It doesn't have to be a complete "Salt" mode, it can be just a tougher stainless steel. I call BD1N "Salt lite" because it works so well in my kitchen knives, wet in my sink, Spyderco Z-Cuts. It is also cheap and on the budget-minded. I am not an expert, but I hear it offers a good balance between hardness and toughness. S45VN would be probably out because of price, and getting to Seki. I am not sure yet how much H-2 would cost, but LC200N may also be a contender.
It has NOT been an issue, but the VG-10 on my EDC satin Ma2 is the only spotting I have had on the steel. It may be worse for others, though. I have heard a lot of interest in this regard. I know extending the tip is probably not a possibility due to the fact it is built on an Endura frame, but perhaps a more severe curve could be initiated, if the steel and heat-treat would allow. Wave would of course be kept. Also... the Endura, Delica and Lil Matriarch all have jimping on the hump - is there a reason this does not exist on the Matriarch 2? Also, try holding a Dodo upside-down, as I often do with the Matriarch 2. Is that perhaps an argument for a bit of a choil?
Also, please wave the Civvie! That is the only thing, and lack of ability for a ring, preventing me from carrying it (and my version is a vintage linerless ATS-55, but I'd have bought a new one!). The Black Talon II is unfortunately the more realistic alternative until those problems get fixed - I wish 5x5 or WiseMen would solve this problem with aftermarkets.
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Also, I feel like all my Spyderco wishes come true, because one of the first things I thought getting into Spyderco in December was "Boy, a comp lock Military and Civilian would be cool!" and shortly after found out the Millie 2 was in the works. I also found out that somebody had seen a "Reverse S PM2" at some type of knife show from the Glessers. I have heard or seen no other info on it, but this is the closest thing to a "comp lock Civvie" I will ever get, and seeing as though it is only a prototype, there is no reason I know of we could not XL it and make it out of a Military 2, I would buy two! Please, Sal, Eric, give the folks who just love the reverse-S some hope, some info, tell us that it will eventually be seen as an exclusive, as anything! I need one, so badly, more than anything!
- Sincerely, a Reverse S lover/collecter. Missed a reverse-S Meerkat by two dollars recently, dang it!
- My reverse-S collection!
I've been wanting, for no other reason but for fun, a Civilian 2 on a comp lock, or Matriarch 3. I know that a reverse-S PM2 exists. I would love that. 