Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 vs Benchmade Adamas 275GY-03
Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 runs a 3.78″ drop point blade in H-2; Benchmade Adamas 275GY-03 runs 3.82″ of drop point in CPM MagnaCut. The Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 is the lighter of the two by 3.64 oz.
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Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 · Drop Point
3.78″ blade · 0.114″ spine · 2.9 oz · ~1.34″ tall
Benchmade Adamas 275GY-03 · Drop Point
3.82″ blade · 0.14″ spine · 6.54 oz · ~0.93″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.114″
0.14″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
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.
The current answer to “why must I choose?” — near-tool-steel toughness with better corrosion resistance than S30V. The default recommendation for a hunting fixed blade that lives in a wet sheath.