Disappointed Spydie Millie!

I have pretty large hands and figured the larger Millie would work great with my mitts, but it doesnt feel good holding it. Thats all. If its not good holding it I dont think it ll be comfortable cutting with it. I didnt post here to bash this knife! I am truly disappointed about this! I love the look and it seems very well built. Just doesnt feel right to me.

I don't think anyone is faulting you for not liking it. Different strokes for different folks. It was the guy who came in afterwards spouting gibberish with nothing to back it up that was getting on our nerves. You have legitimate reasons for not liking it, can't blame you for that.
 
The millie is certainly a great knife but I agree somewhat about the handle. I find that its so big that you don't quite know how to hold it. I carry a benchmade Bedlam most days that has an equally large handle but when I pick it up my hand just sinks into it and its very comfortable for hard use and cuts that require alot of force. It also has a lock that I trust with my life. Ive chopped tree branches with my Bedlam and it doesn't have any blade play. I don't think I could chop with the Mille.

Im not sure why the military is named the military. IMO its a light weight, light duty pure slicer. I always imagine a knife named the "military" being something more like a Benchmade Adamas or a ZT 300.

Overall I think the Millie is a very good and for its weight its one of the best but its not a hard use folder by any means. Its lock, blade shape, stock thickness, and tip all point to a slicer.
 
I like my Milly... Doesn't make me like any of my other knives any less, but I appreciate the Military for what it is.

It's a superb light weight large bladed folder that really excels when using with gloves on, especially one handed use with gloves. Try it out. Put on some good fitting leather work gloves and go cut some cardboard with it and you will see what I mean most likely.

Sure, you can have much heavier duty knives but I don't think I have ever seen or heard of one with this much blade and weighing 4 ounces. (Mine is CF and a bit lighter than the G-10 version.)

I think the Military name fits great. Most soldiers would likely have a solid fixed blade knife on them anyway, and the Military is a great lightweight backup folder that really doesn't add much to the overall load out but gives the added benefit of having two large blades.

Just my opinion though. It's not for everyone, but it definitely fills a niche nicely.
 
you shoudl try a police. much better i find. dont understand why everyone loves the military so much.

Just got a Spyderco Military. Thought I would like it since I have a few para millies that i like. I figured the ergos would be good if not better and I gotta say im disappointed and will be returning this knife. Im a huge Spyderco fan so im kind of disappointed that im not happy with it. Anyone else feel the same way or have a similar experience??
 
I didn't like the Military either.Too ogreish.


I did like the Police though.
 
The Military came about, when someone asked for a knife from Spyderco, for their son to carry in the military and that's what it was designed for. (at least that's what I remember reading) I always thought it was rather designed as a last resort weapon, more than heavy usage folder. Of course it excels at cutting tasks also, even if it's not going to take the place of a fixed blade.
 
if your going to be doing using it for prying or digging perhaps you should have a nice fixed blade knife like a Becker BK2. Most folders aren't made for that sort of thing
 
I have had several Millies over the years, and it is a great knife for the money! I've given all but one away; a DLC'd S30V one.

I will say, however, that this is the only knife in recent memory that I have broken the tip off of. It was some time ago though, and I'm pretty sure my story is on here somewhere. Knife was nearly brand new too. It wasn't much, but the very tip (up to the periemter of the edge grind) just popped right off cutting out a coupon at the store. Haven't had any problems with one since however, so my thinking is that it was a minor defect. Had it not been a coated blade, I would have re-ground and called it a day.
 
you shoudl try a police. much better i find.

I didn't like the Military either.Too ogreish.

I did like the Police though.

Funny, for some reason I like the P3 also.
I put off ordering it for a long time, thought it would be too large, but it has become one of my favorites.

If they would take that dang tacky POLICE label off the blade, I would order a SS model too. :D
 
I have pretty large hands and figured the larger Millie would work great with my mitts, but it doesnt feel good holding it. Thats all. If its not good holding it I dont think it ll be comfortable cutting with it. I didnt post here to bash this knife! I am truly disappointed about this! I love the look and it seems very well built. Just doesnt feel right to me.

Holding and using are very different things.

Also, it's just a knife. 90% of folders will be virtually identical in daily use. Whether or not something feels good is mostly a matter of personal taste.
 
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if your going to be doing using it for prying or digging perhaps you should have a nice fixed blade knife like a Becker BK2. Most folders aren't made for that sort of thing

I bought these 2 recently, the black one specifically for some hard testing. I don't expect that these will break very easily, but OTOH they are a bit big and heavy, bigger and a heavier than a Mil, but probably won't slice as well.

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Most of my use these days favors a real keen point, such as the Leek in this phot, but I really worry about how fragile its tip might be. Also note the slippie on the left. I have never broken a tip myself but my dad broke this one and handed it down to me when I was about 15 and working in his garage. I ground the tip square and used it for a screwdriver. It was handy when I was away from my toolbox and needed a screwdriver or a knife that I could use to cut a radiator hose. (It would have been great if real multitools were available back then.)

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I like the blade shape .. Curvy & screams utility ;)

I never interested in Spydie Police .. Too agressive looking.

Unfortunately, both beyond my budget :( or perhaps fortunately, so I don't have to choose;)

Gotta live for now with Navy k631 that's not millie, nor pollie :D
 
The bloated handle grows on you after awhile. Or shrinks as some people say. The large handle and cutout for the liner lock are for people wearing gloves or chemical warfare suits. It's not supposed to replace a KaBar, it's a pocket knife for soldiers. The pointy tip allows you to do things you'd usually use a tiny blade for. It's a nice feature and why I like the pointy spydie blades like the older Endura3 design. If you go with a big, heavy, tuff, designed folder, you're right back to square one with a Buck folder in a belt sheath. Might as well get a fixed blade.
 
If you go with a big, heavy, tuff, designed folder, you're right back to square one with a Buck folder in a belt sheath. Might as well get a fixed blade.

My experience with the Buck 110, didn't show it to be as tough as a Military. It has a tiny non threaded pivot pin set in soft brass and all I found it to be is a lot heavier.
 
Distal Taper. The Military was designed with alot of distal taper for a reason. To cut better. Starting at 4mm and going down to the thin tip makes for one heck of a slicer. If you need a knife with a tougher tip that won't slice as well don't get a knife with alot of distal taper.
There is no blade grind that's best at everything.

The handle is the most versatile I've seen on a folder. You can grip way back on the handle(with your pinky off the knife) and get enough whip in the blade to slice right through briars and vines. The combination of the super light handle, and the 4" blade puts the weight ratio out front, and gives you great speed in your whip.
I have some trail's I keep clean, and no other knife, folder or fixed, will fly through those vines/briars like the Military. I've tried alot, and have never seen another knife that can generate that kind of whipping action.

I carry my Carbon Fiber BG42 the most, and the size to weight ratio is amazing. A 4" blade at only 4oz. makes it a very easy to carry for a large knife. The g10's are only 4.25oz.

I love my slip joints, sebenza's, and many others, but a Military is always in my pocket when I'm outside at home. If I want to clear some of the trails that leave from my yard, or walk down to the creek to fish, the military is the knife I grab.


OP, I wished you had gave the Military a chance. I also thought the handle was a bit large, and the tip a bit thin, when I got my first. But after I realized what you could do with the grip options, and how well it cuts, I fell in love with the knife.
 
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I thought the Millie generally uses 0.156" thick stock (I think my Para Millie 2 is around 0.141", though). Anyway, the Millie's that I've checked out--like this one--have been using the thicker stock.
 
Again I wasn't saying the Millie is a bad knife. I was simply stating that I dont think its going to work for me. Now the para 2 fits my hand but i wish it had the liner lock instead of that lock in the back. Weird spot for a lock?
 
Again I wasn't saying the Millie is a bad knife. I was simply stating that I dont think its going to work for me. Now the para 2 fits my hand but i wish it had the liner lock instead of that lock in the back. Weird spot for a lock?

I agree, it is weird but i really like it. I never really trusted the springs on axis locks and found that the compression lock is a VERY nice alternative:thumbup:
 
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