Military, with one Green Canvas Micarta scale and one Titanium scale featuring a Reeve Integral Lock. Bonus points if the Micarta scale can be contoured a bit just like the Shaman.

I realize it will be an expensive knife. I realize it probably won't be everybody's cup of tea. But in my book, it'd be the best **** pocket knife ever made, and I'd carry it every day.

So, what do you think?

[MacLaren]

Of course I would.
The Military is my favorite Spyderco model.
Bohler K390 is awesome steel.
Oh yes, count me in.

[BangBang77]

Absolutely. No matter the cost.

My favorite steel is K390 and although I prefer the PM2 platform over the Military, I would snatch one up in a heartbeat to add to my growing collection of Spyderco K390 knives - currently two PM2s, two Delica 4s, and an Endela and a Manbug on the way.

[Nuh Nups]

Of course I would.
The Military is my favorite Spyderco model.
Bohler K390 is awesome steel.
Oh yes, count me in.

Agreed! I would be in as well.

[TomAiello]

Yes. Instant buy. The military has a very specific set of uses for me, mostly in yard work chores, and I've abused the heck out of my 204p variant. I'd buy K390 in a heartbeat for those uses. Rust is a non-issue for my uses because I'd be beating it up for several hours, then cleaning it each time I used it. And even if I got some rusting, I wouldn't care. This would be a perfect user for me.

I think I'd prefer standard liner lock with micarta on both sides (better grip for me), but I'd go with it either way. The RIL/s90v is my favorite military--I just don't abuse it like I do the 204p.

[The Deacon]

Wrong handed lock, but wouldn't buy it even if it was left handed because it's too big for my back pocket and K390 isn't stainless.

[dsvirsky]

Nope. Love all the individual components you've listed: green canvas Micarta, Bohler K390, titanium frame lock. But I don't see the assembled knife as an improvement over the blurple S110V and the 20 year old 440V models already in my possession.

[lilshaver]

Would a big bear poo in the woods?

[kobold]

A kidney would be a small price to pay!
But if they make it just the usual liner lock and use green canvas micarta on both sides, maybe I could keep my kidney.

[Evil D]

I'd probably pass. For whatever reason I really don't like how the frame lock is heavier. I usually don't shy away from weight but it really bothers me on the Military, and besides the cool factor of titanium and a debatable increase in lock strength I don't really see it as an improvement.

And then there's the whole SE thing yadda yadda yadda.

[bearfacedkiller]

Yes!

I would prefer micarta on both sides and a liner lock. I would still buy the frame lock version.

[JRinFL]

Maybe, for me. It would depend entirely on price. I expect it to be, if it ever gets made, to be ~$400 US. At that price, it's a "no". My one and only Military would have to do in that case.

[RandomNick]

No, I don't like framelocks. Make it a liner lock with micarta for both scales and I'd be on that like a fat kid on a cupcake.

[GarageBoy]

Probably not happening without liners on the micarta side.

Green G10/RIL was a knifeworks thing, right?

[bearfacedkiller]

Probably not happening without liners on the micarta side.

Green G10/RIL was a knifeworks thing, right?

It was CF/RIL with S90V. Knifeworks also did green g10 and 204p.

[wrdwrght]

The RIL would disincline me. All else with the liner-lock would get me thinking.

[kerrcobra]

I'd definitely buy it.

[yablanowitz]

I might buy it if it was the ONLY way to get a K390 Military. If I did buy it, it would sit around unused until I could swap the blade into a different handle, preferably a CF liner lock. I don't care for RIL Militaries.

[Menipo]

Nope. Love all the individual components you've listed: green canvas Micarta, Bohler K390, titanium frame lock. But I don't see the assembled knife as an improvement over the blurple S110V and the 20 year old 440V models already in my possession.

+ 1

[Naperville]

When designing a frame lock to work on a long narrow knife like the Military, Spyderco has to make sure not to make the same mistake Zero Tolerance made with the 0452CF. When opening and closing the 0452CF there are issues with fingers pressing on the locking interface.