Pick One Favorite.

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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Native 5.

If I had to narrow it, the KnifeCenter Exclusive Cruwear DLC & Smooth Black G10. Limited to production I'd go with the new Magnacut Salt PE.

Best knife for my hand, and only the PM2 CruCarta comes close.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Right now it's the St Nick's 4V Military. I plan to give it a real workout this field season and then I'll know for sure.

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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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UKPK here, pretty much any frn version, but pe lc200n has dominated since I got it. Just the perfect iwb edc for me.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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So many favorites, but if picking just one it would have to be one or another Delica or a derivative there of.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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actually pretty easy for me 😀

I love the linerless, single-piece FRN handle, and the blade shape and geometry is perfect for my uses. I grew up with pinned knives, and while I sometimes miss the ability to tweak the pivot and lockbar screw, the simplicity of pinned construction is nice too.

Unsurprisingly the Pac Salt 1 is another favorite, although I don't have one at the moment.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Salt 2 Wharncliffe
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Endura ZDP-189.

Manbug salt has the most pocket time over the last few months.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Easy: Pac Salt (1 or 2 doesn't matter). Pac Salt 2 in PE LC200N is what I use the most.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Baenz wrote:
Sat Apr 15, 2023 1:44 pm
…the Delica is the perfect size and feel for most of my daily needs. The first time I opened it without Spydie-flicking I knew this was the one…
I have just 5 models, but I’m in the same Delica 4 camp today. Mine is the M390 navy frn - stays crazy sharp. Great ergos, right amount of cutting edge, slicey, and not scary looking (yes, that’s a thing unfortunately).
(Close second, Mule Team - great program!)
:bug-white-red :camping MT39P-15V, MT33P-Rex76; Sage1-Maxamet, Endela-K390, Delica4-M390, PM2-K390, PM2-S30v, Dragonfly2-SB, AmbitiousSE-8Cr13MoV; others TBD
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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UKPK HH edition, cause it has a full length metal backspacer
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SE>> The Cruwear C-60 Ayoob model

PE>> M390 Military

Overall The C-60 Ayoob model still ranks high with every variant.

It's kind of tough for me to pick just one. Because when it comes to Spyderco knives I'm like a kid in a "RUSSELL STOVER''s" Candy Store.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Gotta go with the Spydiechef.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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PM2 Cruwear
Hans

Favourite Spydies: Military, PM2, Shaman, UKPK
Others: Victorinox Pioneer, CRK L Sebenza 31, CRK L Inkosi
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Sage 2.

Thinner stock (3mm) leaf blade. 50/50 choil and Sal ergos. Minimal (blade, scales, 2 standoffs, 2 washers, 1 pocket clip, 6 screws). Excellent materials and execution. Widely regarded as the best Spyderco EDC knife for years.

Other contenders in my collection, like the SpydieChef and Kapara have yet to supplant it. There are better steel knives like the Stretch 2 K390 for when I know I will cut things. But for EDC carry, 3"+Ti handles+deep carry wire clip is a great combo.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Caly jr. Gray frn, calypso brown g10, caly3 black g10 and a black micarta kopa are all my personal favorite carries, these ones I can’t really pick 1 favorite amongst them.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Today? P.I.T.S. folder in M390.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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PM2 with M390 blade.
PM2 Crucarta, Manix 2 lw s110v, Manix 2 blackout, Shaman, Tenacious, GB1, GB2, Smock, Kapara, Native 5 s90v, Chaparral cts-xhp faceted Ti, Para 3 blackout flytanium scales. PM2 M390 DLT exclusive, Caly 3 Superblue sprint run, Police PE ATS-55, Mcbee, Caly 3.5 ZDP189 CF, PM2 Maxamet, Millitary CF s90v sprint run, Lil' Native CF s90v sprint run, Mule CPM Rex T15, Spydiechef, Amalgam.

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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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endura3 wrote:
Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:45 am
Image

actually pretty easy for me 😀

I love the linerless, single-piece FRN handle, and the blade shape and geometry is perfect for my uses. I grew up with pinned knives, and while I sometimes miss the ability to tweak the pivot and lockbar screw, the simplicity of pinned construction is nice too.

Unsurprisingly the Pac Salt 1 is another favorite, although I don't have one at the moment.
Nice. There's something so classic about this generation of Enduras. The sleek lines, the lightweight linerless construction, the pointy tip and saber-ground blades -- it's what comes to mind when I think "pocketknife". Just, the basic classic pocketknife, functional and clean and useful. It's not my top favorite (that's the Amalgam), but my Endura 3 gets a lot more pocket time than many others in my collection.
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The 15V PM2 is the best knife Spyderco has ever made. Everything else is just filler.
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Re: Pick One Favorite.

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Still the Native 5.

Don't know if it'll every be surpassed by another in my eyes. But the Chaparral, PM2 and Domino are not far behind. Not far at all !
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