Will the Paramilitary FRN replace the Delica?

[ASmitty]

Does the Para 3 LW have liners and washers?

My thoughts (based not on fact) would be that they'd have the minimum possible to secure the pivot pin to the compression pin on both sides (kind of like the small "figure-8" shaped metal piece on either side of the Manix 2 LW and to allow for the compression lock's lockbar.

[Wartstein]

Does the Para 3 LW have liners and washers?

If it does not have blade washers,,,, I will pass,,, along with many others.

FK

No offense, just out of interest: Did you try a Native 5 LW and if, did you miss the blade washers there? I personally don't.

[Doc Dan]

Does the Para 3 LW have liners and washers?

If it does not have blade washers,,,, I will pass,,, along with many others.
The compression lock design has liner on one side for the lock,, they could delete or make minimum liner on other side.

Regards,
FK

Sorry FK, but there are no “many others “ who will pass because of the washers. Spyderco’s light weight FRN knives are extremely popular, and for good reason. They work well.

[sparky2016]

Lock, choil, size.

Plus you haven't seen the Delica 5 yet. :P

Delica 5: For me still NO choil, still backlock hopefully...

Yeah, I don't see it getting a choil. That's why there are other models. And that's one reason why the Para variations don't displace the Delica. Clearly there's room for both.

[5-by-5]

Lock, choil, size.

Plus you haven't seen the Delica 5 yet. :P

Delica 5: For me still NO choil, still backlock hopefully...

Yeah, I don't see it getting a choil. That's why there are other models. And that's one reason why the Para variations don't displace the Delica. Clearly there's room for both.

Great answer.

[Wartstein]

Lock, choil, size.

Plus you haven't seen the Delica 5 yet. :P

Delica 5: For me still NO choil, still backlock hopefully...

Yeah, I don't see it getting a choil. That's why there are other models. And that's one reason why the Para variations don't displace the Delica. Clearly there's room for both.

Well said. Let me add: And that´s also one reason why many will get both the Para 3 LW AND the Delica...

[Dodge]

This may have been covered already Does this come with any liners?

[ASmitty]

This may have been covered already Does this come with any liners?

The word on the street is that the liners are minimal. Whatever is the minimum necessary to allow for a compression lock. The consensus is that the non-locking side is linerless; however, I think that it is possible there will be a small metal piece securing the compression lock pin to the pivot pin on that side so that something more than the FRN is securing the compression lock. The Manix 2 LW is supposed to have small "figure-8" shaped "liner" to secure the pivot to the top pin through the locking mechanism. I would think something like this would be employed in the Para3 LW.

[anteck7]

Really like the design on the new par 3 lw. I think both the delicate and p3lw need to be about $10-15 dollars cheaper

[Dodge]

This may have been covered already Does this come with any liners?

The word on the street is that the liners are minimal. Whatever is the minimum necessary to allow for a compression lock. The consensus is that the non-locking side is linerless; however, I think that it is possible there will be a small metal piece securing the compression lock pin to the pivot pin on that side so that something more than the FRN is securing the compression lock. The Manix 2 LW is supposed to have small "figure-8" shaped "liner" to secure the pivot to the top pin through the locking mechanism. I would think something like this would be employed in the Para3 LW.

Makes sense from a design standpoint. Is the metal nested or embedded?