A Gentlemans Spyderco....does it exist

[tiguy7]

View attachment 1040085 My vote.

 

[5-by-5]

I have a liner less Chokwe I always choose, because it's ultra lite.

 

[rwasham]

Look at a chapparal in Raffir Noble. Just bought one for this exact reason!

 

[Arian29]

Picture is for size comparison only:
closed length L to R:
CENTOFANTE 4.5”
CALY 4.25”
DELICA 4.25”
NATIVE5 4.”
ONE EYED JACK 3.5”
DRAGONFLY 3.313”

 

[inkynate]

Couple that I don't think have been mentioned and might be worth consideration are the Baby Horn sprint which is still available and the recently released stainless Kopa sprint.

 

[NoFair]

C22 Walker in carbon fiber if you can find one

 

[sickpuppy1]

Carrying my brand new Manix 2 ultra lite ! About the same size wise as my PM2, but much lighter, dont even feel like its in my pocket. Love the ball detent lock too.

 

[WValtakis]

Could try to find a plain edge version of one of these, I've always thought them gentlemanly
My Solo and Laguiole, followed by a Viele

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[Climb14er]

Spyderco Sage 2 Ti liner lock. I find this to be the perfect knife for dress pants, or jeans for that matter. Excellent EDC knife!

 

[sgt1372]

The Des Horn that I just purchased & received is also a very nice "gentleman's" Spyderco.

 

[GatorFlash1]

Spyderco Gayle Bradley Air, awesome. The Delica is a classic small EDC.

 

[jstrange]

Just got my One Eyed Jack on Sunday and I must say it is super nice. My favorite knife to date and should make any gentleman proud.

 

[dakotared]

I am a traditional slipjoint knife guy usually but I recently bought a Spyderco Pingo that I really like, its pretty basic and has no washers or liners, just the FRN scales bearing on the blade pivot.. I would like to see if there is a spyderco out there which is a bit more upmarket.... It need to be 3.5 inches closed, plain blade, has phosphor bronze bearings that I could use as an office carry withou scaring anyone. I have done a little research but find there are so many spyderco models that its really confusing.

Does anyone have any recommendations ?

I am 6'5" 325 lbs, I consider a slim Police stainless a lovely gentlemen's knife.

 

[Colorodo]

Recently got a Sage2 , sweet knife.

 

[Pharmagator]

The "Toad" is as classy as they come...

 

[Pharmagator]

(but I lost mine)

 

[not a zombie fan]

My Volpe suits...well, a suit just fine. Nice olive inlays. Great fit and finish. No scary serrations and moderately sized. No william henry good looks but william henry is no spyderco performance wise(or budget).

I generally keep my “real” knife accessible but a traditional or smaller SAK for such occasions. Maybe sub a roadie, clipit(blade+scissors)or dyad jr if you want to keep it in the family...

 

[Darkera]

The Mantra is pretty classy but I'm not sure if a flipper fits the gentleman folder definition.

 

[Colorodo]

 

[hammeredsole]

I'll suggest the Para3 blurple. It is a purple/blue color with highly polished stainless accents, so it doesn't say tactical. It's full flat blade is finished in a very nice satin brushed finish that has bright flash at just the right angle, it's overall look is closer to that of some types of jewelry than a knife per se. If that doesn't say gentleman's knife, I don't know what does. To me, a slip joint says bumpkin's knife, or someone who just doesn't know that technology has advanced.