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Spyderco Meerkat vs Spyderco Pingo
EDC Knives comparison. Compare price, weight, specifications, materials, and real-world use case.
Command Brief
Recommended read
Spyderco Pingo stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 21% gap from the closest alternative.
Decision Signals
What stands out
Spyderco Pingo stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 21% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Meerkat stands out as the heaviest option for weight, with about a 26% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Meerkat stands out as the shortest option for closed length, with about a 2% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Pingo stands out as the longest option for closed length, with about a 2% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Meerkat stands out as the shortest option for blade length, with about a 7% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Pingo stands out as the longest option for blade length, with about a 8% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Meerkat stands out as the shortest option for overall length, with about a 8% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Pingo stands out as the longest option for overall length, with about a 9% 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$138.75
Unknown
Weight
68 g (2.40 oz)Heaviest
54 g (1.90 oz)Lightest
Dimensions
Blade length
51 mm (2.01 in)Shortest
55 mm (2.17 in)Longest
Overall length
135 mm (5.31 in)Shortest
147 mm (5.79 in)Longest
Closed length
86 mm (3.39 in)Shortest
88 mm (3.46 in)Longest
Blade thickness
2.4 mm (0.09 in)Thinnest
2.8 mm (0.11 in)Thickest
Materials & mechanism
Blade steel
CPM SPY27 (standard variant)
Böhler N690Co
Handle material
FRN
FRN
Finish
Satin
Satin
Lock type
Phantom Lock
Slipjoint
Opening method
Thumb Hole
Two-handed opening
Clip type
Reversible Wire Clip
Tip-up, reversible, left/right
Use case profile
Best for
Everyday Carry (EDC)Compact utility tasks
Everyday carry (EDC)
Not best for
Unknown
Unknown
Common praise
Compact and capableUnique Phantom Lock mechanismHigh-performance CPM SPY27 steel (standard model)Ambidextrous clipLightweight
Lightweight and compactDurable FRN handleGood blade steelSuitable for legal carry in restrictive regions
Common complaints
Phantom Lock mechanism may be unfamiliar to some users
Blade does not lockNo one-handed opening
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