Spyderco’s Para Military® 2 has a well-earned reputation as one of the most popular, recognizable, and frequently carried knives in the cutlery industry. Now this iconic design is available in a lightweight format that trims the knife’s overall weight by more than 25 percent. The secrets to its remarkable design start with injection-molded fiberglass-reinforced-nylon (FRN) handle scales. Significantly lighter than the machined G-10 scales of the original versions, they also incorporate Spyderco’s signature Bi-Directional Texture™ pattern to ensure a secure, non-slip grip, even in the most demanding conditions. The FRN scales also house the knife’s other weight-saving feature—a streamlined version of Spyderco’s signature Compression Lock® mechanism. Leaner than the nested stainless ...