Product Description

The Spyderco Native 5 Salt C41SYL5 is the premium steel high-visibility Native 5 Salt — CPM MagnaCut blade with Spyderco's SpyderEdge full serration pattern, Yellow FRN handle, and back lock in the USA-made Native 5 platform, delivering Larrin Thomas's purpose-designed PM steel that simultaneously leads in edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance in the highest-visibility Native 5 Salt configuration at the same $160 price as the LC200N Green FRN variant.

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, the three properties that production steels historically trade off against each other. In the Native 5 Salt platform, CPM MagnaCut outperforms LC200N across all three properties simultaneously — it holds a working edge longer, is tougher under hard use, and achieves marine corrosion resistance approaching LC200N and H-1. At the same $160 price as the LC200N Green FRN C41SGR5, the C41SYL5 delivers a genuine steel upgrade at no additional cost — the highest-performing steel in the Native 5 Salt lineup in the most visible colorway. The SpyderEdge full serration pattern applied to CPM MagnaCut produces a particularly effective combination — MagnaCut's PM carbide structure maintains serration point geometry longer than LC200N can achieve, meaning the SpyderEdge serrations on the C41SYL5 stay sharper between factory resharpening sessions than LC200N SpyderEdge variants. SpyderEdge cuts rope, fishing line, webbing, and cordage faster with less effort than plain edge in push-cutting applications — the right edge specification for a marine and coastal carry folder where line and cordage cutting is a regular task. The Yellow FRN handle is the highest-visibility color in the Native 5 Salt lineup — located instantly in any marine environment — and the Lightweight FRN construction keeps carry weight significantly below what a G-10 or metal handle variant would deliver. USA Golden CO production delivers the tighter tolerances and more refined carry experience that defines the Native 5 platform over import alternatives.

• Blade: CPM MagnaCut powder stainless, drop point profile, satin finish, SpyderEdge full serrated — Larrin Thomas's PM steel leading edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance simultaneously; PM carbide structure maintains SpyderEdge serration point geometry longer than LC200N; SpyderEdge cuts rope and line faster than plain edge in push-cutting
• 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 on the most refined compact Salt folder platform
• 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; CPM MagnaCut SpyderEdge at the same price as LC200N SpyderEdge Green

Ideal For

Marine, fishing, and coastal carry buyers who want CPM MagnaCut's steel generation upgrade over LC200N in the Native 5 Salt platform at no price premium — the C41SYL5 delivers MagnaCut's simultaneously better edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance over LC200N at the same $160 as the C41SGR5, making it the performance-rational choice between the two Native 5 Salt variants for buyers who also prefer high-visibility Yellow over field-subdued Green. Buyers choosing between the C41SYL5 and the C41SGR5 at the same $160 who want maximum steel performance and maximum carry visibility in a single configuration — both deliver SpyderEdge in USA-made Native 5 Salt platform; the C41SYL5 delivers CPM MagnaCut's upgrade over LC200N and Yellow's visibility advantage over Green at identical price. High-visibility marine rescue and safety carry buyers who want the Native 5 Salt's refined platform and CPM MagnaCut's premium performance in the most visible colorway — the C41SYL5 is the only Yellow CPM MagnaCut Native 5 Salt configuration, combining maximum steel performance with maximum carry visibility in a single build.

CPM MagnaCut that leads the Native 5 Salt lineup in edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance simultaneously, SpyderEdge serrations whose point geometry lasts longer between sharpenings than LC200N variants, 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 C41SYL5 is the premium steel high-visibility compact marine folder at $160. Add the Spyderco Native 5 Salt C41SYL5 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.