If you could choose one new Spyderco to be released in K390, which would it be?

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If you could choose any knife as a new K390 addition, which would it be?

Shaman
3
3%
Bodacious
23
24%
Native 5
13
14%
Manix 2
22
23%
Sage 5
10
10%
Smock
1
1%
Kapara
6
6%
Yojimbo
2
2%
Chaparral
14
15%
Lil' Native
2
2%
 
Total votes: 96

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Re: If you could choose one new Spyderco to be released in K390, which would it be?

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Voted Manix2, but meant Manix2LW.

Optionally ChaparralXL would be awesome in K390, I’d take both PE and SE
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Re: If you could choose one new Spyderco to be released in K390, which would it be?

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northvanbamboo wrote:
Thu Apr 24, 2025 9:39 pm
Voted Manix2, but meant Manix2LW.

Optionally ChaparralXL would be awesome in K390, I’d take both PE and SE
If we´ll ever see a Chap XL (and things are looking very good...) it would be a perfect choice for K390!

Also agree on the Manix 2 LW.
I can recall that in the past people were sometimes reluctant when it comes to putting blades in a bit more rustprone steel into the LW version, cause it could not really be taken apart and so was less serviceable (though I have no problems whatsoever with My REX 45 Manix 2 LW in that regard).
Now with the screw construction this should not be an argument anymore...
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- 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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Re: If you could choose one new Spyderco to be released in K390, which would it be?

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Out of the poll list I'd probably take a Sage 5.

My personal want. The Caribbean or UKPK would be something Id own 2 or 3 of so I'd always have one in my life.
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Post by sal »

Hi Red Leader.

Great thread. Thanx much.

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Post by VandymanG »

Based off of choices I’d say the rugged Native 5 is a great choice. But what I really want to see is the Battlestar done with K390 as a sprint run
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* EDC - Shaman SPY27, Calypso Jr. Super Blue (both from OKCA SHOW in Oregon)

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Battlestation?

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sal wrote:
Fri Apr 25, 2025 12:58 am
Battlestation?

sal
Yes that one thank you for catching the error. I didn’t catch the auto correct error. The Battlestation is a beautiful knife that I think would fit nicely with K390. The tanto shape and saber grind would work well with the characteristics of K390.
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Re: If you could choose one new Spyderco to be released in K390, which would it be?

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Post by Red Leader »

Thanks for the continued responses, all.

It’s sorta funny, after admittedly rolling my eyes a little at the GB2, I’ve started to look a little more into that knife and see a little bit of why people like it. And then of course, that other thread in the GB1/2 happened and now I really want to get one in my hands.

While it wouldn’t be a fair shake to the respondents nor the knives to go back and try to add it to the poll, I could see how K390 could be an interesting option for the GB series, given the steel’s high edge strength.
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Re: If you could choose one new Spyderco to be released in K390, which would it be?

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sal wrote:
Fri Apr 25, 2025 12:13 am
Hi Red Leader.

Great thread. Thanx much.

sal
Thanks Sal. I’m appreciative of how you and your team has offered this steel and others like it. Its quite a fanciful notion that threads like this can even exist, and even cooler that we get your participation!
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Re: If you could choose one new Spyderco to be released in K390, which would it be?

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Post by kerrcobra »

The Military isn’t on the list, but that would be my vote.
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