Spyderco Manix 2 Folding Pocket Knife with 3.3" CPM S30V Steel Blade and G-10 Handle - EDC Knife for Men and Women, Perfect for Hunting, Tactical, Camping, Survival, Hiking - PlainEdge - C101GPBBK2

LIke i've mentioned before in my endura 4 and tenacious review spyderco makes great blades and this blade is no exception... I dont usually rate things 5 stars but for this blade i will make an exception...seeing as this is the first review on amazon and most people buying this knife are serious knife nuts like myself enjoy learning more and more about the blades we buy before making the purchase...and since this is a rather expensive blade(anything over the 100 dollar mark is an expensive blade to me your mileage may very) i will try to give an honest in depth review on this knife. 1. Uses. honestly i think this particular blade is probably best suited as an emergency tactical blade because i find it to be a little large for every day carry. Its a serious blade for pocket carry with a blade that is near the 4 inch mark( 3.88 ) and a Hefty weight of 6.2 oz its a big knife. It has an overall length of 8.93 inches open and is 5.08 inches closed. serious blade for the money in my opinion. Secondly its just a cool blade to fondle and collect if ur not into using ur blades...who knows when spyderco will cease production of this blade but they drop knives like a bad habit so if your a collector i think it will make a great addition to your collection. 2. Ergonomics. This is where this blade really shines over the regular sized manix. with the extended handle(similar to the military's) it gives you alot of purchase on the handle in both the choked up position as well as the normal saber grip position. If your a jimping man man this blade has you covered in pretty much any way you could want it to...jimping above the spider hole, the palm area, as well as the finger choils really lock your hand in tight. 3. Blade/deployment. The blade is 3.88 inches over all and is full flat ground(ffg). this knife is an excellent slicer(as with most ffg blades) and will zip through most situations with ease...now i say most because in certain situations a less broad blade is required and that is one issue i have with the mega manix...the blade is very broad, however in most cutting tasks i find this blade to work well above average. S30V is awesome stuff and anyone who uses it or has used it can attest to its edge holding capabilities it will take a razor edge and hold it for a long time. Mine was also razor sharp straight out of box. the blade deployment is typical spyderco. with an oversized 14 mm thumbhole it flicks out nice and quick even with gloves on. 4. Strength/lockup. My blade out of the box locked up like a bank vault. it seems they have adjusted the ball lock to perfection because mine has no side to side play and more importantly zero up and down movement. My blade was however slightly off center when i got it but after playing with the pivot its perfectly centered and still allows me to get the blade out nice and fast. the g10 handles are very nice typical spyderco and offer alot of strength and decent traction. Now one thing that may be misleading to some. the description says it has skeletonized liners. i can assure you they are not...they are solid stainless and all the forums i have checked state the same thing. some people may find that to be an issue to be honest it doesn't bother me. a major plus with the mega manix is blade retention...it seems spyderco has addressed the detent with the manix line and has them buttoned down to endura like detention wich is a very good thing...basically the blade stays in the handle when u want it to and comes out when you need it to. 5. Value for money/Rap up. With a high quality blade comes a high quality price and this blade is no exception but the value is thier in my opinion. S30V, G10,Quality fit and finish, all rapped up right here in the usa and honestly you cant put a price on keeping american workers employed and if that means spending a few extra bucks then so be it. overall great blade. This is my first large review i've written and i hope you enjoy reading it as much as i did writing it...i'm open to comments and suggestions and will leave my comments open for anybody who wishes to share info with me. stay safe and happy cutting Dylan.

I have carried the same Gerber knife for 21 years. It is an old knife and still looks new but I just can't keep it sharp. I wanted to upgrade to a better knife for EDC. I wanted a knife with good size as I have large hands. I wanted knife with an ultra-sharp bade that was easy to care for and that would stay sharp longer and wouldn't rust after years of daily carry. I wanted a strong knife with a good locking blade that was easy to open and had a good shape to allow me to safely grip the knife and use it even with gloves on or with wet hands. This Spyderco Manix 2 XL fit all of these needs. I actually purchased two of them. One is the Spyderco steel colored blade and the other is the black color blade with the Diamond-Like Carbon finish. I looked at several other Spyderco knives with the black blade but ultimately I loved the Manix 2 XL so much I just purchased another one of them in black because the quality of the knife design if so good. The knife out of the box was so sharp that I could shave the hair off of my hand and arm. The ball bearing locking mechanism is rock solid. The blade when opened has no side to side movement and it is locked in place with absolutely no vertical up and down movement. The large 14 mm Spyderco hole makes opening the knife easy and the blade snaps locked and stays there. Every day I am carrying one of these Spyderco knifes. If I use it a lot during the day I spend 1 minute on a strop and bring the blade back to razor like sharpness. The quality of the steel is excellent and it is easily sharpened. I am so glad that they are both fine edged knives. The 3.88 inch long CPM S30V stainless steel blade is flat ground and is extremely sharp and beautiful. I love the curved blade design with a smooth plain blade edge and no serrations. The knife blade has the look of an ultra-high quality piece of kitchen cutlery. The internal framework of the knife is a stainless steel skeleton that provides strength and safety to the knife. A large blade needs stability if you intend to use it in tough applications. The framework is covered with G-10 scales that provide an excellent gripping surface for your hands. I really like the shape of the knife handle that is shaped like it was custom made for my hand. It provides such a good gripping area that I feel like my hand will not slip while using the knife. The knife blade has jimping on the top ramp of the knife and on the index finger choil guide that helps to provide a more secure grip on the knife and allows you to have better control of the blade for doing fine work. The knife weighs 5.11 ounces. The skeleton frame reduces the weight and allows you to easily clean the knife routinely. Keeping the knife clean is important to allow it to work properly and to avoid corrosion. The knife frame even has jimping around the handle in four strategic locations to improve your grip and help you to handle the knife. The knife handle has a large and strong clip on it that is changeable for left or right tip up carry. The handle also has a lined lanyard hole for the attachment of a lanyard. The ball bearing locking mechanism is ambidextrous and it locks securely. In fact, it takes a finger on each side of the knife to move the slide switch to unlock the blade and fold the knife. Overall I am very pleased with the quality of the knife and its functionality and appearance. This is a quality product that is made in the USA and it deserves a 5 star rating. I am pleased with the quality of the knife and I recommend this as a very good product! So good I came back and purchased one for my son as a gift. I have purchased 4 Spyderco knives and the Manix 2 XL is my favorite every day carry.

Incredible knife, SHARP out of the box, very solid lock strength, easy to operate, great value, fits the hand like it was meant to be there! Excellent knife, great product, great balance, this is the best all around knife I have owned, I am thrilled! Cutting ability is 100%, smooth opening/closing, nothing about it took breaking in, this knife is ready to work!

Owning several Spydercos now, not sure why it took me so long to get a Manix 2, this is an excellent EDC folder. It's a little larger than my usual carry, but it feels so good in my hands and in the pocket, it's a non-issue for me. Spyderco's ergonomics, blade steels and the heat treatments on them, give them an edge over the competition IMHO. The lock on this is very solid and strong and it came shaving sharp out of the box. The G-10 handle scales have a really good grip to them without feeling too "overtextured" (if that's a word) and the S30V blade is a winner. Get one!

I've had this for one year now - also purchased one for a family member. After one year there is still zero play in this blade - it's machined so well that it doesn't loosen up at all. The blade is a little stiff at first but after a month or so it moves freely enough to flick open very quickly with one hand. The edge retention on this knife is probably the best of all of my knives. The G10 handle is superb for feel and traction. Yes, it's heavy for a folder, but it is built to last and to be a very strong folder - note that much of the weight comes from the large locking block and the full steel liners are not skeletonized - they're solid. I use this every day opening boxes, cutting zip ties, and my morning fruit - it cuts food superbly. I have several Spyderco knives and this is by far my favorite - the best looking and feeling of all of the Spidies I own. If I lost this I would buy it back in a heart beat. Update: I've owned this for over a year (also recently bought my brother one for his 50th birthday). Over a year later of heavy daily EDC use (mostly boxes, wire tie wraps, and food) and this blade has zero play in it. Solid as a rock. I've only sharpened it a few times - it takes and holds a wicked edge for a long time. Yes, it's significantly heavier than my SOG Aegis, Kershaw Ken Onion Blur, and my Benchmade Griptillian but this knife - blows them all away and is well worth the weight. It's my EDC worn on light EMS zip-off pants and I really don't even notice it any longer after wearing it for so long. Love the details of the knife - like the Golden Colorado USA Earth engraving on the blade - that right there says they intended it to outlast mankind.

Quality is top notch. I have nothing bad to say about this knife. I got it to use as a EDC but as others have said it is a large folder. And it is just too nice (and pricy too) to use and abuse. It will be my EWDC (weekend) now as I bought a spiderco Tenacious model for work. This Manix 2 XL is smooth as silk and locks in place like no other I’ve ever had. And the sound it makes when it closes reminds me of a door on a luxury automobile latching closed. High quality and made in the USA!!! Worth every penny. Buy it, you won’t be disappointed.

I gave this knife 4 stars. In almost every respect, this knife gets an "A". It is very solid and sturdy. Steel lined, with G10 scales. Weighty, but not too heavy. The S30V blade is good modern steel and it comes sharp from the factory. Some aspects of its ergonomics get an "A" . Specifically, it fits very solidly and precisely in my hand while I am using the knife, as it is designed to do. It has very useful jimping on the back and the choil, so my fingers do not slip. The choil and the design of the top of the ricasso make it possible for me to choke up on the knife SAFELY for cutting where I need finer control. The blade design makes it suited for any cutting task I could imagine. The spring that controls the ball bearing lock mechanism was very stiff, and initially that got in the way of operating the action of the knife, but it has relaxed enough with use. I think the design and manufacturing quality of this knife are genius-level, EXCEPT for a couple of things. As to the ergonomics of opening and deploying the blade one-handed, I give that a "C+". Because of the lock design, I can't flick it open one handed (without giving it a lot of wrist action). The problem is that when I deploy the blade by rolling it open more slowly, the ergonomic design of the knife requires that I change my grip on the knife handle as I roll the blade open, so that as I do that, my hand rides up on the handle, toward the blade. Then, after the blade is deployed, I have to change my grip again, to hold the knife in a position for cutting with it. This is not unsafe, but it is annoying. If I were using the knife for self defense -- which I hope I never have to do -- it would make the knife less suitable for that. I can mostly get around the problem by starting to roll out the blade and then using a lot of wrist-snap to deploy the blade the rest of the way; but I wish I did not have to do that. As to the ergonomics of closing the blade one-handed, I will be generous and give this knife a "D- ". It is not very easy or safe to close the blade one handed. Holding it in one hand, it is difficult to grip the two "buttons" -- one on either side of the knife -- tightly enough so that they do not slip when you are pulling them back to disengage the blade so that it can be closed. For ergonomic reasons, if Spyderco is going to make the knife with slick plastic buttons (which I think it should not do at this price point) , the buttons should be made more prominent so that they can be gripped more securely. The knife is not designed well, ergonomically, for one-handed closing, so when after some effort you finally succeed in disengaging the blade and it falls shut, the blade comes down abruptly, like a guillotine. You have to make sure, as you strain and tightly grip the handle to perform this one-handed operation, that your fingertips holding the handle have not gotten even slightly out of position. If they have, and if the edge is sharp, you will have a bad injury, because fingertips will accidentally be in the path of the guillotine. That is not acceptable design on a knife that is designed for one-handed operation. It is really tragic, because the ergonomics of the knife are so good in other respects. The knife design came so tantalizingly close to being perfect -- but it just missed.

I love the fit and finish of the Spyderco Manix 2 salt. It’s a really good size and it’s very light compared to the Shaman. I have bigger hands so I do tend to lean towards heavier knives but this thing is rock solid. Strong solid lock up, amazing packaging and care went in to making sure this knife got to me. The seller is awesome and I very much appreciate the work they do. They include a card that lets you know that they take the time to check every knife they ship out, it’s nice to see this level of customer service. Thank you all.

Questo coltello è grande, ineccepibile dal punto di vista costruttivo come tutti i coltelli di questo marchio. Come dicevo l'impugnatura è grande e permette di passare con comodità da quella a tutto manico a quella "di precisione" più avanzata con molta naturalezza (ergonomia ai massimi come da mission aziendale a cui siamo abituati da sempre). La dimensione della lama consente lavori anche di un certo carico, il meccanismo di bloccaggio è sicuro, la lama ferma. Il meccanismo "ball bearing" una gioia, ancor più se hai le mani grandi. Molto smooth in apertura/chiusura dopo un certo periodo di rodaggio. Costa ma lo consiglio vivamente (a volte lo mettono "a rate" allora è da prendere)

Produto original!!! Perfeitas condições, o manix xl Spyderco e excelente!!!

Top Messer! Echt super scharf geliefert. Kein klingenspiel, robust gebaut, der S30V lässt sich sehr scharf ausschleifen und das DLC coating ist wahnsinnig robust! Für meine Hände passt es wie angegossen, habe Handschuhgröße 9-10. Hab es Jeden Tag als treuen Begleiter auf der Baustelle bei mir. Manchmal wird auch mal ein Kupfer rohr damit entgratet!! Mein nächstes spyderco wird dann ein "kleines manix" mit Micro MELT MAXAMET Klinge 🙄😊 Zum versandt! Alles ohne Probleme, würde zügig vom Händler losgeschickt! Nur immer diese Probleme mit Hermes....... Ansonsten alles zu meiner vollsten Zufriedenheit! War nicht mein erst und auch nicht letzter Lauf von Neun-24 über Amazon

Ja wirklich! Hab das Messer bekommen, ausgepackt und muss echt Sagen die Verarbeitung ist Tippi Toppi. Keine scharfen Kanten, Materialfehler, Klingenspiel, hakelnder Verschluss! Passt! Das Spyderhole ermöglicht eine Vielzahl an Öffnungvarianten, macht echt bock mit dem Ding zu spielen. Schließen geht auch mit etwas üben mit einer Hand. Der Ballbearing ist OK, finde ich. Ich muss sagen das Ding liegt einfach Super in der Hand, in allen Positionen, besser als ich mir gedacht habe! Das Manix ist natürlich n wuchtiges Teil mit ner riesen Klinge, aber überraschenderweise super Leicht, dankt des skelletierten Liners. Ganz ehrlich, ich wünschte es wäre schwerer! :D Hab es schon ordentlich hergenommen und hab noch nichtmal mini Ausbrüche in der Klinge! Der Stahl ist denk ich super, hab Messer bisher nur über den Microfeinzug gezogen und über n Lederriemen mit Polierpaste und jedesmal kann ich mich damit rasieren. Das nächste mal werde ich aber warscheinlich einen steileren Winkel einschleifen. Ansonsten muss ich echt Sagen, Bomben Teil und trotz XL wirklich nicht zu groß und zu schwer für die Tasche. Jetzt noch n Paramilitary 2 und mein Spydercorausch ist hoffentlich behoben. Kaufen! Mfg

Una navaja extremadamente sólida muy cómoda en la mano se siente muy natural, ningún detalle le he encontrado abre más lento que mi paramilitary 2 pero también la hoja es mucho más grande. Y con respecto a eso está navaja es enorme tanto a lo largo (hay más largas) pero a lo ancho está masiva si te gustan las navajas grandes de exelente calidad y muy resistentes entonces esta es para ti.