The Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight Salt C244PYL is the plain edge CPM MagnaCut marine carry folder — Larrin Thomas's powder metallurgy steel that simultaneously leads the field in edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance in a 4.02-inch Native Chief platform with Yellow FRN handle and Leaf Lock, delivering a plain edge marine folder that sharpens conventionally and performs in saltwater environments where every other premium steel in the Spyderco lineup would eventually show corrosion under sustained exposure.

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 in a single alloy, the three properties that production knife steels historically trade off against each other. CPM MagnaCut achieves corrosion resistance that approaches LC200N and H-1 in saltwater and marine environments through its alloy design, while delivering edge retention that substantially exceeds both LC200N and H-1 and toughness that exceeds most high-hardness stainless steels. In the Native Chief Salt platform, CPM MagnaCut means the marine folder that performs at the ceiling of what the Salt series can deliver — maximum corrosion resistance, maximum edge retention, and maximum toughness in a single build that the LC200N and H-1 Salt variants cannot match across all three properties simultaneously. The plain edge specification of the C244PYL is the choice that makes CPM MagnaCut's advantages most accessible — a plain edge sharpens readily on conventional flat stones, rods, and guided systems without the specialized equipment that serrated maintenance requires, and CPM MagnaCut's refined PM carbide structure takes and holds a finer, more polished edge than LC200N or H-1 can achieve. The Yellow FRN handle is the high-visibility marine carry color — located instantly in any water rescue, diving, or marine environment — and FRN's fiberglass-reinforced nylon construction is chemically inert and unaffected by saltwater, UV, and marine biological exposure. The Leaf Lock is Spyderco's proprietary locking mechanism derived from the back lock family, providing reliable blade security in the Native Chief's lightweight platform.

• Blade: CPM MagnaCut powder stainless, drop point profile, satin finish, plain edge — Larrin Thomas's purpose-designed PM steel leading edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance simultaneously; plain edge sharpens readily on conventional abrasives and takes a finer edge geometry than LC200N or H-1; corrosion resistance approaches LC200N and H-1 in marine environments
• Handle: Yellow FRN (fiberglass-reinforced nylon), textured bidirectional grip, Lightweight Native Chief profile — FRN is chemically inert and unaffected by saltwater, UV, and marine exposure; Yellow is the highest-visibility color in the Salt series; Lightweight designation indicates the FRN construction that keeps carry weight significantly below G-10 or steel-handled alternatives
• Deployment / Lock: Leaf Lock via Spyderco Round Hole — Leaf Lock provides reliable blade security in the Native Chief's lightweight FRN platform; ambidextrous Round Hole allows one-hand opening from any grip position
• Carry: Approximately 2.60 oz, tip-up right-hand clip, Native Chief profile — lightweight FRN construction keeps the C244PYL well under 3 oz for a 4.02-inch blade; the Native Chief is Spyderco's larger Lightweight Salt platform suited to fishing, diving, and offshore carry where a full-size blade is required

Ideal For

Marine, fishing, diving, and offshore carry buyers who want CPM MagnaCut's simultaneous edge retention and corrosion resistance advantage over LC200N and H-1 in a plain edge format that sharpens on any conventional system — the C244PYL delivers the ceiling of the Native Chief Salt platform's performance at $175 with a blade that is easier to maintain than a SpyderEdge variant and performs at a higher level than LC200N or H-1 in edge retention between sharpenings. Buyers choosing between the plain edge C244PYL and the SpyderEdge C244SYL who prefer straightforward sharpening maintenance over maximum cordage-cutting efficiency — both deliver CPM MagnaCut in Yellow FRN at the same price; the plain edge takes a finer, more polished edge on conventional abrasives while the SpyderEdge cuts rope and line faster without sharpening but requires specialized serration maintenance. Buyers who carry the compact H-1 or LC200N Salt folders as primary EDC and want to step up to CPM MagnaCut's meaningfully better edge retention in the larger Native Chief platform — the C244PYL at 4.02 inches delivers more blade reach and significantly better steel performance than any H-1 Salt folder in the lineup.

CPM MagnaCut that leads the Salt series in edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance simultaneously, a plain edge that sharpens on any conventional system and takes a finer geometry than LC200N or H-1, Yellow FRN at approximately 2.60 oz in the full-size Native Chief platform, and the Leaf Lock — the Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight Salt C244PYL is the plain edge MagnaCut marine folder at $175. Add the Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight Salt C244PYL 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.