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  • I just got a Knife works Carbon fiber version on the Military and I LOVE it! thanks for the review.

  • Wow this knife is sick!

  • I second the request for para!! actually I get it, they're kind of smilar, but what I'm actually interested is in a comparative vid...yup, there's so many around 3 inch blades...I mean..which one??? earlier it peop, but now all these blades seem to be equivalents, so question remains, how do they compare?? which ones to go for??

  • What makes this knife light also makes him weak,just compere tenacius with military and you will know what im talking about.

  • beautiful knife,Spyderco ruined it for me with the liner lock though.I stick to the lockbacks they make.

  • @ervb44

    Liner locks are quicker to disengage.

    Go with the Police G10 then.

  • Just got this today from a local pawn shop (I love living in Colorado), it was quite a find and after the art of the haggle was done, I walked out with a Spyderco Military (She cleaned up really well)

    Of course the first place I head is to is TNP

    The one I just bought looks different from what you have here, stamped on the blade

    Spyderco

    MILITARY

    CPM 440V Golden, Colorado, USA

    has bigger jimpang (only on the top of the thumb ramp)

    has a stainless clip

    planning on honing her up and trying EDC

  • @HvinnyTheViking Congrats to you, man! That's a killer score. I've been looking for one in 440V for ages, because they haven't made them in 440V for like ten years. Many I ask how much you paid for it?

  • @xXxEagleScouterxXx Yes you many

    I knew with a tag-price of $75, even in her dilapidated state (gummed up blade around the swivel, G-10 was all filled in with discolored gunk and blade barely opened). I had found a sweet deal, but I will never pay a ticket price in a pawnshop, ended up paying $40 cash

    I had no idea it was as old and rare as it is, or I would have just handed him the cash, I knew it was leaving with me, also found a leatherman Charge Ti (s30v) for $40 that day and Skeletool @$20

  • @HvinnyTheViking Good deal. I saw a new in box one go on ebay for over $400 two weeks ago.

  • @xXxEagleScouterxXx holy schnikes!! thats amazing

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  • This is my edc knife and it is awesome big but amazingly lightweight great review

  • A cold night with good old nutnfancy military review....fun

  • I think with 8 out of ten this knife is highly underrated!

  • Hey Nutn, What are your thoughts on the paramilitary 2? How do you like the compression lock as compared to the Military's liner lock?

  • Woah dud strop your blade

    I could see the micro serrations things

  • @adrianpetrescue You do not need to strop an EDC/Tactical knife.

  • @adrianpetrescue Thats just the ridges on the secondary bevel, that doesnt effect much.

  • I am counting the days till this Old Goof packs it in.........

  • @ZombieOrchestra I wouldn't hold your breath. Nutn is here for the long haul. TNP forever!

  • @ZombieOrchestra Your mental capacity will run out before TNP ends.

  • Please Please Please do a review on the PARAMILITARY 2!!!!!!!!

  • 09:58 XD it says made on earth

  • hey, i had a Kershaw skyline, absolutely loved it, but lost it recently on a camping trip. I've been looking at some spydercos, but haven't found one that i love, but i really like the look of the knife style that they have established. what is a recommendation on a spyderco that will live up to the skyline that doesnt brake bank, but is super tough and will stay sharp. thanks

    -jake

  • @sceneginger013 try the persistance or the tenacious. both of them are under $35. the persistance is a little under 3" and the tenacious is around 3 3/8"

  • @bulldogsfan5953 i was looking fo something allittle bigger but ill check them out. thanks

  • @sceneginger013 then check out the resilience. its just big brother of the tenacious.

  • what's the difference between military and para military?

    plz reply

  • @longboarders1 The Military has a longer blade, doesn't have the option to change the clip position, is a frame or liner lock. The Paramilitary has a compression lock, 4-way position clip mounting options, and is a quite a bit smaller. They are both available in different steels as sprint runs, but comes standard with S30V.

  • @ultragooey that you that's i need to know. :D

  • I just picked one of these up! Can't wait to get it in the mail.

  • crazy nuntn had to be limited to 10 min at one time. LOL

  • nutnfancy best reviews . id love to see a review on the para 2

  • wayyyyy to expensive dude ....

  • nutnfancy i have to be honest with you sir i HATE spyderco knives BUT i love this knife i went to a local gun store and put one in hand and i was just so impressed with the ergonomics the size and the stability of this knife so IMO i give this knife a 9.0 out of 10

  • mines digitall camo and i love it

  • what knifes has nutnfancy gave a 10 out of 10?

  • @BxSQUIRREL I'd believe the Delica 4, Recon Scout, Flash 1, and the Juice S2 are among the few that got top marks from him.

  • Hey Nutnfancy, what's your opinion on the new spyderco military titanium with the framelock? that looks like a knife I would be extremely eager to get my hands on because it looks like it's built like a tank

  • @ghostie234 Nutnfancy wont like it cause it does not have as much grip, and grip is very important on a tactical knife.

  • @Kylef7735 True enough, I haven't handled one but it doesn't look like the anodized titanium provides much traction, the Benchmade 940 seems to have a much better surfacing to it

  • @ghostie234 The anodizing they have on those handles is kinda textured, but i really consider that one more of an EDC knife, with its 3.5 or so inch blade.

  • @Kylef7735 Well it keeps the 4 inch blade from the original military, which for me is just too big an edc, however it could easily flex into that POU

  • @ghostie234 If you want the military, but with a smaller blade, check out the para military 2, that is a brilliant knife, the lock is better, and the pocket clip positioning is better.

    I love that knife...

  • @Kylef7735 I dunno the only thing that concerns me is the locking mechanism, I tend to be a bit weary of innovative i.e. different locks. I tend towards lock backs or axis locks because I trust the strength, never had a knife I loved more than the Recon 1 because I knew if I had to I could stand on the darn thing without it folding on me (Not that I would, just saying its feasible)

  • @ghostie234 Dont worry about it, trust me, the compression lock is as good as a liner lock or better, when you look up close at one youll realize its like a liner lock, but it also has a stop pin, and better blade retention so you can carry it tip up, and a bunch of other features that really make it awesome.

  • I like this one because of its drilled hole that makes it easy to deploy.

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  • Go to max mode here.  Whaddaya know. Thank you very much. Howya doin? LOL- you crack me up.

  • I read on the Spyderco forum that a Military 2 is in the works with some of the ergo upgrades like the Para Military 2 has, and possibly a different locking system...

  • @metaZen Yeah, the Military 2 has been in the works for several years and no one, except spyderco, knows which stage of development it's in. So, yes, it's in the works, but it could be several years before it reaches the market.

  • @xDEMONIZEDx cool.. yeah just spreading the word.. I hope it's soon..

  • 109 bucks!?!?!?!?! are you kiding me!

  • @CowboyNovak Why? There are some definitely more expensive knives

  • @CowboyNovak welcome to the world of knives...

  • @liltugb0at no man dont worry ive been in the world of knives for years now... its just they normally range from $130-$160. thats what im sayin. its a steel for 109

  • @CowboyNovak oh lol, okay

  • Why not review the new para-military 2?

  • hey what up, im getting my first folding knife and dont know what to get. The mini Benchmade griptilian or Spyderco PARA-MILITARY 2? Im not going to be carry the knife every single day because of school and which knife would be better for tactical and simple cutting tasks. PLEASE REPLY THANKS

  • @krav370 You should never seek out a knife for tactical purposes unless you're trained in SD with said knife. You have a higher likelihood of injuring yourself than the person you are up against. Onto the knives: the mini-grip has a near sub-3inch blade. The blade is excellent for cutting tasks, but is very small and the steel doesn't match up with the PM2 at all. It's hard to compare those two, just because they aren't at the same price point and the PM2 uses better materials.

  • @xDEMONIZEDx 4 weeks ago i order my custom s30v mini grip

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  • I live in Italy and here the Military costs about 200€ and I'm a big fan of this blade.

    Should I get this knife even if I'm not Bill Gates (not at all)?

    Thanks.

  • @darknuke96 I don't think it's worth 200 euros. I bought mine for $120 USD. Maybe you can find a high quality knife from LionSteel?

  • @mongomondomongo Thanks for the advice.

    I know a good Italian company wich is called Extrema Ratio, but I like a lot more Spyderco...

  • @darknuke96 you can easily get it for about 120euro second hand- unused. i recently bought one from a guy in germany for 120 euro. second hand. not used.new in box.

  • can you please tell me where you get such a great price for you spydercos?

  • can you review the paramilitary 2? im debating whether to get the military or the para 2

  • @owygfuiwg Whats your use?

  • @owygfuiwg hey man i got the paramilitary 2 and i totally love it. theres nothing on the knife i dont like. if you bought it, you will love it. hope that helps.

  • @owygfuiwg I rec the paramilitary 2

  • looking at this knife, the linerlock , to me seems like a disadvantage compared to the Police 3's lockback system. Wich one would be the superiour blade?

  • this knife is so beautiful

  • Most left-handed folks are able to handle most knives, cause we are special. Funny CRKT Left handed models are a pain for the left handed person, at least for me, they scream of being designed by a right handed person imagining he was left handed.

  • hey man really appreciate all ur reviews and ur opinions.. just wandering why u haven't done a review on the paramilitary 2??

  • haha most peopole cut themselfs with this knife^^

  • Please review para-military 2.Thanks.

  • i would never trust a linerlock in a tactical situation

  • Yo nutnfancy! I bought a paramilitary 2 recently with the compression lock and dare I say it may be the perfect EDC. I think they took the customer complaints and worked on em and the best features of the Military and Paramilitary and combined em. This is off topic but I also got my hands on a Zero Tolerance 0551 and its BADASS. What do you think about these two knives? Ide like to see you review these two knives. Obviously the Para 2 is gonna be easier to find.

  • any comparison between the police and military model from spyderco

  • kershaw or bust

  • Got mine yesterday. Awesome knife. Unfortanely,I am not,currently able to go to Libya and try it in action. I hope Kadaffi&Co will meet hell through the firepower of swedish JAS 39 GRIPEN! Burn in hell dirty monkeys!

  • I am concocting all sorts of schemes to afford one of these,

  • I have used folders for over 30 years and the Military is one of the best...

  • spyderco blades all break at the tip. it makes them a failure. -- also, listen to the pivot when you deploy -- the blade is either scrapeing on the liner or is gritty on the pivot -- spydercos just do not measure up to any hard use. They all turn into flat-head screwdrivers.

    lol - no steel folder thank you? -- that is the ridgidity of overall knife. and strength on lockbacks, lock backs close on hands - liners merely collapse to the point that the knife doesn't fold. 100? not expensive

  • spyderco blades all break at the tip. it makes them a failure. -- also, listen to the pivot when you deploy -- the blade is either scrapeing on the liner or is gritty on the pivot -- spydercos just do not measure up to any hard use. They all turn into flat-head screwdrivers.

  • Would you have reservations about using a liner lock knife for defensive/tactical use?

    Some view them as inferior to traditional lock back (Spyderco Endura), AXIS lock (Benchmade), etc.

  • @classof77 No, i would not, and i dont think nutnfancy would either, being he has reviewed many tactical folders with liner locks.

  • Just so you know, if you DO take this guy apart to clean it, keep track of how it came apart, it has a series of washers in it that are easy to lose track of.

  • 230€ in Italy :)))))

  • @darknuke96

    buy it from knifecenter(dot)com ;)

    they ship everywhere ;)

  • @NorwegianKnifeDude Thanks, but the shipping is going to cost 30€ extra or more and it's gonna take months!

  • @darknuke96 still alot better than the price in italy though ;)

    I got my order within a week!

  • @NorwegianKnifeDude How much did You pay the shipping?

  • @darknuke96 about $60

  • @NorwegianKnifeDude 60$? Dear God...

  • @darknuke96 ordered more than one knife though ;)

    $60 for shipping like 10 knives? that's acceptable...

  • @NorwegianKnifeDude Yea but I surelly won't buy 10 knives in one time =0

  • @darknuke96 I exaggerated a little ^^

  • Beautiful knife...too bad it is too expensive on my opinion...

  • i like the pocket clip... am i the only one

  • did anyone notice it says made in golden colorado usa, earth? nice to know i mean foreign blades can be bad but its nice to know its made on this planet lol

  • ugly the knife blade small for the handle

  • I have been EDC and utility carrying this blad for the last 6 years and I love it. The pocket clip sucks but you can remove it and bend it back when needed. Good Knife.

  • I really like this knife but I don't think its worth $100 ;/

  • @xlxshanexlx Add it up, its worth it.

  • @Kylef7735 Yeah the knife is definitely worth it but I mean I don't really have that kind of money right now ;/

  • @xlxshanexlx Ahh, thats more understandable, haha

    Its a sucky thing not having moneys to spend.

  • More like $147 NutNFancy. Great Video though keep them coming!

  • I do like the way you review the knives

  • Love watching your vids, learning a lot. I'm using a Spyderco Stretch as my EDC, which I got based on your 10 out of 10 review. I'm now looking at the 2010 version of the Military with the camo G-10 handle and black coated blade. I'm just finishing my college degree in Police Foundations here in Canada and there is a strong chance I'm joining the military. Would you recomend the Police Spyderco or the Military, as an on the job carry ? Or stay with the Stretch? Thanks for any imput

  • Love watching your vids, learning a lot. I'm using a Spyderco Stretch as my EDC, which I got based on your 10 out of 10 review. I'm now looking at the 2010 version of the Military with the camo G-10 handle and black coated blade. I'm just finishing my college degree in Police Foundations here in Canada and there is a strong chance I'm joining the military. Would you recomend the Police Spyderco or the Military, as an on the job carry ? Or stay with the Stretch? Thanks for any imput

  • 109$ LOL !

    It's dirt cheap :D

    A Lot of money for a knife ! ! !

  • im 18 but i cant get a knive cuz of my mom -.-

  • @new9876 dude i know its your mom's fault but thats just wrong

  • @new9876 Youre 18, youre an adult, she cant do a dang thing about it.

  • @new9876 hahahahahaha........YOUR MOM.......YOUR MOM??? REALLY? you are 18........tell her to fuck off

  • @new9876 Sucks man, I'm 18 and live in Canada and my parents don't like guns (they don't hate them but they don't like em either) and they let me own them and I live at home, even restricted guns (in canada that's handguns and tactical carbines type stuff). It comes down to this, parents need to trust you and they need to be logical ;) .

  • @chairmcnasty I think ur right on the trust thing. My comment was 2 weeks ago... i actually bought myself a nice victorinox soldier 2010 in the mean time. i really like it, i use it as my edc and my mom doesnt mind anymore

  • I've been watching you for over two years, Nutn, and I keep waiting for you to make the connection between steel liners and 4-way postionable clips, but you just never seem to get there. I've never seen a maker attempt to drill and tap G-10 or Zytel to accept clip screws. Now I'm a lefty, and I appreciate versatility in clip position. There is one blade that satisfies both of us, the new Recon 1, which makes clever use of a drilled and tapped aluminum back spacer for clip attachement. Hmmm.

  • Hey nutnfancy what knife do you prefer the spyderco tenacious or the ontario rat 1 ?

  • dude it looks cheap to me. just the aesthetics look poor and bland.

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  • Это идеальный складной нож. Like it so much. Ideal for me. But can't afford.

  • Awesome videos, you are helping me decide on my list of knives to get. Any order you would suggest??I am going to start out with my first spyderco with the tenacious. Thanks again!!

  • Might buy this in orange. I love the added "Earth" the blade

  • this is a 10 of 10 from my use

  • Have you reviewed any of the bird line of spyderco? I have the harpie and it is only for defense. The biggest down size to it is the metal body is slick when wet.

  • @campcomp00 He reviewed the cara cara.

  • My only hangups with buying on of these are that they're tip down and liner locks. It has a great rep but I'm not a fan of tip down carry knives. Maybe I'll add one later.

  • Christmas List item number 3 :) 

  • What happens if you stab your attacker with that knife and the tip of the knife hits bone. Will the tip break?

  • @iamnotme1234

    Probably, but does it matter?

    If you hit bone, you've probably killed your attacker and have survived the day.

  • @iamnotme1234 lol if you really cut someone with a knife you wont care if its broken or not cause you will have problems with your own first

  • @iamnotme1234 I'm pretty sure steel is stronger than bone. However, there are tons of external factors, like the angle you are stabbing on, ect.

  • @iamnotme1234 I bought one two years ago and had the same concerns about the tip. The blade is MUCH stronger than you think, and that tip isn't as weak as it looks. The military has a beefy blade; it's wider/thicker than any of my other folders at the base. It tapers down to the tiny tip, as you can see. It's not as tiny as you think it is, though. If you grab a mainstream folder and lay it next to the tip on the military, you'll see that that the military's tip has the same thickness.

  • @mxrida97 240 is just the MSRP, if you buy this itl really be more like 130, a reasonable price for this knife

  • I am left handed and do not approve of spydercos use of right side only clips on many of the knives they make. It is highly annoying to fall in love with a blade only to find out its carry option is not changeable. It is tolerable but it takes away from the blade (at least to me)

  • @XGeneralBeanX ummm they make a left hand version of this knife. All production knife companies give us southpaws the shaft.

  • @XGeneralBeanX The military is ambidextrous - comes with a moveable pocket clip, but only for left/right handed tip down, no tip up option. It doesn't look like the one shown here has the holes for a left handed pocket clip, but the new ones certainly do. Check out X4CTO on his military.

  • @XGeneralBeanX Just buy the left handed version

  • @micromuffin2000 That is not the point. I know they make left handed versions of some of the knives. I just don't see why they can't put 2 or 3 holes on the other side of these blades. It is harder to find left handed blades, you generally can't find as good of a deal on a left handed blade, plus they aren't great for trades. I just don't see why on a 100+ dollar knife they can't give you an option on what sides you want the clip on.

  • @XGeneralBeanX I agree, I hope they fix that on the military 2

  • @XGeneralBeanX It's a righty liner lock so throwing ambidextrous clip screws would be fruitless since you would still have to manipulate the liner lock with your right hand. You can get as good of a deal on a lefty military as you can on a righty.

  • @xDEMONIZEDx Manipulating a "right handed" liner is just as easy to do with your left hand. It is a simple and trivial detail that I highly doubt any left (or right handed) people even think about when buying a knife. And the reason I say "right handed" liner is because some companies default their liners in the opposite direction. The main one that comes to mind is the victorinox but I assure you there are more. And you can find as good a deal but it is often harder to find and less available.

  • @XGeneralBeanX Last I checked, your argument was that you couldn't find a lefty for as good of a deal as a righty. You said nothing about availability. This knife is not beyond modification, you could easily modify the knife for a lefty clip and there may be people on BF that do it for a small fee.

  • @xDEMONIZEDx False. My argument was that with a quality knife such as the military should come standard with left and right handed carry options. Then I listed some drawbacks to having dedicated left and right handed models. I never said you couldn't get the knife in either model at a good price. I was just hinting at the fact that not all dealers carry left handed models so options and prices are fairly limited. Sorry that I couldn't be abundantly clear but 500 words is not a lot to work with.

  • @XGeneralBeanX It is just not within the design to be ambidextrous. There is no steel liner on the other side to hold the screws. Adding one would only make the knife more expensive and heavier.

  • @XGeneralBeanX ive talked to a spyderco rep about this issue, and spyderco has a good reason for the one position clip. for strength, spyderco will only drill and tap holes for a clip into a steel liner. because the military does not have full steal liners, the clip can only be on the one corner.

  • @XGeneralBeanX Custimize it yourself. It's SO EASY. Whether you should have to or not doesnt matter. You have to, so do it.

  • @XGeneralBeanX I'm right-handed, and I comfortably use my military with both hands. I don't understand why left-handed folks complain about it.

  • @OverYunder Just because something works for you does not mean it works for anyone else (why we have different religions!) I can carry and draw my knives with my right hand or with the clip on the right side in my left pocket but just because I can doesn't mean I want to. Like most other people in the world I like to do things in the most efficient way possible and with knives it is a left side carry clip. Efficiency is the name of the game. Its how society operates and knives are no different.

  • you should upload in HD

  • Great Vid as usual. I really appreciate your efforts. I do have a question though. What is the advantage of a flat ground blade/edge as opposed to hollowground or other type of edge. Maybe you could do a vid on that for us knife novices.

    Thanks,

  • nutn' keeps a blade in every corner of the house. :P

  • what a nice knive cant wait to get mine keep up the great vids

  • hi. I have a question the blade to be tatical don t need a serrate blade alsow.

  • HI. i have a question the blade should have serrate blade also. sory my inglish

  • I have one of the original Spyderco Military models that I purchased in 1997. The blade is CPM440V. I have carried this blade on three continents and in two combat zones and only this year sent it to Spyderco to have it reworked. Love this knife and carry it everyday.

  • dude, break fluid is as toxic as cyonide i would thoughly wash that blade

  • Just placed an order at your corner store for one of these after watching. Thanks for the review!

  • hey nuttin, just so you know, there is a pretty big difference between, the S30V, and the CPM S30V, just so your aware, i never here you differentiate

  • Nice to see that it's still made on Earth. I'm gettin' real tired of these knives being outsourced to Pluto and whatnot.

  • @NosferatuD

    Those damn Saturn folk with their cheap labour!

  • Nice blade, but I'd rathe get something much less expensive, like a SOG Aegis.

  • LMAO watch this with closed caption on, it messed up so much, SO FUNNY

  • @skybro13 agree, damn.

    how did he get from "i need to do a review on the military" to "on the trip military"

    this is so funny.

    hahah "cool features - cool teachers" damn i cannot watch it without bursting out in laughter.

    "clinton is a criticism"