Product Description

The Spyderco Sage 5 Salt Black is the tactical expression of Spyderco's Salt Series — a 3.00-inch CPM MagnaCut blade cloaked in a non-reflective titanium carbonitride (TiCN) coating, paired with all-black hardware and Caribbean Bi-Directional Texture G-10 scales built for an ultra-secure grip in the harshest wet environments, with zero light signature.

CPM MagnaCut is Crucible Industries' purpose-designed particle metallurgy steel — engineered from the ground up to deliver edge retention, toughness, and extreme corrosion resistance simultaneously without the trade-offs that define conventional blade steels. In a Salt Series build, MagnaCut's corrosion resistance is unmatched in production folder blades: it handles sustained saltwater, high-humidity, and marine exposure that would pit or stain steels marketed as stainless. The TiCN coating adds a hard, non-reflective black finish over that already corrosion-resistant foundation — eliminating light reflection for tactical and low-light-discipline applications while adding surface hardness. The full-flat grind and 3.00-inch blade length keep the Sage 5 nimble and precise — a clean slicer for food prep, fish, and line work at the water's edge.

The open-backed handle construction is designed for marine environments specifically: easy to rinse, quick to dry, and resistant to debris accumulation. The G-10 scales are machined with both a peel-ply texture and Spyderco's Caribbean Bi-Directional Texture™ pattern — a painstaking milling process that creates high-traction geometry for secure grip with wet hands. All hardware including liners, clip, and fasteners are ultra-corrosion-resistant marine-grade materials with black coatings throughout.

• Blade: CPM MagnaCut, full-flat grind, drop point, TiCN non-reflective black coating, plain edge — 3.00 inches of extreme-corrosion-resistant particle metallurgy steel with zero light signature
• Handle: Black G-10 scales with peel-ply texture and Caribbean Bi-Directional Texture pattern; open-backed construction for easy cleaning; nested skeletonized stainless steel liners and all hardware in marine-grade corrosion-resistant materials with black coatings
• Lock: Compression Lock — spine-mounted for safe one-handed closing without blade edge contact; fully ambidextrous
• Carry: 3.2 oz, reversible deep-pocket wire clip for tip-up left or right-side carry, generously sized lanyard hole for tethered safety-line attachment; 4.17" closed length
• Made in: Taiwan

Ideal For

Maritime professionals, divers, and tactical users who need a corrosion-proof folder with zero light signature — the TiCN coating and all-black hardware make the Sage 5 Salt Black the Salt Series choice when reflectivity is a liability. Ambidextrous Compression Lock users who want a lightweight (3.2 oz) full-featured folder for on-the-water carry without sacrificing lock strength. Buyers adding a dedicated marine-environment blade to their kit who want CPM MagnaCut's corrosion resistance without the maintenance overhead of conventional stainless steels.

CPM MagnaCut corrosion resistance. TiCN black coating. Compression Lock. 3.2 oz. The Sage 5 Salt Black does everything a water-environment folder needs to do — quietly. Add the Spyderco Sage 5 Salt (C123GPBKMCBK) to your cart today — backed by Spyderco's lifetime guarantee and shipping same or next business day from Knifeworks in Columbia, Louisiana. Questions? Call 888-225-9775 — we carry these knives daily.