Every Day I'm Carrying

I've been looking for an Everyday Carry knife for the past few months, as I've been carrying my freebie Stanley 10-253 liner lock. It was serviceable, but had nothing going for it other than its price ($0). The blade was waved and dull out of the box, the steel was like metal butter (soft and bendy) and any edge I could develop with stropping was gone after cutting open some packing tape.

I decided to look for the very popular and highly rated Spyderco Para-Military2. Unfortunately, every online establishment I could find was sold out and I resigned myself to waiting for the email notification for when they come back in stock.

On a whim, I poked around Kijiji last week and stumbled upon someone selling the Para-Military2 black, exactly the model I was eying, and selling for about half of MSRP.

Para-Military2 Black G10

This is easily the most expensive knife I've ever carried in my pocket, but it has remarkably good value. It sports an S30v steel blade for edge retention, G10 handle scales for a very slim, grippy handle, and a clever, easy-to-deploy compression locking system.

Giant Spydie hole for one-handed deployment; compression lock for one-handed closing

This knife was much bigger than I anticipated. It has a blade of just under 3.5 inches, and a fully opened length of 8.23 inches. I saw those numbers, but I was still surprised. It's not a subtle, stealthy size, but it is really light and svelte. Ergonomically, it feels very sturdy in the hand in a variety of grips, be it for tactical purposes, or precision work.

The clip can be positioned in four ways: Left/Right, Tip up/down. I carry it right side, tip-down in my back pocket, so the spine of the blade is pressed against the pocket seam to prevent unwanted opening. Deployment is quick and easy, as the thumb hole is easy to grab, and the handle is already positioned for the Spydie drop deployment method.