Michael Janich actually raised a good point about tip down on the Military models. Since the knife is so big, your fingers aren't anywhere near the hole when pulling it out of the pocket (hands might vary of course). Thus when carrying tip down, your hand is positioned so that you can either spydie drop it or just reposition your hand without moving it along the knife too much. Had the knife been tip up, you might have to crawl up the knife with your hand instead. It kinda makes sense on paper, I guess, but I'd like to hear your thoughts, Nick, in the full review perhaps. Small hands and all. If I was buying a Millie 2, I'd definitely try it out.

@NickShabazz

11 ай бұрын

With hands this small, my fingers are always far away 🤣 in practice, though, that's quite reasonable, particularly if this is the only knife you carry and you can get used to tip-down.

@BrianK_70

11 ай бұрын

Eh, Janich can be wrong too.😊

@SpankyK

11 ай бұрын

Different knives for different lives. Am I right folks?

@Kris_Stiletto

10 ай бұрын

It's all a matter of what you are used to and what you prefer, that's all.. :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

@jayr526

10 ай бұрын

How many microskoches are in a mm?

A lot of people in these comments are sayin this is a PM2 or under the assumption. It is not a PM2. This is a M2. Military 2. Not PARA military 2. Just to clairfy a LOT of these comments. Hope this helps.

Tip down is best for larger knives like this, when you withdraw it from your pocket, your thumb is right there over the blade hole, for instant opening, rather than having to juggle it around in your hand..

@48mastadon

11 ай бұрын

Who hurt you?

Looks like Spyderco didn't take any risks with the construction. I'm amazed at how consistently they knock things out of the park.

@CNYKnifeNut

11 ай бұрын

Design wise, sure. The quality of their fit and finish has tanked the last year or so.

@GerstBladeworks

11 ай бұрын

Really? They are WAY behind in the knife world. I cannot believe they still don't have captive pivots and all the same size hardware.

@EarthwurmJurm

11 ай бұрын

@@GerstBladeworks The pivot is captive. You can quite clearly see the "D" cut out on the show side.

@GerstBladeworks

11 ай бұрын

@@EarthwurmJurm I don't think so, otherwise it wouldn't have two screws. It might have a cut out but it must serve another purpose because all Spydercos are that way.

@LanningKann

10 ай бұрын

@@GerstBladeworksit is captive. I own one.

Every time I see one of your videos. Nick, I get all giddy and happy and excited to watch. Just thought you'd like to know that you bring joy to a lot of people's lives and I really appreciate you. Thanks!

You just saved the action on my pm2 with that tip about not overtightening the screws, thank you for that

I’m in love with this knife. And it cuts sooo well!

As always it’s a great day when we get to see the original lubrication master drowning things in whatever lubricant is at your disposal. Honestly though nick it’s a beautiful thing to enjoy watching any of your videos. You sir are and always will be a legend even if it’s behind a Batman mask! Have a fantastic weekend and I wish you and the wife a very happy and healthy long life🫵🏻😘👍🏼

Thanks, Nick- very informative and fun to watch!!😊

Thanks, Nick. Nice tutorial on how to lube a Spyderco compression lock. Thanks again.

Have one and love it. I put a long standard Lynch NW clip. Really good in the hand. I’ve taken mine apart a bunch of times to get rid of serious lock stick. With a thin screw driver slide it down between the liner and scale 👍🏻

Looks like a great one. I enjoy flipping open a long blade sometimes.

Used this when taking apart my PM2. Thank you

You have a way of putting out strangely relevant and timely videos. I just bought a lefty version and watched your other video on it last night. I hope all is well for you sir! Edit: mine is a pm2, just noticed the difference.

man, i just love spyderco, the way its build, superior

Great video I was always thinking about purchasing one, I'm gonna do it.

Great Video. :-) I never purchased the other Compression-Lock variations of these, like the PM2 and PM3. Because, they were too small for my hands. But, this one is a perfect size for me. I absolutely luv it! :-) I absolutely luv mine. It's become one of my all-time favorite Spyderco Folders. I would highly recommend this one to all that like bigger folders, that fit their bigger hands, better. This is a great Compression-Lock Folder, in my personal opinion. :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

I'm used to tip down carry primarily just because my EDC for most of the last 15 years or so has been my original Paramilitary. The primary advantage is that I absolutely love that knife. Otherwise I'd definitely prefer tip up.

Can’t wait to get one

I carry tip down on all my Spyderco models that allow it. Thumb and forefinger in the Spydie Hole then a flick of the wrist. It's the fastest way to deploy.

A new Shabazz video ... awesome!

"because I don't hate myself" LOL!

The only changes I would make to this is S45vn blade as standard and a modification to more easily take off the lanyard tube.

I always find I have so much trouble with the dual adjust pivot. It’s always been you either have boatloads of play and a fun action. On the other side no play but a sticky, worse then a lockback action with no bladeplay. On top of this the screws always come lose even with locktite.

Nice take apart. Don’t worry about the hugeness you will grow into it. I’m looking forward to the cru-wear, s90v, magnacut, s15v, m390, and everyone except the BD1N not to mention the titanium frame lock. Cheers

Thanks. A good knife just got better. 🔪🎸

I've been scouring the NIST website for that "skosh" unit that you mentioned. Nowhere to be found. Do you have insider info?

Can you do a review and disassembly video in the screw together Spyderco Manix 2. I have the new Stormtrooper model with Rex 45 blade and would sure like to see a video before I take mine apart!

It looks exactly like the PM2, only a bit larger, and a different subframe!

Hey Nick can you do a disassembly video on the benchmade immunity?

The paramilitary 2 has a pivot bushing between the washers? I know my spyderco canis has it. SUPER SMOOTH action with no blade play. My PM2 is smooth too but not as much

Not a huge steel difference, but it's odd it's not s45vn considering it's now the base on pm2 and para3.

@freestatefellow

11 ай бұрын

Agreed! As an end user, I don’t know that I’ll really be able to tell a difference, but it’s odd that the base steel isn’t unified across the range.

@Youtube-Censorship-Police

11 ай бұрын

the difference is not dramatic but i definitely had less chipping on the s45vn and also zero rust so far (had some staining on s30v back then).

My first pocket clip knife was a Ken Onion blackout. Carried that knife for 15 years, at this point anything other than tip down feels like a fumbled football.

@matthewshannon6946

10 ай бұрын

I carried that knife every day at work as a carpenter. I used and abused it for 7 years! It's still as good as when I bought it and man, does that thing take an edge!

Unbelievable how easy it is to assemble this Spyderco compared to the selling price, the difference is exorbitant !

I believe the sage 5 lw has a path or coating on the detent area.🤔been awhile since I’ve taken one apart.🙋‍♂️

I'm looking for a larger knife. I was thinking of the Yojumbo 3 vs the Military 2. Do you have any opinions? A comparison would be great. I love to see you compare them head to head. Thanks for your thoughts and videos. Nobody does it quite like you. You set the standard.

@ogloc6308

10 ай бұрын

I thought there was only one Yojumbo? Theres a yojimbo, yojimbo 2, microjimbo and the yojumbo as far as i know. The Military 2 grip is probably a lot more comfortable and but i like the blade shape of the yojimbo family. You can’t go wrong with either but i think the Military might be more practical

when you flip to close the knife, does the choil hit your index finger? I know para2 have this problem (para1 don't)

I wish S45vn was the standard spyderco steel. It is on the para 2 now.

I don’t *fully* understand evangelical tip up/down people. I have mostly tip up but my millies, pm2 and a couple seki cities, I keep tip down. I actually kind of like it on certain models…it’s ergonomically nice to have the clip up and out of the way.

I was trying to get atleast an idea of what im working with when it comes to spyderco because im gonna be cleaning my civilian and it will be my first disassembly Wish me luck 🤞 lol But nice videos tho

Oh, a 4 year old Nick Shabazz review… Hold on! Military 2? Wouldn‘t have guessed from the looks of it 😮

"Who Hurt You". Immediately, I went for the tissue. so funny

Getting oil on the lock bar/lock interface, will absolutely cause lock stick. Personally, I have started using grease, on my comp lock spyderco’s.

@TheTarman

10 ай бұрын

I learned this the hard way with a Tri-Ad lock knife lol

Yeah, i want one. That detent ball path is pretty interesting, it's hard to look super close on camera, but could it be some kinda special acid etch? Ceramic coating to reduce friction and increase wear resistanceto the ceramic detent ball?

@LanningKann

10 ай бұрын

It’s just polished. No coating.

Nick, instead of going through so many steps too center, open the blade in to locking position, loosen scale & stop pin screws (sometimes only scale screw(s) ) push the blade TOWARDS the favoring side, while keeping pressure on the push, tighten the scale screw & stop screw. Then close blade & check for centering. A much faster, direct way to center the blade. 😉

I'm surprised they didn't do this earlier

@JohnFrumFromAmerica

11 ай бұрын

The original is one of the best liner locks available so it was not that urgently needed.

@ribstein7714

11 ай бұрын

@@JohnFrumFromAmerica not saying the military needed an upgrade but it seems like the compression lock was more popular since the designers opted for it when designing the para 3 and not the military's linerlock. Seems like a fairly obvious option to give since the rest of the "military" family has that compression lock

@JohnFrumFromAmerica

11 ай бұрын

@@ribstein7714 I agree it definitely makes sense from a business perspective. Both would be great knives.

@ribstein7714

11 ай бұрын

@@JohnFrumFromAmerica yeah. I didn't mean to imply that I want them to discontinue the original military or anything like that.

"Beef Pivot" is now the name of your punk band, Nicolas.

One thing I'm really liking is the liner doesn't go to the edge of scales so skinny scales can be made. I'm not a fan of Spyderco's beer gut scales.

So, what’s the conversion rate between a metric skosh and an imperial skosh?

@matthewshannon6946

10 ай бұрын

1/2 a RAM...

Think I seen a stainless steel detent instead of the black ceramic ones. 😮

What thread locker are you using????

@NickShabazz

7 ай бұрын

nickshabazz.com/tools

Should Spyderco be doing better than S30V on base models in 2023? Curious what others think. I feel like I’ll be waiting for an inevitable sprint run…

@bigaspaulo

11 ай бұрын

The way Spyderco heat treats S30V, I'll take it any day, if the price is right. Sharpens a treat, strops back nicely, and holds its edge more than well enough for my usage.

@TheTarman

10 ай бұрын

I think S30V for $200 on the Military 2 is better than S30V for $240 on the original Military I’d ideally prefer S45VN like the standard PM2s have now, but since Spyderco aren’t complete frauds when it comes to their heat treatments, S30V isn’t bad at all to me. You’re also getting 4 inches of it on a well-built compression lock knife. Over half an inch more cutting edge for a minor steel decrease and a price increase of $10 from the PM2. Not a bad deal to me, especially since other models by them sporting S30V in the same price range, like the Yojumbo, are well-loved

I’m not the only one taking 2 hours to tune my spyderco. I feel like I’m watching myself. Flashlight kpl needle applicator lol

I'm glad this one has finally hit the shops,, I've been waiting ages to get this smug feeling,, because the original liner lock version is a much much better knife,, ha ha ha,, 🔪🔪

9:30 Batman sighting!

Nick, you can separate the scales from the lanyard ring. It takes slight pulling pressure and a twist. Take it easy though. I'm upgrading my PM2 with a Ti back spacer, pivots, and screws.

If Nick Shabazz doesn't eventually put titanium scales on that thing, then I am his Auntie Fanny.

The only times tip down is actually better is on an otf or fixed blade 😂 tip up carry is without a doubt the best way to carry a knife

I was expecting “Exxon Shabazz.”

I prefer tip down carry when possible because the knife opens more naturally for me...and having my finger sliced open by a tip up carry knife doesn't help

It’s so weird to see those compression lock internals on a Military

hello, what size are the keys used to disassemble the spyderco paramilitary 2?

I only carry me knives tip down when I choose to do so in me back pocket - it just feels a wee bit safer when the side of the pocket prevents the knife from accidentally opening on me

I thought the whole purpose of the bushing was to remove the dependence of the action on the tightness of the pivot screw...Not sure why this wasn't the case here

@NickShabazz

11 ай бұрын

This is not a passthrough bushing like on CRK, so it doesn't have the same effect.

@alisuperhornet

11 ай бұрын

@@NickShabazz ahh, makes sense!

Is the feeling in the hand that much bigger?

@meanderinoranges

11 ай бұрын

Bigger than what?

@ryandye6242

11 ай бұрын

@@meanderinoranges pm 2

@ryandye6242

11 ай бұрын

@@meanderinoranges or yojumbo

@CNYKnifeNut

11 ай бұрын

​@@ryandye6242 I haven't handled the military 2, but the military is nearly the same handle profile and feels _smaller_ in hand than the yojumbo and almost identical to the pm2

Paramilitary 2

how much time will pass until a pm2 or military 2 will be released with magnacut 😮‍💨

@SMS2884

11 ай бұрын

Magnacut on a Spyderco? Ha. You MIGHT get a bentobox version in Magnacut. Spyderco themselves never want to go super steel. At least S45VN. They need to just eliminate S30V all together.

@ravingbadger

11 ай бұрын

@@SMS2884 even leatherman did a magnacut blade on the latest release so i hope spyderco will go for it...they even have a magnacut blade on one of the salt knives

@stickyedge7113

11 ай бұрын

​@@SMS2884the native salt already has magnacut. Probably not going to get a military in magnacut but I'm sure they'll be using more of it in the future

@dm3639

7 ай бұрын

Spyderco doesn't do super steels? S110v, S90v, Maxamet are all available on golden models. Oh and magnacut. All regular production. They offer K390 on many of their Japanese models. They offer maxamet and 20cv on some Taichung models. M390 on their Italian made stuff. They also offer a variety of more "average" steels they offer like S45, s35, s30v, bd1n, cru-wear, lc200n, h1/h2, n690, xhp, vg10. There are reasons to bag on Spyderco, steel variety isn't one of them.

I hope I fix it gives you a sponsorship since you probably sell them a shit ton of those things I bought one after seeing yours.

The fact that this is the most inventive thing spyderco has done in awhile is inexcusable

It doesn’t matter to me if it’s tip up or tip down, some of us are just more eclectic than others.

Pete over at Cedric & Ada has a great video on tip down carry…

@bigaspaulo

11 ай бұрын

WET BREAD!

I‘m so done with the G10 on American-made Spydercos, cheap almost seems like an understatement… 😵‍💫

@Youtube-Censorship-Police

11 ай бұрын

huh? us spydies are pretty well made, japanese models are pretty cheap feeling and the fit'n'finish isn't half as good though (aside from the moki made ones).

@Barney_Greenway

11 ай бұрын

@@KZread-Censorship-Police Just talking about the G10 scales.

Of topic but.... you hear Ontario knife company is going out of business....

@NickShabazz

11 ай бұрын

That's really sad!

@NeilTheKnifeGuy

11 ай бұрын

​@NickShabazz yhea it is!

Tip down offers the advantage of only spending fifteen dollars on a knife

@ddog100bc8

11 ай бұрын

The knife makers abandoned the tip carry folks like myself 😔

I prefer tip down carry. I like when i pinch the top of my knife and pull it out of my pocket. I like that my hand rolls into my knife in a way that it is ready for me to open it. It started with the kershaw leek. I kept my pm 2 tip down and changed my para 3 to tip down; because i prefer it. I do have tip up knifes but i far prefer tip down knifes

tip down >

Lucky Spyderco has serious fan base that will digest anything and happily throw their money. That is why we see this "Military 2".

I think more people would buy these if they made a non lanyard hole model.

@davidf3974

11 ай бұрын

I think thats the only downside to this knife

@jamesR1990

11 ай бұрын

Agreed. They place them horribly and it not only negatively impacts the aesthetics but also the function with the clip placement

@Kris_Stiletto

10 ай бұрын

Agreed. Myself I don't use Lanyards on Pocket Knives. So, I don't have a use for them. And, it makes you have to get a Spyderco Scale Remover if you desire to swap out the Scales without damaging them in the process. Also, as said, it makes it more difficult for having a nice deep carry pocket clip. I totally agree. But, I still absolutely luv my Spyderco Compression-Lock Military 2, it absolutely "ROCKS!!!" And, is one of my all-time favorite Spyderco Folders. These are super sweet Blades. :-) Peace, Stiletto :-)

You never showed it being fully centered! I find this to be a problem with Spydercos, getting them back centered after take down and cleaning!!! Am I alone on this???

@Marinos8419

4 ай бұрын

You're not the only one 😅

Is it 2018? Shabazz trying to fix a spyderco centering 🤣🤣🤣

@NickShabazz

10 ай бұрын

Enjoy the blast from the past

Pico is smaller then micro

Thats magic marker.

@ekirenrut

10 ай бұрын

That's what I thought. Looks like sharpie.

Ok spyderco take my money

@JSA-SL

11 ай бұрын

Really? I'm more hyped for the tools to dismantling this shit.

Hello, we always want to give you some knives to share, I wonder if you are interested, if you see, please reply us, thank you

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your fingies look like an android's fingies...

This and the bugout are overrated