spyderco military thoughts

I just got my Military today, well, im very impressed...
Its ergonomic, very secure, light, and BIG :D
It is a wery well thought knife, even if it is light, it feels very strong
I like it alot, feels great in my hand, ready to use
Thanks to all for the opinions on the knife, im really glad i purchased it
 
Thanks, i will enjoy it :D
Here is a quick photo :
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I have a G-10, plain blade and love it. I did find it a bit large for EDC I bought a leather belt sheath for it and it really helps carry it. This son-of-a-gun will pull your britches down, its quite heavy.

Others are right, the grind is delicate, especially near the tip, it is dagger sharp and pointed and probably easily broken. It sharpens easily, mine was almost razor sharp out of the box, a few strokes on the strop with a little green rouge brought it right up. I have since moved to a Kershaw "Chive" for my EDC, the Spyderco Military was just to big and putting the sheath on my belt everyday became a pain. I would give the Spydcerco Mil. an 8.5 as a "Hikers" knife, ; as an office weenie who needs a fancy box opener and apple peeler, a 7.0 ,

On another note; My personal choice and the one I seem to pick every morning and clip on my pocket is the Kershaw Chive with serrated blade , 9.2 as a EDC, I have 4 of them in various colors and think they are damn near perfect in size, the assisted opening snaps the blade open with the tip of your forefinger, stays sharp a very long time and is tough enough for light prying, a helluva $50.00 pocket knife, besides for EDC its very painful to lose a small sebenza, dont ask I how I know this... :cool:.
 
Crocodilo said:
But true, it is not a sharpenned prybar... that's the reason I always carry an Atwood Prybaby (also in S30V) as a perfect match to my Millie.
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Do you know why the Atwood Prybar is made in S30V? That seems like an odd choice for the tools intended use.
 
Would you expect anything else than "it sells better"?

No offense against Mr. Atwood, but i guess that´s all about it.
 
Blop said:
Would you expect anything else than "it sells better"?

No offense against Mr. Atwood, but i guess that´s all about it.
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I guess a better question would be "Why are Mr. Atwood's customers willing to pay a premium for a steel that's inferior for the tools intended uses?"
 
Well from some point of view you could ask this many times. I have asked it myself oftenly as soon as i saw a high speed tool for hardcore individuals. But, maybe there is a difference between one intention and the other? :D

If it comes down to a nice gimmick, S30V is all right (that doens´t mean, S30V is not a serious steel grade).

If it must be somehow more serious, maybe a more serious tool would be better than that.

I would prefer a carbon tool steel for a gimmick because it stains a bit and would look nicely weared after a while with the addition of a tougher tool gimmick.
 
Vivi said:
Do you know why the Atwood Prybar is made in S30V? That seems like an odd choice for the tools intended use.
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No, it is not.
First of all, Atwood makes several "prythingys" and not all are S30V. Secondly, the Prybaby specifically is a piece that is carried close to the body and therefore a stainless steel seems to be the right choice. Third, the Prybaby is not a knife, it doesn't have an edge, so edge stability is not a consideration and the Prybaby is too small to develop moments of sufficient magnitude to make bending toughness much of a consideration. But on the other hand you may very well scrap with it, which makes abrasion resistance a consideration. The larger Atwood pieces like the Prything are commonly made from 3V, or were the last time I checked his page. For those items that are offered in both steels, S30V is the cheaper choice. Finally, the Prybaby is offered in Ti as well.

The Prybaby was never marketed as "highspeed tool", but rather as a form of pocket or keychain jewelry, so you would hardly want to see that rusting.
 
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