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LatestSpyderco Para 3Sep 28, 202610 min

Spyderco Para 3 Review: The Compact Compression Lock Folder, and How to Buy One Used

The Spyderco Para 3 is a 3.4-ounce manual folder with a 2.93-inch CPM S45VN blade and a Compression Lock. What Spyderco publishes about it, how the versions differ, and what to check before buying one second-hand.

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