Native 5 salt

[RugerNurse]

I’m curious about these salt series in the native 5 since I like that design. There is a yellow FRN one with LC200N but now they are releasing another in green? Is there any difference?

 

[HP2114B]

They're changing LC200N to green, and reassigning yellow to the upcoming Magnacut version.

 

[DMG]

I had a native salt and it was a decent knife but the useable part of the blade was taken away by a big choil and it bugged me.

 

[DocJD]

They're changing LC200N to green, and reassigning yellow to the upcoming Magnacut version.

Pretty nifty ! https://www.knifecenter.com/item/SP...magnacut-satin-plain-blade-yellow-frn-handles

They even give credit where it is due for the steel !

 

[RugerNurse]

I had a native salt and it was a decent knife but the useable part of the blade was taken away by a big choil and it bugged me.

Took me awhile to learn to like the choil. I have a native 5 in SPY27 steel. I like it alot. The pacific salt is another option. Longer blade length

 

[DocJD]

Took me awhile to learn to like the choil. I have a native 5 in SPY27 steel. I like it alot. The pacific salt is another option. Longer blade length

The finger choil and jimping /thumb rest are effectively part of the handle . Part of the design .

There are different models for those that don't prefer that design .

 

[RugerNurse]

Does anyone know when these natives will be available?

 

[HJA]

IIRC on the spyderco forums it was mentioned 'in the coming few months' or something similar.

 

[moonpath]

I have the yellow handle and LC200. Great Edc knife. Been carrying mine for about 4 months and it does not weigh much in pocket. Easy to spot and see which is an advantage. Choir does not bother me. Have not encountered anything yet the knife cannot handle. Moderate stroking keeps it sharp.

 

[moonpath]

Corrections Choil not choir, and stropping not stroking.

 

[J. Doyle]

Corrections Choil not choir, and stropping not stroking.

Lol.....damn auto correct.

 

[scdub]

Yeah I think you wanna avoid placing the words choir and stroking near each other whenever possible.

 

[RugerNurse]

I have the yellow handle and LC200. Great Edc knife. Been carrying mine for about 4 months and it does not weigh much in pocket. Easy to spot and see which is an advantage. Choir does not bother me. Have not encountered anything yet the knife cannot handle. Moderate stroking keeps it sharp.

I love mine in SPY27. Great all around pocket knife. With my kids getting older we are spending more time at the lake so a rust free option would be nice. The pacific salt 2 is also intriguing because of the longer blade.

 

[The Grendels]

Since recently getting one I haven't spent as much time on boats, but the biggest thing I noticed about the Native 5 was the stiff pivot that's probably the result of having neither washers nor bearings. The only time I'd expect the action to be that stiff on a folder is if I requested a retailer to tighten it down for purchases coming through customs. That hospital pastel yellow is the only one they've done that made me want to dye the handle. I'm surprised that they'd willingly choose to use that colour of their own free will for their Magnacut model.