- Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight · Drop Point4.02″ blade · 0.125″ spine · 3.1 oz · ~0.98″ tall (derived)
Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight
Spyderco's large Native in FRN pairs a 4.02" full-flat CTS-BD1N blade with a back lock and a 5.08" closed length. At 3.1 oz it is light for a 4" folder. The size is the catch: it is too long for some dress pockets and for places with a short blade-length limit.
- Blade
- 4.02″
- Weight
- 3.1 oz
- Steel
- CTS-BD1N
- Price band
- Premium
A large folder that still carries light
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Specifications
Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against spyderco.com.
- Blade length
- 4.02″
- Cutting edge
- 3.52″
- Spine thickness
- 0.125″
- Blade shape
- Drop Point
- Grind
- Full Flat
- Steel
- CTS-BD1N
- Overall length
- 9.05″
- Closed length
- 5.08″
- Weight
- 3.1 oz
- Lock
- Back Lock
- Deployment
- Manual
- Country of origin
- USA
Why a drop point
The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.
Every drop point here →About CTS-BD1N
Nitrogen-enriched BD1. Sharpens very easily and resists rust well — a sensible steel for a knife you actually use hard.
1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All CTS-BD1N knives
Features
- Back Lock
- Full Flat grind
- Made in USA
- Stainless blade
