The Spyderco Native 5 50th Anniversary Sprint Run C41BA50TH is the most significant commemorative production Spyderco has produced — the Native 5, Spyderco's longest-running and most refined compact USA-made back lock folder, realized in CPM S90V steel and polished amber bone handle to mark Spyderco's fiftieth year, in a sprint run that will not return to production and represents the intersection of Spyderco's carry heritage, the Native platform's fifty-year refinement history, and the highest edge retention specification ever applied to a production Native 5 at $900.

The CPM S90V blade is Crucible's ultra-high-vanadium powder metallurgy stainless steel — one of the most extreme edge retention stainless steels in production knife history, with vanadium carbide content that substantially exceeds CPM 20CV, M390, and even CPM MagnaCut in wear resistance and edge retention under sustained cutting use. CPM S90V achieves edge retention that places it among the top tier of production stainless steels available — a blade that holds a working edge through cutting sessions and material volumes that would require resharpening on every other stainless steel in this session's production. The tradeoffs of CPM S90V's extreme vanadium content are a more demanding sharpening process than conventional stainless — the high vanadium carbide density that produces exceptional wear resistance also requires diamond stones or ceramic sharpeners for effective edge maintenance rather than conventional flat stones — and slightly reduced toughness compared to more balanced PM stainless steels like CPM MagnaCut. In a 50th Anniversary sprint run Native 5, CPM S90V is the right steel specification precisely because it is the most extreme edge retention stainless Crucible produces — the anniversary piece demands the performance ceiling, not a compromise specification. The polished amber bone handle is the handle material choice that connects the 50th Anniversary Native 5 to the knife tradition that predates Spyderco's founding — natural bone has been a premium handle material in folding knives for centuries, and polished amber bone's warm, translucent honey-gold color produces a handle appearance unlike any synthetic material in the production knife world. On the Native 5's compact profile, polished amber bone creates a handle that is simultaneously historically rooted and visually distinctive — the right material for a fifty-year commemorative piece. The 50th Anniversary sprint run designation means this specific CPM S90V amber bone Native 5 configuration was produced in limited quantities to mark Spyderco's fiftieth year and will not be produced again.

• Blade: CPM S90V ultra-high-vanadium powder stainless, drop point profile, satin finish, plain edge — one of the highest edge retention stainless steels in production knife history; vanadium carbide density that substantially exceeds CPM 20CV, M390, and CPM MagnaCut in wear resistance; requires diamond stones or ceramic for edge maintenance; the performance ceiling for a production stainless Native 5
• Handle: Polished amber bone — natural bone handle material with warm honey-gold translucent color; premium handle material with centuries of folding knife tradition; no two bone handles are identical; visually distinctive against the satin CPM S90V blade
• Deployment / Lock: Back Lock via Spyderco Round Hole — the Native 5's refined USA-made back lock platform; ambidextrous Round Hole
• Production: 50th Anniversary Sprint Run — produced in limited quantities to mark Spyderco's fiftieth year; will not be restocked; the most significant commemorative Native 5 sprint run Spyderco has produced

Ideal For

Spyderco collectors, Native 5 enthusiasts, and premium sprint run buyers who want the most significant commemorative Native 5 production piece — the C41BA50TH at $900 marks Spyderco's fiftieth year with the highest edge retention specification ever applied to a production Native 5 in a natural amber bone handle that connects the knife to the centuries of folding knife tradition that preceded Spyderco's founding, in a sprint run that will not return to production. CPM S90V collectors and extreme edge retention buyers who want the ultra-high-vanadium performance ceiling in the Native 5 platform — CPM S90V's vanadium carbide density delivers edge retention that no other stainless steel in the production Native 5 lineup can approach, making the C41BA50TH the definitive performance ceiling Native 5 for buyers who understand what CPM S90V represents in the production stainless hierarchy. Collectors who want a complete Spyderco Native 5 sprint run collection — the 50th Anniversary C41BA50TH is the most historically significant sprint run in the Native 5 family, produced once to mark a milestone that occurs once, in a CPM S90V amber bone specification that has no equivalent in the standard Native 5 production lineup.

CPM S90V that delivers the highest edge retention specification in Native 5 production history, polished amber bone that connects the 50th Anniversary piece to centuries of folding knife tradition in a warm honey-gold handle unlike any synthetic material, the Native 5's fifty-year-refined USA-made back lock platform, and a sprint run marking Spyderco's fiftieth year that will not be produced again — the Spyderco Native 5 50th Anniversary Sprint Run C41BA50TH is the definitive commemorative Native 5 at $900. Add the Spyderco Native 5 50th Anniversary Sprint Run C41BA50TH 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.