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Spyderco Dragonfly
The Spyderco Dragonfly has been proving small knives can do real work since 1994, when it became the first Spyderco built around a 50/50 forefinger choil. The Dragonfly 2 kept that blade and handle geometry and refined everything around it: a reversible left or right tip up wire clip, Bi-Directional Texture on the FRN, jimping at the choil and spine, and screw together construction. The standard model carries a 2.28 inch full flat ground VG-10 blade on .098 inch stock, 5.58 inches open and 3.33 closed, at about 1.2 ounces, on a back lock that stays locked until you press the spine. Every Dragonfly is made in Seki City, Japan, the same shop behind the Delica and Endura, and it sits in the Spyderco lineup as the smallest full-service folder most people will ever need.
Is the Spyderco Dragonfly Too Small to Use?
No, and the choil is the reason. Your index finger drops into the notch ahead of the handle, which turns a 3.33 inch handle into a full four-finger grip with the blade riding right under your control. Paired with the full flat grind, the Dragonfly slices boxes, cord, fruit, and packaging like a larger folder while weighing about what a set of keys does. For new carriers, it is also one of the least intimidating knives to pull out in an office.
Spyderco Dragonfly 2 vs Delica 4
The Delica 4 runs the same .098 inch blade stock and back lock with a 2.9 inch blade, a 4.25 inch handle, and a four-position clip. Choose the Delica if you want room for your whole hand without the choil. Choose the Dragonfly if the knife has to vanish in a coin pocket or a dress pants pocket. Our DLT exclusive Dragonfly 2 in OD green FRN with a black TiCN coated CPM CruWear blade is built as the matched set to our exclusive CruWear Delica 4.
Dragonfly 2 Salt, Wharncliffe, and Emerson Opener
The Dragonfly 2 Salt swaps in a hollow ground blade of rustproof H-2, the successor to H-1, with a yellow FRN handle and coated hardware for fishing, boating, and sweaty pockets, in plain edge and fully serrated hawkbill. It belongs to the wider Salt Series. The Wharncliffe puts a straight edge and dropped tip on the platform for precise point work, and the Emerson Opener adds a hook on the spine that catches your pocket and opens the blade as you draw.
Dragonfly Blade Steels and Handles
VG-10 is the standard: easy to sharpen, stainless, and forgiving for a first good knife. Steel nerds get Böhler K390 in blue FRN on both the drop point and Wharncliffe, Crucible's Spyderco exclusive CPM SPY27 in cobalt blue, CPM S30V in pink FRN in satin or black, and the CruWear exclusive. Past FRN, the Dragonfly also comes in stainless steel and G10 handles. Our comparison of every major knife steel covers how those steels trade edge retention for toughness and rust resistance.