It’s a new year, which is old news at this point.  The new news however is that there are many great new offerings for knife lovers from Spyderco this year.  We just got back from the SHOT Show in Las Vegas, and met with Spyderco to get a run down of some of their new models.

Many cool knives in the video, but there are many more that were not even included.

The Ronin 2 is a fixed blade designed for close range self defense.  This interesting knife incorporates a Warncliffe style blade shape.  This is quite a handy shape design that not only looks extremely intimidating, but is also very useful.  The fine tip makes daily tasks such as opening packages, or fine detail work a pleasure.  This knife is similar in shape to the Yojimbo 2 folder, also from Spyderco.  The Ronin 2 was designed by renowned personal-defense guru Michael Janich.  The blade is made from CTS BD1, is 4.12″ long, and weighs 3.9 oz.  The MSRP is $149.95.

Another wicked knife being released is the Matriarch 2.  The Matriarch has been around for a little while, and is a smaller version of the classic Civilian model.  The Matriarch 2 features the awesome Emerson Wave feature which allows the knife to be opened quickly from the pocket.  Essentially the lip on top of the blade catches on the edge of the pocket and opens it quickly, making this knife just as fast into action as any fixed blade.  Of course one can easily pull the knife from the pocket without deploying this feature if desired.  Once into action, the Matriarch 2 features a Reverse “S” blade shape which offers an incredible amount of defensive capability even to users with limited defensive training.  To top it all off, this knife features a fully serrated edge, giving the knife a much longer cutting surface than it’s 3.57″ blade length appears to have.  The blade is the popular VG-10 steel that Spyderco has been using for years, and the Matriarch 2 has an MSRP of $164.95

A knife that really caught my eye is the gorgeous new Endura 4 Titanium Damascus.  The Endura has been around for about as long as Spyderco has been making knives.  I personally have and carry an Endura 4 which is a great lightweight defensive EDC blade.  This is a highly refined version of that iconic knife and features a blade with a VG-10 core, sandwiched on each side by beautiful 15-layer Damascus steel.  The scales are precision machined solid titanium.  This knife is a definite high-class folder, and destined to become a collector item.  The knife balances strength, and light weight for an EDC item welcome in any gentleman’s pocket.  The MSRP is $289.95

Spyderco also released a new accessory for their excellent sharpening system, the Tri-Angle Sharpmaker.  These new rods are made from Cubic Boron Nitride, and are extremely hard.  Only diamond offers superior hardness.  If you already use the Sharpmaker, these rods will turn your already sharp knives into something out of this world.  The MSRP is $74.95 for the pair.

2015 is going to be another great year for Spyderco.  For more information visit http://www.spyderco.com.  As always, more gear reviews and information are available on my youtube channel:https://www.youtube.com/user/PurpleMtOutdoors