Head to head

Spyderco Endura 4 vs Spyderco Pacific Salt 2

Spyderco Endura 4 runs a 3.75″ drop point blade in VG-10; Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 runs 3.78″ of drop point in H-2. The Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 is the lighter of the two by 0.50 oz.

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Spyderco Endura 4 · Drop Point
3.75″ blade · 0.125″ spine · 3.4 oz · ~1.29″ tall
Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 · Drop Point
3.78″ blade · 0.114″ spine · 2.9 oz · ~1.34″ tall

Spine thickness, same scale

0.125″

0.114″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.

Spec	SpydercoSpyderco Endura 4 Check price	SpydercoSpyderco Pacific Salt 2 Check price
Blade length	3.75″	3.78″
Spine thickness	0.125″	0.114″
Overall length	8.75″	8.72″
Closed length	5″	4.98″
Weight	3.4 oz	2.9 oz
Blade shape	Drop Point	Drop Point
Steel	VG-10	H-2
Grind	Full Flat	Hollow
Lock	Back Lock	Back Lock
Handle material	FRN	FRN
Country of origin	Japan	Japan
Price band	Mid	Premium

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

VG-10

The Japanese standard. Takes a very keen edge quickly; loses it sooner than the powder steels.

H-2

Spyderco's nitrogen-alloyed successor to H-1, made for saltwater. Corrosion resistance is effectively total -- this is the one steel on the site you can leave wet -- and it is bought for that, not for edge retention, which is modest. It sharpens easily and takes a serrated edge particularly well.