Spyderco Police

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So After receiving my sage (and loving it) i decided it would be good to put a face to my next knife purchase (even if its a ways away). I believe i have settled on the Spyderco Police. However i am looking for advice as to the advantages and disadvantages of G10 vs SS.

Any thoughts?

Thanks
 
G10 is grippy stainless looks classic G10 slices better stainless has a nicer looking blade


you're welcome


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The G10 is nicer to touch in the heat and cold.

SS is right hand tip down only, G10 has 4 way clip.

G10 has 5mm more cutting edge.

G10 is 19 grams lighter.

G10 shows less wear/doesn't dent and scratch as easy.

I'm sure the SS has some advantages, but I can't imagine what they would be, maybe subjective things like looks.

To be fair though I have the G10 and love it but haven't touched an SS so I may be biased! :D

It flicks open easy with a thumb in the hole and I can close it easy one handed with minimal repositioning but I have big dextrous hands. Smaller hands would struggle to close it as quickly one handed.

I like VG10 fine but would much prefer the blade in S90V or M390 :)

The grind and geometry are great for an EDC, it makes a fine slicer of apples and cardboard etc.

By the way the BM710 has identical cutting edge length but is 15mm shorter when folded, and I carry it more often...

I can still recommend the G10 police though. :thumbup:
 
thanks, and ive actually looked at some BM's but for now i think I'm fairly sold on Spyderco. Just really like the looks and performance of them. But i don't own any BM's and the only one ive handled/used was a mini grip so maybe when i buy the 940 I've been looking at ill change my mind. But for now its the police and looking more like g10.
 
it's spyderco forum and i'm a big fan but the bm 710 is a very nice and practical knife.

the same for the police variations. the SS one is a classic that every spyderco collector should have but the police3 is a better user no question imho. see what your looking for.
 
stevenkelby said:
By the way the BM710 has identical cutting edge length
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You know, I did not believe this, but when I compared the two I found that its true. :thumbup:

I own and carry the Police flavors in G10, stainless PE and stainless SE. For the past few days I've been carrying the stainless SE. While the stainless is slicker and a little heavier, its also thinner than the G10 version. This means that its less obtrusive in the pocket, and that slickish stainless lets your hand slide into your pocket without impedance. The stainless also has a different aesthetic - being all stainless its almost like a finely crafted industrial machine. The G10 has a completely different mojo.

A few years ago I bought a stainless Police from a BF member who was hurtin' for cash. It was his longtime carry knife, with which he had traversed Europe. Had plenty of battle scars. After a while, he began begging me to selling it back to him, which I did. I polished it up with some Mother's Mag Wheel polish and it looked great. But these stainless models have quiet a following. And they have the added benefit of now being almost retro.

From a purely practical perspective, the G10 version is superior because its more grippy and lighter. And it has a FFG blade, which is a big deal. Plus it has a 4 way clip. But when you factor in the aesthetics and flavor, the stainless is still worthy.

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Police G10.

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The stainless model is superior for inside waistband carry, as the smooth scales allow it to be stowed and drawn without grabbing either the shirt or pants. The G-10 models are nicer to use, offering more secure grip and lower thermal conductivity. But be advised, the C07 can be addictive.

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as an added question, do all knives in Spyderco's flip out as easy as the sage? its easily the easiest manual knife to flip out I've ever owned. In fact I have a friend who owns a Kershaw leek AO and the sage beats it out most the time. I was just interested in if the police with its longer blade / different lock is harder to open
 
The Police is a little harder to flip out than some other Spydies. I'm a good flicker, but can't flick any of my Police models. Has something to do with the long blade and the Spydie hole being close to the pivot.
 
^ Wimp , jkjk:p:D

But yeah, it is harder to flip, esp the SS version. Not impossible, but certainly not as easy as the sage. The advantage of the SS version in regards to taking it out of the pocket and opening it with the quickness is the extra beef that hangs from the pocket. IMO, it is very easy to get to fast and if you get good at it, you can give it the good ole spyder drop and have that baby ready dang near as quick as a waved model.
 
dericdesmond said:
^ Wimp , jkjk:p:D

But yeah, it is harder to flip, esp the SS version. Not impossible, but certainly not as easy as the sage. The advantage of the SS version in regards to taking it out of the pocket and opening it with the quickness is the extra beef that hangs from the pocket. IMO, it is very easy to get to fast and if you get good at it, you can give it the good ole spyder drop and have that baby ready dang near as quick as a waved model.
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what the "good ole spyder drop
 
Grab the tip down knife by the blade in a pinch grip with the thumb and index finger on the Spyderhole. Draw the knife by pulling straight up, then snap your wrist down to flip the handle into your palm, opening the blade in the process. With some practice, it can be done quickly and easily. I've heard people who've seen it say that Sal can open a Military that way fast enough to make you think he had it open in his pocket.

Lockbacks such as the Police Model take a bit more effort to open than linerlocks like the Sage. On the Walker linerlock, once you overcome the detent, the blade freewheels to lock. The lockback doesn't have a detent ball, it has a spring-loaded lockbar riding against the tang the whole way, producing much more drag.
 
WHen I do it, I actually grab the handle above the clip (part that sticks out of the pocket) with my thumb and middle finger, then in a fluid motion use my index to grab the hole it, while transferring my thumb to the blade effortlessly, then give it a bit of downward flip and BAM!:p. I feel its a bit safer then grabbing it by the blade, atleast with the SS polices due to the meat hangin out of the pocket. Sounds dumber (atleast when I writes it) then it looks.
 
Due to the clip postion options on the g-10 police, it can be ghetto-waved if that's your thing:D

Also I find the handle length and shape at the butt-end, at least in my hand, makes for a pretty good impact device.
 
I'd suggest the g10 as I've noticed SS gets scratched easily if you acutally carry it. its also much more slippery when you get it wet.


as for the police, I love mines and highly suggest getting one. I edc it for a while now but just switched up to a Byrd cara cara 2 in G10 as my police is a serrated edge and I wanted to play around with a straight edge to see how sharp I could get it and actually use it as its so much cheaper. Plus i got a weird vibe from a stranger (long story) where I live and the knife laws are not 100% written in stone anywhere here so I didn't wanna lose it to a cop (if the weirdo I came upon is a cop).
 
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