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I have wanted a Spydero Military for a long time, and hemmed and hawed over the fact that it is tip down only, and that it has a high handle to blade length ratio. My first Spyderco was a Manix 2 XL, and then a Resilience. But I finally got a Military, the 204-P sprint, on the Canadian Exchange. The knife is everything I dreamed it would be and more. The other two knives, though great in themselves, and with my mods, simply don't hold a candle to the Military in my subjective opinion. It has taken me almost no time at all to adapt to carrying tip down for deployment, however, I often find myself wanting to put it back in my pocket tip up for a second, before I remember and then seamlessly reorient the knife. This, too, shall pass, I'm sure.
Anyway, having made a number of cardboard toys for my cat, so far I have found he likes this shape the best, and I also have found no other knife to be so easy to quickly and precisely cut cardboard with, thanks to the fine tip and ample grip on the Military.
I used to think that if I ever did get a Military, I would grind the butt down to shrink the handle to blade ratio, mod for tip up and grind a small "wave" feature like I did for this Ruike.
It always amazes me when I see Spydercos modded for pocket deployment, where the blade is cut so deeply that the Spydie hole is fully opened. That agressive a mod is simply never necessary. The knife above deploys perfectly every single time, despite the "wave" hook being under 3/32". No more than that is needed, and just removes strength unnecessarily. Sure, it's a pocket knife, not a prybar. But why weaken it more than you don't have to, is how I look at it.
Regardless, I have found the Military to be absolutely perfect the way it is, and, aside from the grip tape mod on the clip, I will not change a thing on it.
ETA: Bwahahah it is 2025, and I was looking through old posts. "I will not change a thing on it" Famous last words.
Behold: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/sold-spyderco-military-204p-sprint-reground-user.1733399/
Anyway, having made a number of cardboard toys for my cat, so far I have found he likes this shape the best, and I also have found no other knife to be so easy to quickly and precisely cut cardboard with, thanks to the fine tip and ample grip on the Military.
I used to think that if I ever did get a Military, I would grind the butt down to shrink the handle to blade ratio, mod for tip up and grind a small "wave" feature like I did for this Ruike.
It always amazes me when I see Spydercos modded for pocket deployment, where the blade is cut so deeply that the Spydie hole is fully opened. That agressive a mod is simply never necessary. The knife above deploys perfectly every single time, despite the "wave" hook being under 3/32". No more than that is needed, and just removes strength unnecessarily. Sure, it's a pocket knife, not a prybar. But why weaken it more than you don't have to, is how I look at it.
Regardless, I have found the Military to be absolutely perfect the way it is, and, aside from the grip tape mod on the clip, I will not change a thing on it.
ETA: Bwahahah it is 2025, and I was looking through old posts. "I will not change a thing on it" Famous last words.
Behold: https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/sold-spyderco-military-204p-sprint-reground-user.1733399/
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