Most Tenacious?

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I just thought i would pick the brains of some Spyderco enthusiasts. I have a tenacious and like it a lot but want to buy something with a better blade steel. Which Spyderco is the most similar in shape and length to the tenacious?
 
Probably the Manix 2

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It is the bottom knife in the photo the top one is the Paramilitary. This Manix 2 one was reground by Tom Krein. The stock blade is a little thicker and saber ground. Spyderco made a flatground S90V blade with carbon fiber handles in a limited run, I think.
 
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The Sage I with carbon fiber scales is very close in size, and similar in shape to the Tenacious. The blade steel is S30V, but it is more of a drop-point shape. The top of the blade comes down a lot more than the Tenacious.

It is also a liner lock, and runs about 105 to 115 bucks street price.
 
Para is pretty darned close too. Better steel and comp lock but only tip down carry.
 
Amaranth said:
The Sage I with carbon fiber scales is very close in size, and similar in shape to the Tenacious. The blade steel is S30V, but it is more of a drop-point shape. The top of the blade comes down a lot more than the Tenacious.

It is also a liner lock, and runs about 105 to 115 bucks street price.
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These two are my current EDC setup. They're sized about the same and both have liner locks, but there are a lot of little differences too.

Sage I uses a wire clip, has less belly on the blade due to difference in blade shape, has a finger choil and a shorter blade so you lose about 1/2 inch of cutting surface and lacks a lanyard hole. Sage I also has finer jimping and the differences in scale and blade material's been mentioned.

To me, the Sage I is like a marriage between a Caly 3 and the Tenacious with CF scales and the wire clip thrown in for good measure. I find that Sal took the best features of several knives and merged them into one fine knife.
 
The Manix 2 is a noticeably chunkier and heavier knife, but is still a good knife. I'd personally go along with the Sage I (or II) crowd, much better for EDC. It is a tad bit shorter (although so is the Manix) but the handle is much more ergonomic and I think you'd find it to fit your hand better. Blade steel is pretty much at the top of the 'standard higher-end' of cutlery steels in use today. price is absolutely phenomenal for what you get. The Sage II is the best finished Spyderco I have ever held and the Sage I is just as good from what I hear.
 
dsmegst said:
To me, the Sage I is like a marriage between a Caly 3 and the Tenacious with CF scales and the wire clip thrown in for good measure. I find that Sal took the best features of several knives and merged them into one fine knife.
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I call the Tenacious the poor man's Sage. There's a lot of room for upgrade, mainly the steel, on the Tenacious. Increasing the price by $10-15 for VG-10 would still make it one of the best bargains out there.

Love the ergos on the Ten. It's also a smooth as silk deployer.
 
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