I have a LT3 plain edge in k390. Great knife. I also have a original G10 LT folding knife. I like them both, but GB1 has something more that really appeals to me..
What is your favorite Spyderco knife that you own?
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Manbug Leaf SE.
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Haves: Lava, Delica 4 Sante Fe Stoneworks, Spy-DK
Haves: Lava, Delica 4 Sante Fe Stoneworks, Spy-DK
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Re: What is your favorite Spyderco knife that you own?
Endura in K390, or Spyderchef. Spyderchef is absolutely worry free for maintenance, Ti framelock has no spaces for stuff to get caught, steel is rustproof and very tough, feels great in hand, looks awesome I love it for camping however doesn’t keep an edge as long as I would like and is thicker behind the edge than I would like. Endura in K390 is needs more upkeep but is a performance monster, handle is perfect for my hand, versatile blade shape can do nearly every task well to decently, thin behind the edge, steel sharpens easily and holds an edge for a very long time, lightweight, fits well in pocket, however I can’t put it away dirty because K390 corrodes, and the backlock has more places where stuff can be trapped and is harder to clean. Absolutely wonderful knives, for entirely different reasons.
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Basically a tie between Delica K390 SE and Lil Native CPM 15V Backlock.
If I just have to look at it probably the Native 5 Micarta/CruWear. Beautiful.
If I just have to look at it probably the Native 5 Micarta/CruWear. Beautiful.
Native 5 C41PCBL5, C41GP5, C41MPCW5
Delica 4 C11FPWCBK, C11FPBK, C11PBK, C11FPK390, C11FSK390
Lil' Native C230MBGP, C230NLGP, C230MBGPBN15V
Chaparral C152SGY, C152GY
Urban C127PBK
My User Name does not refer to a middle eastern region, but to an Italian composer of the most beautiful masses you'll ever hear. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, go check him out.
Delica 4 C11FPWCBK, C11FPBK, C11PBK, C11FPK390, C11FSK390
Lil' Native C230MBGP, C230NLGP, C230MBGPBN15V
Chaparral C152SGY, C152GY
Urban C127PBK
My User Name does not refer to a middle eastern region, but to an Italian composer of the most beautiful masses you'll ever hear. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, go check him out.
- KeepCalm&Carrion
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Re: What is your favorite Spyderco knife that you own?
Right now I'm partial to my PE Caribbean SF. It's pretty much perfect.
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silver & black wrote: ↑Thu Feb 26, 2026 3:23 pmI have one of those, as well, but in PE and I’m a bigger fan of serrations than I realized so it doesn’t get carried a lot.Jefferson444 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 26, 2026 6:37 amEndura K390 SE. It's not my most expensive or the one I like fiddling with the most, but it is the most carried and most used. It was my third(?) Spyderco but the one that really sold me on the brand. I should have bought two and may still pick up a backup (a concept I considered unnecessary when I bought it).
Endela K390 will be my next purchase.![]()
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So many favorites to choose from depending upon the needs or function at hand, but over the history of my Spyderco ownership, my most constant companion has been the Mantra 2.
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I have too many favorites, but if I can only choose one then it would be the original Military with carbon fiber grips and S90V steel.
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Everyone who knows me here knows that I find the Spyderco Native Chief a very good self defense knife, but also a very beautiful knife.
You would be surprised but I have many Spyderco knives (and a few other brands) and was going to sell some off, but I think that I am changing my mind on that. I like every Spyderco knife that I have. They are all very well made. I just don't think it is a good investment strategy to sell perfectly good knives for a 20% loss (the commission and shipping charges).
You would be surprised but I have many Spyderco knives (and a few other brands) and was going to sell some off, but I think that I am changing my mind on that. I like every Spyderco knife that I have. They are all very well made. I just don't think it is a good investment strategy to sell perfectly good knives for a 20% loss (the commission and shipping charges).
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Surprised that I’m the first here to say Dragonfly (unless I missed it!). Either day glow orange VG10 or wharnie k390, hard to choose.
I carry larger knives usually, often an Endura, but this design is just so spot on to my hand and cutting tasks. And beautiful.
I carry larger knives usually, often an Endura, but this design is just so spot on to my hand and cutting tasks. And beautiful.
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For me it's the C101 Manix backlock. I like the way it fits my hand, the smooth texture of the G10, and the closed back design.
Arguably, I have knives that have nicer finish, or are better at some tasks, but I think it's my favorite overall.
Arguably, I have knives that have nicer finish, or are better at some tasks, but I think it's my favorite overall.
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Re: What is your favorite Spyderco knife that you own?
This is truly a difficult question to answer.
I always come back to the Endura but I love the Pacific Salt and Stretch and my new Stretch Salt XL. And the Byrd models.
I always come back to the Endura but I love the Pacific Salt and Stretch and my new Stretch Salt XL. And the Byrd models.
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That feels like choosing between your kids! I have quit a bit of favorites, some old, some new and ever evolving....But the latest is the Bodacious.


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Re: What is your favorite Spyderco knife that you own?
Really really hard call to make. Love my Drunken but the Kapara and Spydiechef see more daily carry.
Current favorite Spydies: Drunken, Spydiechef, Sage5 LW Rex121, Manix 2 LW 15V BBB
Favorite materials. Steel: Maxamet, Rex121, 15V, S90V, Magnacut. Scales: Carbon Fiber, Titanium, Micarta, G10, FRN.
Favorite materials. Steel: Maxamet, Rex121, 15V, S90V, Magnacut. Scales: Carbon Fiber, Titanium, Micarta, G10, FRN.
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I just realized I never posted in the thread I started
. I have a few, actually: Shaman M4 with micarta scales... PM 2 K390 with G10 scales and a Military 2 15V with G10 scales. Honerable mention would the knife I can't seem to stop carrying.... Endura 4 K390 FRN scales.
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I have avoided posting in this thread before now…. I can’t refine it down to one knife however if I go strictly by pocket time, it comes down to two. Left front pocket is my S110V UKPK, also the pocket where I carry my keys. Right front pocket is my Stretch 2 XL SE Salt, which is also the side I carry my wallet. On the odd occasion I have tried to carry a dragon fly or a para 3 LW instead of the UKPK, but within a day or two I go back to the UKPK.
Whatever turns you on, cupcake.
Still plays with knives…
Still plays with knives…
Re: What is your favorite Spyderco knife that you own?
Easily the fluted Ti Millie.
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Top three going by pocket-time (update October 25):
- EDC: Endela SE (K390). Endela SE (VG10), Manix 2 LW (REX45)
- Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 2 SE (LC200N), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1)
- EDC: Endela SE (K390). Endela SE (VG10), Manix 2 LW (REX45)
- Mountains/outdoors: Pac.Salt 2 SE (LC200N), Salt 2 SE (LC200N), Pac.Salt 1 SE (H1)
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Fixed blade (my primary use) - Jumpmaster 2 by a country mile.
Folder - Chap LW SE.
I could live the rest of my life with just those two and be completely content.
Folder - Chap LW SE.
I could live the rest of my life with just those two and be completely content.
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Work: Jumpmaster 2 H1 and Mule Team XL Prototype MC.
Home: Chap LW SE.
Currently searching for:
Ayoob SE Cruwear
GB2 Cruwear
Work: Jumpmaster 2 H1 and Mule Team XL Prototype MC.
Home: Chap LW SE.
Currently searching for:
Ayoob SE Cruwear
GB2 Cruwear
