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Spyderco Native 5 Lightweight vs Civivi Altus

Spyderco Native 5 Lightweight runs a 2.95drop point blade in CPM-S30V; Civivi Altus runs 2.97″ of drop point in Nitro-V. The Spyderco Native 5 Lightweight is the lighter of the two by 0.61 oz.

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  • Spyderco Native 5 Lightweight · Drop Point
    2.95″ blade · 0.125″ spine · 2.5 oz · ~0.72″ tall (derived)
  • Civivi Altus · Drop Point
    2.97″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 3.11 oz · ~0.72″ tall (derived)
Spine thickness, same scale
0.125
0.12
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.
SpecSpydercoSpyderco Native 5 LightweightCiviviCivivi Altus
Blade length2.95″2.97″
Spine thickness0.125″0.12″
Overall length6.95″7.12″
Closed length4″4.15″
Weight2.5 oz3.11 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
SteelCPM-S30VNitro-V
GrindFull FlatFlat
LockBack LockButton Lock
Handle materialFRNG-10
Country of originUSAChina
Price bandPremiumMid

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

CPM-S30V

The long-time American benchmark. Holds an edge far longer than 420HC and still sharpens on ordinary stones. Chippy if you pry with it.

Nitro-V

AEB-L with nitrogen added. Fine-grained, takes a screaming edge, easy to sharpen — a lot of steel for a mid-priced folder.