Para 3 LW SPY27?

[Calier]

I just lost my Para 3 LW after owning it for only a month. Such a cool knife, very bummed out. I had the regular BD1N version with black FRN, highly recommended. Maybe I'll replace the knife with the SPY20 variant, if I can find one.

 

[Sal Glesser]

Hi Calier,

Sorry for your loss.

I'm biased, but SPY27 is special. FYI, I helped Carpenter develop BD1N, it was our first, but it didn't work out as planned, so Crucible helped us out with SPY27. 2 good steels that exist because of Spyderco.

sal

 

[LocalMark]

After finding mine, I received an in-stock notification from SMKW. So SPY27 Para3s may be coming back in-stock elsewhere. I found mine local, and he had 6. So they can be found. Would be kinda hard forking over $140 again tho.

 

[pcguy23]

After finding mine, I received an in-stock notification from SMKW. So SPY27 Para3s may be coming back in-stock elsewhere. I found mine local, and he had 6. So they can be found. Would be kinda hard forking over $140 again tho.

I also am starting to see the Spy27 Para 3's in stock at online retailers
if you have been waiting, better grab one quick, don't think they will last long

 

[William Rust]

Looks like they are back in stock. Mine arrived today. The action was pretty stiff. I've been carrying it all morning. I also loosened the pivot screw and tried to tweak the action, but to no avail. I added some KPL and am continuing to work it in. After a few hours of just getting it out every so often and flipping it is already much better, and I have the pivot screw just about as tight as it was when it arrived. The centering is dead center and it is hair shaving sharp. I have a recent Native 5 (S30V) lightweight. The fit and finish of the Para 3 is better, and the texturing of the FRN while similar is grippier. The outside edges are more rounded and comfortable. Even though the Para 3 is slightly larger, it manages to be .3 oz. lighter. I hope the action continues to improve (from other reviews I've read, it should). I like the cobalt blue color quite a bit and the spy27 is very interesting - -we'll just have to see how it fares in use. One last thing, the spine is relatively sharp. I tried using it on a ferro rod and it works great. What a winner of a knife!

 

[PiterM]

Got it for abouta week now... keeps cutting, gets crazy sharp. It’s just a lightweight edc, so no crazy hard jobs so far. But last weekend I sharpened somesticks when doing gardening around my cabin, opened some big garden soil bags, cut a lot of string. Sharpening on fine and ultrafine stones was quick and easy, it’s a good steel. So far can’t see a major difference vs S35VN in my Native 5 LW but it’s surely keeping edge better than any VG10 I owned. Like it a lot. And what a lovely color! Non-threatening, easy to find in grass/foliage, easy to conceal in jeans.

 

[LocalMark]

...And what a lovely color! Non-threatening, easy to find in grass/foliage, easy to conceal in jeans.

Agreed! I love the blue they used on the SPY27 Para3 (and Native). Just like you said, it somehow makes the knife less threatening in the office and hides well in jeans. But you can see it if you happen to drop it outdoors because it doesn’t blend in with foliage.

I haven’t had any issues with the edge on my SPY27 Para3. Admittedly, it isn’t used very hard. However, I actually use my SPY27 Native pretty hard and managed to get a few micro nicks in the edge. Reprofiling them out wasn’t too bad. I was able to get a razor-sharp edge back on the Native fairly easy, and able to keep the edge with just a few passes on a strop.

 

[kobold]

Sharpens like a dream.

 

[dkolds]

Hi J,

Yes, they exist. We're just having a hard time keeping up with demand. Sorry about that. We created the steel so it's in high demand. Have patience, you'll like it when you get it. I'm carrying a Manix with the SPY27 steel. It's very nice and gets very sharp.

sal

I had my Colorado military II lying open on my while bed while reading and I gently bumped into it with my right hand and I was instantly bleeding like a pig. I spent the next half hour using peroxide to get blood off my comforter. This knife is sharper than any knife I’ve ever owned. 1095 carbon steel or CV gets sharp too but not this sharp! I would like my favorite shaman in this steel and I would never have to by another Life as long as I live.

 

[Sal Glesser]

Hi Dkolds,

Thanx for the comments.

sal

 

[irsh]

This was my first Spyderco folder, purchased a month ago and it hasn't left my pocket.
I've always had cheap folders, thinking "those people are crazy spending over $50 for a pocket-knife." The Para3 is such a great design. The lock/action is perfect, blade falls closed. Always thought the hole was gimmicky, but it works so damn well. I'm hooked and have a s110v PM2 now as well.