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Seriously, the original Manix -- especially the large, plain-edged version that the OP likes -- is an incredible knife.

The blade is a bit shorter than the Military, but it's wider and stouter, while being an excellent slicer.

The widest part of the spine on my BG-42 Military is 0.1430 inches.
The widest part of the spine on my S30V Manix is 0.1560 inches.

But the Manix blade is wider, so because both are full flat grind, the Manix gains a little back as a slicer, while retaining a large strength advantage. The elongated, leaf-shaped blade is a functional compromise between the long, pointy Military-style blade and a full-blown leaf blade. The Manix blade cuts extremely well and gives you a lot of leverage in three dimensions while cutting.

I've reprofiled both blades to 30 degrees (15 dps). The Military has edge shoulders of 0.0260 inches. The Manix is 0.0295 inches. Both have nice tips, but the Military is more pointy. The Manix tip is more stout. Both are good for detail work, but the Military has the edge there.

My Manix locks up as solid as a rock. No blade play. The lockback is easy to use, and locks up with a solid clack. The lockback lever is cut from 0.1610-inch steel. Very solid.

The only drawback to the Manix is its width. Pocket carry suffers a bit because of that width, but its performance is enhanced by the width, too.

The Manix is a simple, elegant design, lacking jimping and other needless design features. It came with some wide jimping at the thumb ramp, but I ground that jimping off because it cut my hand when I had to reach into my pocket. The Manix is jealous of its pocket space and defends it. With the jimping smoothed out, it's much nicer to use. The handle is so ergonomic -- with both a handle choil and a blade choil -- that no jimping it needed to keep it secure in the hand. The ergos allow you to crank on heavy cutting and do delicate detail work. Just a great design.

When the Manix first came out years ago, Bladeforums was abuzz over this amazing knife. Sad to see that sales to average customers weren't enough to keep it in production, but it's an absolutely wonderful knife. The Manix II is obviously more popular with the masses, but it lacks the imposing size and power of the original Manix, and it's, in my opinion, blemished by all the jimping and design bells and whistles. Should have a different name.

And the original Manix should get a little factory love with a sprint run in CPM M4 or M390.

Thanks to CWdotson (the OP) for showing a great knife some well-deserved respect.
 
I think a poster supra nailed two important points. First, the Manix is elegant and simple, very understated despite its volume and mass. Second, despite this volume and mass, at least in my experience and perception, it blends to the hand and feels graceful.cwd
 
this is so funny-i read about how big the manix is-I just went out to a local pond to fish for bass with a jitterbug, after dark, got panicky cause I could not find the knife-got home and looked a minute before realizing it was quietly hiding, clipped to my jean's pocket, in its usual place. Cool.cwd
 
simioh said:
That's a really nice collection Recon1s14. Here is my modest collection:

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Oh yeah totally :D My collection of two haha, here they are together:



I knew this was going to happen: The OP tries to start a conversation about the real Manix -- the manly Manix -- and a bunch of wannabe, pipsqueak manix jr.s come running out of the woodwork, like cockroaches scurrying across a dirty kitchen floor.

There is only one true Manix. It's big. It's where the beef is. Its' full flat grind. It has a man's lock, not some pimped out plastic wart pushing a BB.

Do the right thing, Sal. Atone. Make amends. Give us a born-again real Manix with CPM-M4 steel (or M390). Maybe then I'll forgive you, but probably not.
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I'd like to see you CBBL flick open a "manly Manix" in each hand while screaming toward an unfriendly and large group of thugs like an Apache indian earning his brave stripes in order to deter them from mugging a helpless elderly man, with a bad heart, and a walker, and his dog. Only to see them turn and run like terrified little girls from the awesome sight of you, a coiled king cobra ready to strike with his dual fangs of fury!

......Ok I'll admit that never happened but the mental picture alone is more manly than a backlock!
 
Unfortunately I have to look at the prices of what I purchase. Yes, I sometimes splurge, but only when I can afford to.

I'll never criticize someone else's opinion, because it's an... opinion. A bit repetitious but sometimes that's the only way to respond to a post that doesn't differentiate between fact and... opinion. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to determine whether an above post was passionate or merely an... opinion.

God herself could tell me the OG Manix is her gift to mankind. But if I can only afford to spend $70, I'll go with the Manix deuce. I've heard many... opinions that praise it. And in my... opinion, the price point and feedback are on point. However, I'm generalizing, not picking a fight; this is just IMH... opinion :)
 
Why do you type "...opinion"? I am missing the point of the repetitive ellipse. And, just my...opinion (I've tried it, still do not get it), I compromise on a lot of things, but if it's a knife that will be with me about all the time, and all I have is $70.00, then I will save the extra money up and forestall immediate purchase gratification. As for me, I am not stacking papers to the ceiling or whatever, but I can get about any edc I want (except one encrusted in diamonds or some useless soddy-daisy pimped out opulence), and the OM is higher than some and cheaper than others, but it is my perfect one. If you like a II better (I don't), get and keep the II. If you play with an original and it toots your horn, save up and get it.cwd
 
I like my Manix II, I think I'll put it into rotation tomorrow ;)
I'm tempted to pick up the XL version though, It's got a FFG blade, so may slice better than the II.
 
Does anybody else think about the 70s hardboiled detective series when somebody mention manix (minus an n)?cwd
 
I miss the original Manix. I'd love to get my hands on a PE Mini-Manix, but they're a bit spendy. I've tried to like the Manix 2, but the couple I've handled seemed to have a little bit of play at the lanyard tube. As in, I could squeeze the scales back there, and feel and see movement. It's probably nothing, but it is something that has sorta turned me away from the design. Of course, it doesn't look like the lightweight version would suffer from that issue, so I may have to add that one to the list.
 
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