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Spyderco Manix
The Spyderco Manix 2 is Golden's quiet overachiever. The Paramilitary 2 and Para 3 get most of the attention, but experienced users keep pointing to the Manix 2 as one of the best all around knives Spyderco builds, and the lock nerds will argue for it harder than anyone. Released in its current form in 2009 and made in Golden, Colorado, it gets its own chapter in our Spyderco history.
The Spyderco Ball Bearing Lock
The patented Ball Bearing Lock is what sets the Manix 2 apart. A hardened steel ball sits in a polymer cage, and when the knife opens a spring plunger drives it forward to wedge between the blade tang and a stop pin. Pull the slider back and the blade closes without your fingers crossing its path. It is fully ambidextrous and among the strongest locks Spyderco makes. Our guide to knife lock types compares it with the rest.
Manix 2 Blade and Handle
The Manix 2 carries a broad 3.37 inch CPM S30V blade with a full flat grind, a generous belly for slicing, and a fine tip for detail work. Where it really earns its reputation is the handle, whose curves and finger grooves lock the knife into your hand and stop it rotating under load. Full stainless liners sit under G-10 scales, it runs 8.03 inches open and 4.9 ounces, and a reversible clip carries tip up on either side.
Manix 2 Lightweight and XL
The Manix 2 Lightweight won Blade Magazine's Most Innovative American Design award by molding the handle from FRCP around a steel lock insert, dropping it to about 3 ounces with a CTS BD1N blade. The Manix 2 XL scales the whole platform up to a 3.85 inch blade, 8.94 inches open, and 5.2 ounces for bigger hands and bigger jobs.
Manix 2 Salt and Premium Steels
The Manix 2 Salt, Salt Lightweight, and XL Salt carry MagnaCut from the Salt Series. Sprint runs and exclusives add Cru-Wear, SPY27, S110V, Maxamet, and 15V. Our comparison of every major knife steel helps you pick, and the rest of the Spyderco catalog is one click away.