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Spyderco Para Military 2 vs Spyderco Tenacious

Spyderco Para Military 2 runs a 3.438drop point blade in CPM-S45VN; Spyderco Tenacious runs 3.39″ of drop point in 8Cr13MoV. The Spyderco Para Military 2 is the lighter of the two by 0.20 oz.

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  • Spyderco Para Military 2 · Drop Point
    3.438″ blade · 0.141″ spine · 3.9 oz · 1.26″ tall (published)
  • Spyderco Tenacious · Drop Point
    3.39″ blade · 0.118″ spine · 4.1 oz · ~0.82″ tall (derived)
Spine thickness, same scale
0.141
0.118
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 Para Military 2SpydercoSpyderco Tenacious
Blade length3.438″3.39″
Spine thickness0.141″0.118″
Overall length8.281″7.76″
Closed length4.812″4.375″
Weight3.9 oz4.1 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
SteelCPM-S45VN8Cr13MoV
GrindFull FlatFull Flat
LockCompressionLiner
Handle materialG-10G-10
Country of originUSAChina
Price bandPremiumBudget

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

CPM-S45VN

The S30V family's refresh — more chromium in solution than S35VN, so better corrosion resistance with a little more edge retention.

8Cr13MoV

The Chinese value workhorse, roughly comparable to AUS-8. Fine on a $30 knife, unremarkable anywhere else.