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Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 vs Civivi Button Lock Praxis

Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 runs a 3.78″ drop point blade in H-2; Civivi Button Lock Praxis runs 3.75″ of drop point in Nitro-V. The Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 is the lighter of the two by 1.04 oz.

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  • Spyderco Pacific Salt 2 · Drop Point
    3.78″ blade · 0.114″ spine · 2.9 oz · ~1.34″ tall
  • Civivi Button Lock Praxis · Drop Point
    3.75″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 3.94 oz · ~0.91″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.114″
0.12″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
SpecSpydercoSpyderco Pacific Salt 2Check priceCiviviCivivi Button Lock PraxisCheck price
Blade length3.78″3.75″
Spine thickness0.114″0.12″
Overall length8.72″8.62″
Closed length4.98″4.87″
Weight2.9 oz3.94 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
SteelH-2Nitro-V
GrindHollowFlat
LockBack LockButton Lock
Handle materialFRNAluminum
Country of originJapan—
Price bandPremiumMid

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

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.

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.