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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.

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.

Dan

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

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

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.

Salt 2 Wharncliffe

Endura ZDP-189.

Manbug salt has the most pocket time over the last few months.

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

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!)

UKPK HH edition, cause it has a full length metal backspacer

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.

Gotta go with the Spydiechef.

PM2 Cruwear

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.

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.

Today? P.I.T.S. folder in M390.

PM2 with M390 blade.

endura3 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:45 am

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.

The 15V PM2 is the best knife Spyderco has ever made. Everything else is just filler.

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 !