Native 5 - the perfect pocket knife?

i think i said this once before somewhere on the forum!one of my native 5's is always in my pocket,i have tried to carry the PM2 or manix 2 every day of the week,but my native 5 kicks them both out,as its a vary pocket friendly folder/lockback,still on the hunt for S110V/carbon fiber version though.:)
 
Mine (s110v and g10) arrived today!
No real verdict so far, the hole seems a bit hard to access and the edges of the lock bar a bit harsh, but still. Nice knife, excellent fit and finish as far as I can tell.
Looking forward to carrying it.

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Dang...now I'm considering getting a Native 5! I really should stop reading these forums!:D

Now my quandary is whether to buy an S35VN or an S110V version. Whichever version, I prefer G10 over FRN or other handle material. I already have an S110V Military, but with the use it's getting I won't know personally know how it resharpens for quite a while. And if/when it ever needs a reprofiling, that would likely be beyond my sharpening capabilities. Now, S35VN I know I can deal with. I'm not certain if the S35VN Native 5 is still in production, or if it's the "standard" version while the S110V version is the upgraded alternate version; I would imagine so, since the S110V one has the "blurple" handle.

Anyone have any suggestions or experiences with one or both to compare the advantages/disadvantages of either? Particularly of the S35VN version.

Jim
 
James Y said:
Dang...now I'm considering getting a Native 5! I really should stop reading these forums!:D

Now my quandary is whether to buy an S35VN or an S110V version. Whichever version, I prefer G10 over FRN or other handle material. I already have an S110V Military, but with the use it's getting I won't know personally know how it resharpens for quite a while. And if/when it ever needs a reprofiling, that would likely be beyond my sharpening capabilities. Now, S35VN I know I can deal with. I'm not certain if the S35VN Native 5 is still in production, or if it's the "standard" version while the S110V version is the upgraded alternate version; I would imagine so, since the S110V one has the "blurple" handle.

Anyone have any suggestions or experiences with one or both to compare the advantages/disadvantages of either? Particularly of the S35VN version.

Jim
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I just picked up a PM2 this morning. I was considering going S110V but I decided against it because I've never thought "S30V doesn't hold up very well" and I can sharpen it. I have concerns with 110V.

I'm also considering a Native 5. If I do get one I'll go with the S35vn version. I love that steel; it's no slouch and I can sharpen it no issue.
 
Thanks, BMC. Yeah, I was already leaning heavily towards the S35VN Native 5. Now I've decided that's the one I'll go with, if I do pull the trigger and buy. I love my S110V Millie, but I think I'll use that as my sole knife in that steel, to see how I can handle that alloy.

Jim
 
James Y said:
Thanks, BMC. Yeah, I was already leaning heavily towards the S35VN Native 5. Now I've decided that's the one I'll go with, if I do pull the trigger and buy. I love my S110V Millie, but I think I'll use that as my sole knife in that steel, to see how I can handle that alloy.

Jim
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The Native 5 in S35vn is high on my want list! :)
 
I recently acquired one of the S110V FRN lightweights. Had store credit at Midway that I could not redeem for cash and this seemed like a good use for it. I've had it about a month now and have not carried anything else since it arrived. I may need to get rid of a lot of other folders! The S110V has been interesting--I don't do much heavy cutting with it, but I do use it about 40X a day on food, boxes, zip ties, etc and it's been holding up remarkably. About once a week I give it 50-100 strokes on the medium Sharpmaker rods and that brings it back to that extreme factory sharpness, but I don't think it's ever gotten so dull that it would not shave arm hair.
 
I am curious about the difference between the Native 4 and 5. Can anyone help?
 
Brock O Lee said:
The LW serrated version is the backup folder in my work bag.
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You have to give Spyderco credit for the improved back lock on both the G10 and LW versions, it is s-o-l-i-d.
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I'm hoping a serrated Native 5 is under the Christmas Tree for me. :)
 
Haven't used a Native 5 yet, but I have the maxamet model on pre-order. Looks like a great knife.
 
I finally got around to getting a Native 5 in the blue FRN and CPM S110V blade.

I have been putting it to work opening packages and breaking down boxes.

It works really well. I plan on getting the gray FRN and Maxamet blade too.
 
GCG199 said:
I finally got around to getting a Native 5 in the blue FRN and CPM S110V blade.

I have been putting it to work opening packages and breaking down boxes.

It works really well. I plan on getting the gray FRN and Maxamet blade too.
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I love my S110V Native and trying to resist the Maxamet version. I have the Maxamet Mule and love it to.

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I run through the hills, arms spread wide, singing the Native 5's praise. I was worried about the FRN handle, but supposedly Spyderco puts more glass fibre in their matrix, and the only failure stories I could find online were a) Native meets a lawnmower; b) Native gets buried beneath a Bobcat; c) someone tries to pry their roof apart with one; and d) a guy who torture-tested the Spyderco FRN handle to failure, freezing it at progressively lower 10 degree increments and then wailing on it with a hammer - it finally failed at -27C. I had some truly bad knife accidents as an apprentice (right before the red fountain started, I discovered that we are in fact made of chicken mince), so for me, it's all about controllability, which means a finger choil and a shorter blade. Love it love it love it.
 
We need a compression lock Native 6 with G-10 handles and DLC coated blade :) please please pretty please
 
When I first got my Native 5 FRN, I was a little hesitant to take it to work. The size felt perfectly suited for office carry and small EDC tasks, but I felt my Manix was a better fit for warehouse work. Well I decided "What the heck?" and took it with me on a whim.

It has now become my main work carry. It is just a monster at the warehouse. Thick tape, industrial zip ties, tearing down boxes; it does it all. And the fact that it's smaller and "less threatening" is the icing on the cake. Consider me a believer in the Native 5!

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Barman suggested that I get one when I first found bf, took a while to get to it. But boy, what a solid, solid all arounder. What I really enjoy about the natives back lock is that it has this positive "click" very much like how a Sebenza or other Ti Framelocks have that click. The only difference is that the Ti o escape sort of reverberate a bit during the locking motion where the Native is a solid thud.

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