A bush knife is OK in the bush, nobody cares. A good folder is fine in the country areas, they don’t worry country folk. But the city is different pull out your EDC and everybody freaks. In Spain last year I pulled out my Benchmade folder to cut up some sausage and my brother said you’d do a few years in prison for that in Britain. I should say he’s a Magistrate, a sort of judge and does not look kindly on knife carrying hooligans like his brother. I did point out our father gave me my first knife at age 5 and I’d carried one ever since, times have changed in the UK was his response.
Where are you going with all this you are thinking? Well this got me thinking that city folk and city cops in particular are very anti carrying knives so a more concealable knife might be the trick when you are in the city as I am from time to time. Enter my latest purchase the Spyderco Dragonfly 2.
This little knife is Japanese made, is razor sharp and sits in your pocket out of sight and out of mind until you need it. Surprisingly, or maybe not, despite it’s size you have a solid four finger grip on this leaf shaped blade which is rock solid. It has great jimping on both the thumb ramp and the choil, so with your thumb on the ramp, fore finger in the choil your remaining three fingers provide a very strong grip on the cross cut handle and is very comfortable in the hand. It feels like a much bigger knife in the hand, by some very clever design.
Anyway here is some Spyderco info:
This Dragonfly 2 features a VG-10 stainless steel blade and a Zome Green FRN handle.
Spyderco's Dragonfly 2 is a second-generation knife that has undergone some stellar improvements thanks to the C.Q.I.-Constant Quality Improvement process employed by Spyderco. The Dragonfly 2 maintains the same blade and handle geometry with leveraging points that make the Dragonfly cut and feel like a much larger knife. The blade is hollow ground with jimping at the choil and the spine for better control and feel. The handle uses Spyderco's patented Bi-Directional Texturing on the fiberglass reinforced nylon (FRN) and has a reversible tip-up wire clip for superb carry characteristics. The Back Lock steel frame ensures a tight lock with solid performance.
SPECIFICATIONS
Zome (pronounced "zoh-may") is a class of Japanese handicrafts that focuses on dyeing textiles. This ancient art form includes many different methods of creating patterns on cloth using dyes derived from plants, flowers, fruit, and other natural sources and is closely related to many aspects of Japanese history and culture.
Inspired by this rich artistic heritage, Spyderco's Zome knives are unique variations of our lightweight models, which feature injection-molded fiberglass-reinforced-nylon (FRN) handles. The handles are molded in a light base color and then individually hand dyed by expert Japanese artisans. Using a technique reminiscent of traditional hiki-zome (brush dyeing), various colors of dye are hand brushed onto the handle to create distinctive, one-of-a-kind patterns. Like Japan's classical dyeing methods, the special dyes used completely permeate the FRN to permanently color it.
Where are you going with all this you are thinking? Well this got me thinking that city folk and city cops in particular are very anti carrying knives so a more concealable knife might be the trick when you are in the city as I am from time to time. Enter my latest purchase the Spyderco Dragonfly 2.
This little knife is Japanese made, is razor sharp and sits in your pocket out of sight and out of mind until you need it. Surprisingly, or maybe not, despite it’s size you have a solid four finger grip on this leaf shaped blade which is rock solid. It has great jimping on both the thumb ramp and the choil, so with your thumb on the ramp, fore finger in the choil your remaining three fingers provide a very strong grip on the cross cut handle and is very comfortable in the hand. It feels like a much bigger knife in the hand, by some very clever design.
Anyway here is some Spyderco info:
This Dragonfly 2 features a VG-10 stainless steel blade and a Zome Green FRN handle.
Spyderco's Dragonfly 2 is a second-generation knife that has undergone some stellar improvements thanks to the C.Q.I.-Constant Quality Improvement process employed by Spyderco. The Dragonfly 2 maintains the same blade and handle geometry with leveraging points that make the Dragonfly cut and feel like a much larger knife. The blade is hollow ground with jimping at the choil and the spine for better control and feel. The handle uses Spyderco's patented Bi-Directional Texturing on the fiberglass reinforced nylon (FRN) and has a reversible tip-up wire clip for superb carry characteristics. The Back Lock steel frame ensures a tight lock with solid performance.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Overall Length:5.61"
Blade Length:2.28"
Cutting Edge:1.88"
Blade Thickness:0.10"
Blade Material:VG-10
Blade Style
rop Point
Blade Grind:Flat
Finish:Satin
Edge Type:Plain
Handle Length:3.33"
Handle Thickness:0.34"
Handle Material:FRN
Color:Black, Green
Weight:1.30 oz.
User:Right Hand, Left Hand
Pocket Clip:Tip-Up
Knife Type:Manual
Opener:Thumb Hole
Lock Type:Lockback
Brand:Spyderco
Modelragonfly
Model Number:C28ZFPGR2
Country of Origin:Japan
Best Use:Everyday Carry
Product Type:Knife
Zome (pronounced "zoh-may") is a class of Japanese handicrafts that focuses on dyeing textiles. This ancient art form includes many different methods of creating patterns on cloth using dyes derived from plants, flowers, fruit, and other natural sources and is closely related to many aspects of Japanese history and culture.
Inspired by this rich artistic heritage, Spyderco's Zome knives are unique variations of our lightweight models, which feature injection-molded fiberglass-reinforced-nylon (FRN) handles. The handles are molded in a light base color and then individually hand dyed by expert Japanese artisans. Using a technique reminiscent of traditional hiki-zome (brush dyeing), various colors of dye are hand brushed onto the handle to create distinctive, one-of-a-kind patterns. Like Japan's classical dyeing methods, the special dyes used completely permeate the FRN to permanently color it.
