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Spyderco Assist vs Spyderco Cricket C29P
EDC Knives comparison. Compare price, weight, specifications, materials, and real-world use case.
Command Brief
Recommended read
Spyderco Cricket C29P stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 56% gap from the closest alternative. Spyderco Cricket C29P stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 28% gap from the closest alternative.
Decision Signals
What stands out
Spyderco Cricket C29P stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 28% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Assist stands out as the most expensive option for retail price, with about a 39% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Cricket C29P stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 56% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Assist stands out as the heaviest option for weight, with about a 129% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Cricket C29P stands out as the shortest option for closed length, with about a 43% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Assist stands out as the longest option for closed length, with about a 75% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Cricket C29P stands out as the shortest option for blade length, with about a 49% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Assist stands out as the longest option for blade length, with about a 96% 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$196Most expensive
US$141Cheapest
Weight
113.4 g (4.00 oz)Heaviest
49.6 g (1.75 oz)Lightest
Dimensions
Blade length
94 mm (3.70 in)Longest
48 mm (1.89 in)Shortest
Overall length
217 mm (8.54 in)Longest
118 mm (4.65 in)Shortest
Closed length
124 mm (4.88 in)Longest
71 mm (2.80 in)Shortest
Blade thickness
Unknown
2 mm (0.08 in)
Materials & mechanism
Blade steel
VG-10 Stainless Steel
VG-10 Stainless Steel
Handle material
FRN
Stainless steel
Finish
Satin finish or titanium carbonitride (TiCN) coating on black variant
Satin
Lock type
Back Lock
Frame lock
Opening method
One-handed opening via oversized Trademark Round Hole™ and Cobra Hood™
Thumb hole ambidextrous one-hand opening
Clip type
Reversible wire pocket clip
Removable steel pocket clip, right-handed tip-down
Use case profile
Best for
First respondersEmergency rescuePrepared citizensCutting rope, webbing, seat belts
Everyday carryIntricate/detailed cuttingPocket carry
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
Ultra-thin designConfident frame lockPrecise reverse S-shaped bladeAmbidextrous one-handed openingCompact and lightweight
Common complaints
Unknown
Unknown