Paramilitary - a survival knife?

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Franco G

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In the Spyderco's catalog 2004, there is a description of the new Paramilitary:
The most awaited mid-sized knife of 2004..

Why is Paramilitary the only knife called a survival knife?
Just sort of advertisement, or is there 'something' that I miss, which is important for survival?
If I imagine any survival situation where I have only a folder, I would choose something sturdy (Chinook, Lil'Temperance, maybe Military), with good steel (S30V), with strong and reliable lock (the latter explains why Military is 'maybe').
Paramilitary would enter this class because the compression lock adds reliability and strength.

Any opinions?

Franco
 
A lot of people are tlaking about the lock on the mili and I can tell you, that I use the crap out of mine to pry and cut thick materials and I have never had a failure of the lock, not one time. I have even tried to replicate the failures that I read about on this forum and I cant do it. Reverse grips, left handed vs right handed, I cant make it fail. There are so many knives out there with liner locks that I dont see complaints on, so why does everyone beat on the milie and its lock?

Garrett
 
Never had a problem with Spyderco linerlocks either.
Starmate still is tough as nails for me.
 
can someone refresh my memory as to when the paramilitary is due out? That's my next spyderco! can't wait....
 
Speaking of survival, I think the Paramillie is no less than its bigger brother or the Lil'T and Chinook. Dual steel liners, compression lock, S30V steel, what could you possibly ask for more?
Yet, for outdoors I'd preffer a bigger knife, so the Millie would be the final choice.
 
Does the Para-Military have dual liners? I can't tell from the pics in the 2004 Spyderco catalog.
 
Originally posted by dialex:
Speaking of survival, I think the Paramillie is no less than its bigger brother or the Lil'T and Chinook. Dual steel liners...
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I never realised that the Para-Millie might have steel liners, but those just make the knife even more attractive!

Shiden
 
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