Spyderco C223GPBK Para 3 Signature Folding Utility Pocket Knife PlainEdge

The Para 3 takes all the proven features and benefits of Spyderco’s best-selling Para Military 2 and distills them into an even more compact all-purpose cutting tool. Its three-inch blade is precision machined from premium CPM S45VN stainless steel and features a full-flat grind for a superior balance of strength, point utility, and low-friction cutting performance. It includes a textured index-finger choil and thumb ramp that provide a solid purchase for a forward-positioned grip, offering enhanced control during precise cutting tasks. The blade’s signature Trademark Round Hole proudly brands it as a member of the Spyderco family and is fully accessible to allow quick, positive, one-handed opening with either hand. To keep the Para 3 slim and pocket friendly, it features a lightweight, open-backed construction style and its stainless steel liners are nested into machined recesses in the peel-ply-textured G-10 scales. This provides excellent structural support for the knife’s Compression Lock mechanism, which locks the blade securely open during use while allowing it to be closed easily and safely with only one hand. A four-position hourglass clip and an oversized lined lanyard hole complete the design, offering ambidextrous tip-up or tip-down carry and allowing the easy attachment of fobs and lanyards.

The Para 3 with CPM S45VN blade steel is available in several different variations. The basic model features black G-10 scales, a tumbled blade finish, brightly finished handle hardware, and a choice of PlainEdge , CombinationEdge , and SpyderEdge formats. With a tumble-finished PlainEdge blade, it is also available with digital camouflage peel-ply-texture G-10 handle scales. For those who prefer the look of a black blade, we offer the Para 3 with a PlainEdge blade cloaked in a non-reflective Diamond-Like Carbon (DLC) coating and a choice of black or digital camouflage G-10 scales. Both black-bladed versions also feature matching black-coated liners and handle hardware.