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Spyderco MicroJimbo vs Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight
EDC Knives comparison. Compare price, weight, specifications, materials, and real-world use case.
Command Brief
Recommended read
Spyderco MicroJimbo stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 3% gap from the closest alternative. Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 37% gap from the closest alternative.
Decision Signals
What stands out
Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight stands out as the cheapest option for retail price, with about a 37% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco MicroJimbo stands out as the most expensive option for retail price, with about a 59% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco MicroJimbo stands out as the lightest option for weight, with about a 3% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight stands out as the heaviest option for weight, with about a 3% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco MicroJimbo stands out as the shortest option for closed length, with about a 25% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight stands out as the longest option for closed length, with about a 33% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco MicroJimbo stands out as the shortest option for blade length, with about a 39% gap from the closest alternative.
Spyderco Native Chief Lightweight stands out as the longest option for blade length, with about a 65% 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$257Most expensive
US$161.25Cheapest
Weight
85.05 g (3.00 oz)Lightest
88 g (3.10 oz)Heaviest
Dimensions
Blade length
62 mm (2.44 in)Shortest
102 mm (4.02 in)Longest
Overall length
158 mm (6.22 in)Shortest
230 mm (9.06 in)Longest
Closed length
97 mm (3.82 in)Shortest
129 mm (5.08 in)Longest
Blade thickness
3.68 mm (0.14 in)Thickest
3.2 mm (0.13 in)Thinnest
Materials & mechanism
Blade steel
CPM S30V
CTS BD1N
Handle material
G-10 Laminate
FRN
Finish
Satin or DLC coating
Satin
Lock type
Compression Lock
Back Lock
Opening method
Round Hole
Unknown
Clip type
Deep-pocket wire clip, reversible for left or right-side tip-up carry
Four-position pocket clip (threaded inserts, ambidextrous)
Use case profile
Best for
Everyday CarryTacticalPrecision Cutting
Everyday carry
Not best for
Unknown
Unknown
Common praise
Compact and legally compliant sizeStrong Compression Lock mechanismAmbidextrous carry with reversible deep-pocket wire clipHigh-quality CPM-S30V blade steelErgonomic G-10 handle with textured scales
Lightweight design with FRN handle reduces weight by 21% compared to G-10 versionAmbidextrous design including round hole and four-position clipPrecision-machined back lock mechanismHigh-traction Bi-Directional Texturing on handle
Common complaints
Unknown
Unknown