Why no lightweight PM2?

[abbazaba]

BUMP

It's been years, Golden expansion completed, let's see this awesome sauce please :)

[kennethsime]

Seriously can’t wait for this knife.

[Wartstein]

....It's been years, Golden expansion completed, let's see this awesome sauce please :)

Seriously can’t wait for this knife.

I still think a PM2 lightweight constructed just like the Para 3 LW just has to be a huge seller...

But:
Wasn´t there something along the lines that the Para 3 LW approach of implementing a comp.lock into an almost linerless FRN handle would be difficult to transfer to the longer and thus more "flexy" PM2?

[kennethsime]

But:
Wasn´t there something along the lines that the Para 3 LW approach of implementing a comp.lock into an almost linerless FRN handle would be difficult to transfer to the longer and thus more "flexy" PM2?

They have a prototype that’s been displayed at quite a few shows at this point. I think the liners are a bit more complete than the Para 3 LW.

[Wartstein]

But:
Wasn´t there something along the lines that the Para 3 LW approach of implementing a comp.lock into an almost linerless FRN handle would be difficult to transfer to the longer and thus more "flexy" PM2?

They have a prototype that’s been displayed at quite a few shows at this point. I think the liners are a bit more complete than the Para 3 LW.

Thanks, interesting, did not know that!

And it seems like a sensible approach: Giving a PM2 LW a bit more liners than the Para 3LWs so that the comp.lock works properly but still keeping the knife lighter overall than the G10 PM2.

[barnaclesonaboat]

In my humble opinion, it all depends on the Para 3 lightweight sales results. Making a lightweight compression lock is a huge design challenge. The P3 lightweight is one of the best piece of engineering I've seen recently.

I'm of the same thinking - the Para3 LW does feel like a special list of engineering goals met, and it makes sense to me that it would serve as a barometer of sorts for a similarly designed PM2 LW... and as others have pointed out, making a linered FRN PM2 with a solid/stable comp lock actually lighter than a G10 PM2 may not be possible.

[Jayrod1980]

Alongside the PM2 lightweight, I’d like to see the Para 3 and PM2 LWs design incorporate 2 PB washers. I hope the Para 3 CQI incorporates that. If I get a dead center one in the mail, is favoring the clip side a bit after the first flick. What is worse, is with 2 LWs in a row, I cannot get the knives to not have blade play and be able to momentum shut… both in my 15V and Salt. I have a duplicate 15V that hasn’t been used that is rock tight and will freely open and close but I’m scared to take it apart and sand the inner FRN edges because I don’t think I’ll be able to get it together with the same action without blade play. I’ve never had this happen with dual PB washer Spyderco’s… and I have at least 20 of them now.

[Jayrod1980]

Just to clarify, I am very careful with the keyed end of the FRN so it’s not wiggling because of that. I’m sure I’d love a PM2 configured like the Para 3 LW, but please give the thing 2 washers!