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Spyderco Bodacious vs Spyderco Harpy
EDC Knives comparison. Compare price, weight, specifications, materials, and real-world use case.
Command Brief
Recommended read
Spyderco Harpy stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 7% gap from the closest alternative. Spyderco Harpy stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 37% gap from the closest alternative.
Decision Signals
What stands out
Spyderco Harpy stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 37% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Bodacious stands out as the most expensive option for retail price, with about a 60% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Harpy stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 7% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Bodacious stands out as the heaviest option for weight, with about a 7% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Harpy stands out as the shortest option for closed length, with about a 15% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Bodacious stands out as the longest option for closed length, with about a 18% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Harpy stands out as the shortest option for blade length, with about a 23% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Bodacious stands out as the longest option for blade length, with about a 31% 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$315Most expensive
US$197Cheapest
Weight
113.4 g (4.00 oz)Heaviest
106 g (3.74 oz)Lightest
Dimensions
Blade length
91.5 mm (3.60 in)Longest
70 mm (2.76 in)Shortest
Overall length
210 mm (8.27 in)Longest
165 mm (6.50 in)Shortest
Closed length
117 mm (4.61 in)Longest
99 mm (3.90 in)Shortest
Blade thickness
Unknown
3 mm (0.12 in)
Materials & mechanism
Blade steel
CPM SPY27 stainless steel
VG-10 Stainless Steel
Handle material
Blue G-10 over skeletonized stainless steel liners
Stainless steel
Finish
Satin finish (blade)
Satin
Lock type
Compression Lock
Back Lock
Opening method
Round Hole
Thumb hole / Trademark Round Hole
Clip type
Reversible broad-based pocket clip for tip-up carry
Four-position, tip-up and tip-down, left or right side
Use case profile
Best for
EDCHuntingTacticalCampingSurvivalHiking
Cutting nettingRopeCordWebbingEveryday carryTactical useHuntingCampingSurvivalHiking
Not best for
Unknown
Unknown
Common praise
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
Excellent cutting power beyond its sizeAmbidextrous with customized carry optionsDurable stainless steel constructionReliable back lock mechanismGood for fibrous materials and netting
Common complaints
Compression Lock can be stiff initially requiring a break-in periodHigher price point
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