The Spyderco Native 5 Salt C41PYL5 is the plain edge CPM MagnaCut Native 5 Salt — the same Larrin Thomas powder metallurgy steel that leads the Native 5 Salt lineup in edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance, in a plain edge configuration that sharpens on any conventional flat stone or rod the buyer already owns, Yellow FRN handle, and back lock in the USA-made Native 5 platform, at $161 — the right Native 5 Salt for buyers who want MagnaCut's premium performance with the conventional sharpening ease that the SpyderEdge C41SYL5 cannot provide.

The CPM MagnaCut blade is Larrin Thomas's purpose-designed powder metallurgy knife steel — the steel formulated to simultaneously maximize edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance. CPM MagnaCut outperforms LC200N across all three properties simultaneously, and its refined PM carbide structure takes and holds a finer, more polished plain edge geometry than LC200N or H-1 can achieve — meaning the C41PYL5's plain edge delivers a cutting performance ceiling that no LC200N plain edge Native 5 Salt can match. Plain edge on CPM MagnaCut is the specification that maximizes MagnaCut's edge refinement advantage — the steel's PM microstructure produces a cleaner, finer edge geometry on a flat stone than LC200N can achieve on the same stone, and that advantage is fully accessible in a plain edge format in a way that SpyderEdge serrations, which rely on individual serration point geometry rather than a continuous refined edge, cannot express as directly. The plain edge CLYLP3 sharpens readily on any conventional flat stone, rod, or guided system the buyer already owns — no tapered rod, no factory service required between sharpening sessions. The Yellow FRN handle is the highest-visibility Native 5 Salt color, chemically inert in saltwater and UV exposure, and the USA Golden CO production delivers the refined platform that makes the Native 5 the most capable compact Salt folder in the Knifeworks lineup.

• Blade: CPM MagnaCut powder stainless, drop point profile, satin finish, plain edge — Larrin Thomas's PM steel leading edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance simultaneously; plain edge takes a finer, more polished geometry than LC200N on conventional abrasives; sharpens on any flat stone, rod, or guided system
• Handle: Yellow FRN (fiberglass-reinforced nylon), textured bidirectional grip, Native 5 profile — chemically inert and unaffected by saltwater, UV, and marine biological exposure; Yellow is the highest-visibility Native 5 Salt color; USA Golden CO production
• Deployment / Lock: Back Lock via Spyderco Round Hole — back lock provides reliable blade security in the compact Native 5 platform; ambidextrous Round Hole allows one-hand opening from any grip position including with wet or gloved hands
• Carry: Approximately 2.60 oz, tip-up right-hand wire clip, compact Native 5 profile — USA-made compact marine carry folder; plain edge MagnaCut at $161 — $1 more than the SpyderEdge MagnaCut C41SYL5

Ideal For

Marine, fishing, and coastal carry buyers who want CPM MagnaCut's premium performance in the Native 5 Salt platform with the conventional plain edge sharpening ease that the SpyderEdge C41SYL5 cannot provide — the C41PYL5 delivers MagnaCut's finer edge geometry and better edge retention than LC200N in a plain edge that maintains on any conventional system the buyer already owns, at $161. Buyers choosing between the plain edge C41PYL5 and the SpyderEdge C41SYL5 at nearly identical prices who want to maintain their own edges on conventional abrasives and whose primary cutting tasks are fish processing, bait prep, and marine utility rather than rope and cordage cutting — MagnaCut's plain edge advantage over LC200N is most clearly expressed in the finer, more polished plain edge geometry it achieves on a flat stone, making the C41PYL5 the right choice for buyers who sharpen their own knives and want the best possible plain edge performance in the compact Salt series. Buyers who carry the compact Salt series and want to step up from LC200N plain edge to MagnaCut plain edge in the Native 5 platform — the C41PYL5 delivers the steel generation upgrade over LC200N plain edge variants at the same $161 price in the most refined compact Salt folder platform available.

CPM MagnaCut that leads the Native 5 Salt lineup in edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance simultaneously, a plain edge that takes a finer, more polished geometry than LC200N on conventional abrasives and sharpens on any system the buyer already owns, Yellow FRN that is found instantly in any marine environment, and the back lock in Spyderco's USA-made compact Native 5 platform — the Spyderco Native 5 Salt C41PYL5 is the plain edge MagnaCut compact marine folder at $161. Add the Spyderco Native 5 Salt C41PYL5 to your cart today and get same-or-next-business-day shipping from Columbia, Louisiana, backed by Spyderco's lifetime guarantee. Questions? Call 888-225-9775 — we carry these knives daily.