I broke down and bought a Military about two weeks ago. I never considered it before because it was tip down carry. All my knifes prior to the military have been tip up. Well the Military has blown me away, to the point that I have sold my Brad Southard , my Domino, and both my Manix 2's regular and Xl so that I could order every version of the Military. The Military will live in my pocket from now on. Thank you Spyderco for such an awesome knife !