Darth Vader PM2 in da house

[Buffalohump]

I finally got a new knife in the line-up and not surprisingly its a Spyderco (come to think of it, the last one was, too).

I've been wanting to land a PM2 for some time as I don't have one, for some weird reason. I used to have some but they were all limited editions and I couldn't bring myself to use them so they were sold off when I needed the dough.

Now I only buy users so it was time to get one I will actually use! When Magnacut came along I decided to wait and see if I could kill two birds with one stone... and then the PM2 Salt was released so ... hey, presto!

I originally wanted the bumble bee version but a good deal came up on the Darth Vader one so I grabbed that instead. Not really a fan of coated blades unless its tool steel but the all-black is bad-ass. The ribbed scales are groovy! Going to enjoy testing the steel out...

I had an idea it might be cool to get the bumble bee one when its released and swap the scales around.... might just do that!

 

[kreole]

I swapped mine. All the pieces are interchangeable with other PMs.

I found the ribbed scales draw from the pocket harder (the clip doesn't hit the center of the flat spot and catches a bit on the milled portion), so I moved those to a different one and put factory black on the Salt.

 

[Buffalohump]

That's cool... I see what you mean about where the clip lies. I suspect that will cause my pants some grief.... apart from that, I don't see how you can beat this one for sheer performance. The ribbing does add some good grip. I will say I wish they hadn't chosen to coat the blade. In a high corrosion resistant steel, I just don't see the point in it. And according to the guy who invented the steel, it finishes quite easily. I can't think who this coating would benefit other than certain people in the military for whom stealth is highly important and I'm sure they are a pretty small part of the market.

 

[Brock O Lee]

Congratz! Mine arrived recently too.

I'm not big on blade coatings, but I've come to like Spyderco's DLC over the last 2 years. It is tough and durable under normal EDC circumstances. Not immune to scratches from hard substances like sharpening stones though.

 

[kreole]

That's cool... I see what you mean about where the clip lies. I suspect that will cause my pants some grief.... apart from that, I don't see how you can beat this one for sheer performance. The ribbing does add some good grip. I will say I wish they hadn't chosen to coat the blade. In a high corrosion resistant steel, I just don't see the point in it. And according to the guy who invented the steel, it finishes quite easily. I can't think who this coating would benefit other than certain people in the military for whom stealth is highly important and I'm sure they are a pretty small part of the market.

FWIW Spyderco has said in the past regarding the Pacific Salt that the coating is about light discipline--making it not shiny--and not about adding corrosion resistance.

 

[elevator man]

FWIW Spyderco has said in the past regarding the Pacific Salt that the coating is about light discipline--making it not shiny--and not about adding corrosion resistance.

Why? I'm genuinely curious why non reflective coating on a fishing knife Is important? What's the situation?

 

[kreole]

Why? I'm genuinely curious why non reflective coating on a fishing knife Is important? What's the situation?

Right in the name, the military for one. The audience isn't just fishermen.

This Spyderco Byte hits it https://mailchi.mp/spyderco/spyderco-byte-may-2022?e=[UNIQID]

In 2009, we added a version of the black-handled PlainEdge Pacific with a non-reflective titanium carbonitride (TiCN) coated blade and lock bar. This version of the knife became the gateway to the Pacific Salt’s widespread use among members of the U.S. military.

When the U.S Navy’s NAVAIR/NAWCAD (Naval Air Systems Command/Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division) was looking for a folding knife to include in the survival kits of Navy and Marine Corps aviation personnel, Spyderco submitted the black-bladed Pacific Salt for consideration. It underwent rigorous testing at the Navy’s Survival, Escape, Resistance, and Evasion (SERE) School East in Kittery, Maine. Although it was significantly lighter than competing knives submitted by other manufacturers, it outperformed them all and was ultimately approved for official issue to U.S. Naval and Marine Corps aviation units. It continues to serve proudly in that role and has also been issued to select units in the Naval Special Warfare community.

 

[elevator man]

That makes total sense!

 

[elevator man]

Never thought of the military. In my mind i assumed they wouldn't be using the same knives I look at on various online retailers, but if it's the best tool for the job, why not

 

[Buffalohump]

That's interesting.... I would have preferred the plain blade because frankly, I like to look at shiny steel. That said, I am def considering getting the other version of this knife at some point and switching the scales. I reckon the black blade with the black and yellow scales will look bitchin and I would prefer a plain steel blade with the plain black scales.