Product Description

The Spyderco Para Military 2 Salt C81GBKYLMCP2 brings the most universally acclaimed Spyderco platform into the CPM MagnaCut Salt series — a 3.45-inch blade in the PM2's signature ergonomics and Compression Lock, built in CPM MagnaCut with a Black & Yellow G-10 handle for buyers who want the gold standard of Spyderco folder design in a configuration that survives saltwater, coastal humidity, and marine environments without corrosion.

The CPM MagnaCut blade is Larrin Thomas's purpose-engineered powder metallurgy steel, designed to lead production EDC steels on edge retention, toughness, and corrosion resistance simultaneously — the combination that makes it the definitive Salt series steel for buyers who refuse to trade edge performance for corrosion resistance. The PM2 platform elevates that steel with a blade geometry refined over decades of production: a full flat grind on a 3.45-inch modified drop point that produces a wide, thin-behind-the-edge bevel optimized for slicing, a pronounced finger choil that allows a choked-up grip for precision work, and an overall ergonomic package that fits more hand sizes more naturally than nearly any other production folder at this blade length. CPM MagnaCut in the PM2 platform means the most ergonomically proven large Compression Lock folder Spyderco makes is now available in a salt-ready build that holds its edge through extended marine use and survives the corrosive environments that would pit and rust a standard CPM-S30V PM2 within a season of coastal carry.

• Blade: CPM MagnaCut, full flat grind, modified drop point profile, satin finish, plain edge — purpose-built PM steel with M390-class edge retention and saltwater corrosion resistance; full flat grind produces the PM2's signature thin-behind-the-edge slicing geometry across the full 3.45-inch blade length
• Handle: Black & Yellow G-10 (bi-color), textured for positive grip in wet and marine conditions, PM2 ergonomics with pronounced finger choil and thumb ramp — G-10 is impervious to salt, moisture, and temperature variation; Black & Yellow high-visibility colorway keeps the knife locatable on a deck or in a gear bag
• Deployment / Lock: Spyderco Round Hole thumb opening, Compression Lock — the Compression Lock leaf spring engages the blade tang from the handle spine rather than the scale, making it fully ambidextrous and one of the strongest lock geometries in production folding knives; the PM2's deep finger choil allows a full forward grip that positions the thumb naturally on the Compression Lock release
• Carry: 3.75 oz, tip-up right-hand clip, 4.56 inches closed — full-size carry weight in a platform whose ergonomics justify every ounce; lanyard hole present for tethered water carry

Ideal For

Existing PM2 carry buyers who want the same platform and Compression Lock ergonomics in a CPM MagnaCut Salt series build for coastal, marine, or high-humidity environments — the C81GBKYLMCP2 is a direct translation of the most-carried large Spyderco folder into a configuration that handles sustained saltwater exposure the standard CPM-S30V PM2 cannot. Saltwater anglers and boaters who want the PM2's full flat grind geometry and 3.45-inch blade length for fish processing and precision marine cutting work — the PM2's wide, thin-behind-the-edge bevel in CPM MagnaCut produces cleaner slices on fish and food prep than the saber-ground Military 2 Salt at the same general blade length. Buyers who have carried the PM2 as their primary EDC for years and want a dedicated coastal or travel carry variant that can go into high-humidity, marine, and salt environments without the corrosion risk of a standard stainless PM2.

CPM MagnaCut steel, the PM2's full flat grind and Compression Lock ergonomics refined over decades of production, and Black & Yellow G-10 in a Salt series build — the Spyderco Para Military 2 Salt C81GBKYLMCP2 is the most iconic Spyderco platform in its most capable marine configuration, at $213. Add the Spyderco Para Military 2 Salt C81GBKYLMCP2 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.