All PM2’s use Spyderco’s compression lock, which is similar in concept to a locking liner but accessed from the spine instead of the belly of the handle, taking your fingers out of the cutting path when closing the knife. Differences versus the original include a four way clip, flush screws, a reshaped tang that doesn’t protrude from the handle when closed, a slightly longer blade, and a mild reshaping of the handle. While the Millie sports a huge 4” blade and a long 9.50” overall length, the PM2 is more manageable coming in just under a 3.5” blade and 8.3” overall.
The PM2 (as most people refer to it) is an evolution of the original Paramilitary, itself a smaller derivative of the full-sized Military. I fall evenly down the middle between the Paramilitary 2 and the Manix 2 depending on my mood, and both are absolutely fantastic.
Some will argue that the Manix 2 or Benchmade’s 940 series fill this role better, but the nice thing about knives is that no one’s opinion is wrong. Simply put, the Spyderco Paramilitary 2 is arguably one of the best everyday carry-oriented pocket knives ever made. So much has been said and written about the Paramilitary 2 that it’s difficult to sum up this knife without restating clichés that have already been digested by thousands of knife fans.
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