Comparison Console
Spyderco Assist vs Spyderco Bodacious
EDC Knives comparison. Compare price, weight, specifications, materials, and real-world use case.
Command Brief
Recommended read
Spyderco Assist stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 38% gap from the closest alternative.
Decision Signals
What stands out
Spyderco Assist stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 38% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Bodacious stands out as the most expensive option for retail price, with about a 61% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Bodacious stands out as the shortest option for closed length, with about a 6% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Assist stands out as the longest option for closed length, with about a 6% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Bodacious stands out as the shortest option for blade length, with about a 3% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Assist stands out as the longest option for blade length, with about a 3% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Bodacious stands out as the shortest option for overall length, with about a 3% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Assist stands out as the longest option for overall length, with about a 3% gap from the closest alternative.
Specification Profile
Relative dimensions at a glance
Each axis is normalized against the largest raw value among the products in this comparison. Farther outward means a larger value, not necessarily a better result. Axes with an unverified value are omitted.
Price & carry
Retail price
US$196Cheapest
US$315Most expensive
Weight
113.4 g (4.00 oz)
113.4 g (4.00 oz)
Dimensions
Blade length
94 mm (3.70 in)Longest
91.5 mm (3.60 in)Shortest
Overall length
217 mm (8.54 in)Longest
210 mm (8.27 in)Shortest
Closed length
124 mm (4.88 in)Longest
117 mm (4.61 in)Shortest
Blade thickness
Unknown
Unknown
Materials & mechanism
Blade steel
VG-10 Stainless Steel
CPM SPY27 stainless steel
Handle material
FRN
Blue G-10 over skeletonized stainless steel liners
Finish
Satin finish or titanium carbonitride (TiCN) coating on black variant
Satin finish (blade)
Lock type
Back Lock
Compression Lock
Opening method
One-handed opening via oversized Trademark Round Hole™ and Cobra Hood™
Round Hole
Clip type
Reversible wire pocket clip
Reversible broad-based pocket clip for tip-up carry
Use case profile
Best for
First respondersEmergency rescuePrepared citizensCutting rope, webbing, seat belts
EDCHuntingTacticalCampingSurvivalHiking
Not best for
Unknown
Unknown
Common praise
Excellent one-handed blade deployment even with glovesEffective cutting performance on tough materials due to mostly serrated bladeSecure grip due to handle design including finger grooves and textured FRNMultiple emergency and rescue features like glass breaker and whistle
Excellent edge retention and toughness of CPM SPY27 blade steelRobust and reliable Compression Lock mechanismComfortable and secure blue G-10 handleFull-flat grind enables smooth slicingReversible broad-based pocket clip allows ambidextrous tip-up carry
Common complaints
Unknown
Compression Lock can be stiff initially requiring a break-in periodHigher price point