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The Spyderco Military is a beautiful knife that I have thought about picking up but havent yet because of the cost, and other knives taking priority. Fortunately I had a friend who graciously loaned this to me so for review!
I enjoy carrying larger knives for EDC, but only if theyre a reasonable weight. Zero Tolerance knives for example are a ridiculous amount of weight to carry, and I suspect most owners end up leaving them at home.
This knife is huge! 4 inch blade, and nearly 10 inches in length! But its much lighter than you would imagine, coming in at 4.2 oz. When you have something close to a 1-1 ratio in blade length in inches: weight in oz, you have an extremely efficient design.
Handle
I love the digicam handle on the Paramilitary 2 & Military knives made by Spyderco. Every handle is uniquely patterned, so if you put 2 models side by side, they will look different. Camo is a great combination of colours, and reminds me of being in the woods. Since Im not in the military, this is the closest I will probably get to using camo on a day-to-day basis.
The traction on the G10 handle is very grippy, and high quality. Inside the handle, there are partial steel liners, but its mostly G10.
Its kind of surprising to me that on such a large knife that they used a liner lock. Im very partial to liner locks because my first real knife ever, Spyderco Tenacious, had that mechanism, and I quickly grew to love it for ease of use. Not to bash liner locks, but after using back locks and tri-ad locks, I would have preferred something a bit stronger on the Military. That being said, if you really need a knife for hard use, upgrade to a fixed blade.
[video=youtube;1V0-YRzNbUg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V0-YRzNbUg[/video]
This knife is probably 3 years old, and still looks awesome. The only signs of wear are on the pocket clip, which has gracefully chipped away some of the black paint. The pocket clip is excellent, but should be noted that tip down carry is the only way to go. I feel like at some point a re-design of this knife will be coming, to take into account some of the sophistication on the Para-Military 2.
This is a beautiful 4 inch flat ground blade in CPM S30v. Most would consider this blade steel to be the best in the industry. I have owned a few S30v knives, and theyre generally very good. But heres the thing. It adds so much cost to a knife, that I would prefer Aus8 or VG10. I dont think the performance is out of this world, but lots of good knives come with S30v, so thats how it goes. This length of blade will probably be too large for most people when it comes to EDC, and would serve better as a tactical knife. It has a very acute tip, which will be great for piercing, and delicate work, but could be vulnerable to breakage if abused.
Overall, I am very impressed with the Spyderco Military. The materials involved are excellent, and it should be a great knife for anyone who decides to pick it up. I may consider buying it in the future, but for $160 or less there are alot of great options available.
I enjoy carrying larger knives for EDC, but only if theyre a reasonable weight. Zero Tolerance knives for example are a ridiculous amount of weight to carry, and I suspect most owners end up leaving them at home.
This knife is huge! 4 inch blade, and nearly 10 inches in length! But its much lighter than you would imagine, coming in at 4.2 oz. When you have something close to a 1-1 ratio in blade length in inches: weight in oz, you have an extremely efficient design.
Handle
I love the digicam handle on the Paramilitary 2 & Military knives made by Spyderco. Every handle is uniquely patterned, so if you put 2 models side by side, they will look different. Camo is a great combination of colours, and reminds me of being in the woods. Since Im not in the military, this is the closest I will probably get to using camo on a day-to-day basis.
The traction on the G10 handle is very grippy, and high quality. Inside the handle, there are partial steel liners, but its mostly G10.
Its kind of surprising to me that on such a large knife that they used a liner lock. Im very partial to liner locks because my first real knife ever, Spyderco Tenacious, had that mechanism, and I quickly grew to love it for ease of use. Not to bash liner locks, but after using back locks and tri-ad locks, I would have preferred something a bit stronger on the Military. That being said, if you really need a knife for hard use, upgrade to a fixed blade.
[video=youtube;1V0-YRzNbUg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V0-YRzNbUg[/video]
This knife is probably 3 years old, and still looks awesome. The only signs of wear are on the pocket clip, which has gracefully chipped away some of the black paint. The pocket clip is excellent, but should be noted that tip down carry is the only way to go. I feel like at some point a re-design of this knife will be coming, to take into account some of the sophistication on the Para-Military 2.
This is a beautiful 4 inch flat ground blade in CPM S30v. Most would consider this blade steel to be the best in the industry. I have owned a few S30v knives, and theyre generally very good. But heres the thing. It adds so much cost to a knife, that I would prefer Aus8 or VG10. I dont think the performance is out of this world, but lots of good knives come with S30v, so thats how it goes. This length of blade will probably be too large for most people when it comes to EDC, and would serve better as a tactical knife. It has a very acute tip, which will be great for piercing, and delicate work, but could be vulnerable to breakage if abused.
Overall, I am very impressed with the Spyderco Military. The materials involved are excellent, and it should be a great knife for anyone who decides to pick it up. I may consider buying it in the future, but for $160 or less there are alot of great options available.
