Out of the box



I've ordered a few of these knives as a cheap alternative for customers who wouldn’t want to spend anymore than a couple hundred ringgit on a pocket knife but still wanted a good quality tool. These two are pretty cheap by Spyderco's standard. And guess what: I haven't stop replenishing the stocks since!


Despite being manufactured in China, the overall fit and finish of both of these knives are surpirsingly good and consistent with Spyderco's reputation for quality. Both of these blades weight around 130g each, pocket friendly and not too heavy, with just enought heft to get your cutting job done without causing fatigue.

Tenacious


Persistence


Tenacious have a 8.6cm drop point blade with the famous spyderco 'hump' and Persistence comes with a 7cm blade. The blades are made of 8CR13MOV, a Chinese steel which has been in use by Spyderco for quite some time on their “Byrd” line of knives. This steel can hold an edge for a reasonable amount of time, and it’s easy to sharpen. Right out of the box, the blades are shaving sharp and the flat grind made them a good slicer.




The handles were made from textured black G-10, giving it kinda classy tactical look. The shape of the handle is quite well done very comfortable to hold, although it might be a bit large for small hands. Both knives are wider than most previous Spyderco models like Endura or Delica for example.


The handle is drilled to allow the clip to be placed in four different positions, where you can place the stainless steel pocket clips for any of the four different carry positions: left or right side of the body, tip up or tip down.


The blades on these knives are secured by liner locks, which is common among pocket knives of this size. The locks are firm and require a little bit of pressure to disengage it. There's also no sign of blade play when opened nor closed.