I keep coming back to the Endura.

Screwdriver

Screwdriver

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I own many Spyderco knives, Gayle Bradley, PM2, Military, Manix 2, and many more, but I keep coming back to my Enduras. The ergos, ease of carry, blade shape all just do it for me. Unfortunately as much as I like the Endura, I will still keep buying Spyderco knives.....
 
My super blue endura is one of my most carried knives, they're exceptional in my opinion. :)
 
I need to pick up an Endura SB because the Stretch SB I got like a month ago has become one of my favorite knives
 
My plain jane Endura 4 gets a lot of pocket time. Carry's like a small knife, works like a big one. I haven't really found anything to fault it for, guess I like everything about it.

Jim
 
I went back and forth for days between Delica or Endura for my first Spyderco. Went with Delica b/c I already had a knife with a similar blade size as the Endura. Guess I'll have to get an Endura to get the Delica out of my pocket. Oh damn, now I have to buy another Spyderco knife:)
 
I carried a first gen Endura everyday for 12 years . The only reason I retired it was it meant too much to chance losing it. I now have three gen 4's . Great knives !!
 
I'm with you. I tend to look at the Endura and Delica lines in a very positive regard, and I honestly don't think many folding knives have made a pronounced functional improvement over these older but capable and proven designs. I also like how they are thin as I hate bulky knives, and I like the ergos as they deliver sufficiently good grip, but without making an obnoxious profile. I also like the durability that the grind offers and how it helps the blade survive usage that tends to damage blades. I just got a 110v Manix, but I don't like its profile (or grind) nearly as much as the Endura.

I'd love to see a Delica/Endura in M390. I think the SuperBlue is neat, but just not as useful as a supersteel with greater stainless properties (ZDP-189 also having some downsides.)
 
The Endura was in my pocket longer than any other folder. But now I rotate my Salt and the P-Mil. Para wins for most pocket time.
rolf
 
The Endura takes up such a small amount of space in the pocket for a blade of its size it's just fantastic. I do prefer flow through designs however as I find myself having to clean lint and dirt out of mine quite often.
 
The Endura is an amazing knife. There's nothing wrong with choosing a favorite, just don't let the others know...
 
Just bought a used "waved" model and cant wait till it gets here. I have had an older Delica, but never an Endura. Looking forward to seeing what all the fuss is about.
 
My first Endura was bought in 1993 and I thought it was the coolest knife I'd ever seen. I carried that G2 blade for years, and just sent it back to the mothership for a sharpen and tune up. I scored a second Gen 1 in a gun shop a few years ago that was sitting in the very back of the case, and the sales guy asked, "Why do you want this old thing? There's a ton of other knives that are better." I laughed and it came home with me.

Somehow my tastes keep migrating back to the Endura, like most of you with 2 Gen 1's, a stainless Gen 2, and a FFG Gen 4 that is fantastic and cuts like a dream. Not quite an Endura, but I have an H1 Salt on the way and it should be on the doorstep tomorrow.

I think of the Endura as Spyderco's flagship knife, and I'll always have them in my collection as well as my pockets.

*** and I apologize now for this necro-post. I forgot I was reading past posts when I answered this. Sorry!
 
My first Spyderco was a early 90s clip it
Endura.

Lost it somewhere in time.

Now I acquired a saber grind partial serrated.
 
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