Spyderco Dragonfly Folding Pocket Knife with 2.3" VG-10 Steel Blade and Stainless Steel Handle - EDC Knife for Men and Women, Perfect for Hunting, Tactical, Camping, Survival - PlainEdge - C28P

Great edge, beautiful design, awesome aesthetic. I love this knife. Wife gave it to me for 26th anniversary and I could not ask for any better. I work in a restricted office and can only carry blades 2.5” or small. This knife feels full sized but is 2.4” long and super sharp. Love it, recommend it, carry it every day.

The media could not be loaded. Spyderco makes some exceptional knives. This Dragonfly Tattoo model with the stainless steel handle is so comfortable in the hand! I am a petite woman for reference. My hands and pockets are small. This is a compact blade that is easy to open and close, fits in womens pockets. The clip is meant to double as a money clip. Boy, oh boy is it sharp! Excellent ladies carry. My husband also thinks it's pretty cool, they have this model in different options. He has large man hands and can operate it easily as well. It does have some weight to it but it's so balanced it's comfortable to use. I'm not afraid to use it with some force behind it as it's so durable. The color of the print on the handle is brighter than I expected. It's shiny red, orange, yellow, purple, and blue. For the price, this is a sturdy, usable, and gorgeous knife. I feel the price is fair and would recommend this lil EDC to anyone that is old enough or skilled enough to handle an extremely sharp folder.

The Dragonfly G-10 is one of my two casual edc knives, along with the Benchmade 707. The Dragonfly is a superb small knife for everyday, routine tasks. The small blade (sub 2") does about 99 % of the stuff most people would need a knife to go. It isn't going to chop down a tree or gut a bear, but people who do that stuff already have knives for that kind of task and are not considering Dragonflys. For casual use, this knife would be tough to beat. It is thin and sharp and slices through packaging and other stuff like butter. Much of that has to do with its thin, 2.5mm blade. Thin blades slice well, and this one is THIN.I love how the Dragonfly and, specifically, its blade is so small that it is perceived solely as a utility tool and not a weapon. You can open this up in a Starbucks if you need to, and no one will give it or you a second look. That cannot be said of many knives, even ones that are considered small EDCs.I also have the less expensive FRN version, which is basically a tough black plastic handle. They are very different. It must be noted that both of these knives do the exact same thing, with the exact same blade. On a strictly utilitarian basis, there is no reason to pay more for the G-10. However, they feel very different. The FRN version is so light as to be almost weightless. The G-10 is a solid, heavier knife with stainless steel liners and a nice G-10 handle (kind of a resin feel). Some people like the FRN version better. I prefer the G-10; my FRN sits in the drawer while the G-10 comes out with me often. I never edc the FRN version even though it is as capable as the G-10. The G-10 is solid, like a little tank. It feels great in the hand. There is a fun factor to the G-10 - you just enjoy using it. The FRN is, to me, more like a tool you keep in the drawer; it doesn't feel substantial or impressive. But again, it does the EXACT same thing as the G-10. It's really a matter of preference. But if you're wondering whether there's a difference between the two that justifies the price, the answer is Yes.If you're looking for a very small utility knife you can carry around without scaring anyone or taking up much space in your pocket, this could be the one. But also check out the Benchmade 707, which gives you an extra inch of blade with very similar slicing capability, and a far superior deployment/lock-up system than the Dragonfly's back lock. (Although many people would say that the Dragonfly is much, MUCH cooler than the Benchmade, and I'd agree with that - there is a fun factor to the Dragonfly).

The first Dragonfly--which came out in 1994--was the original "Little Big Knife". The idea is that it's a small knife that has a comfortably-sized grip. The rear portion of the blade is not sharpened and extends the handle (what Spyderco calls a 50/50 choil). To give you an idea of how well this works, the overall length is about 5.5", yet the usable handle length is longer than that on Benchmade's mini-Griptilian and should be enough for most people to get a full four-fingered grip. The choil also allows for a grip very close to the cutting edge, which gives greater control of the blade. The price you pay for that is reduced edge length, though on Spydercos you are likely to have a ricasso there anyway if there isn't a choil. With the exception of gentleman's blades, I won't buy a knife without a choil anymore.This version of the Dragonfly has a detachable wire clip, a first for this model. It also has jimping (texturing) on the thumbramp and choil. The knife is so small, though, that I don't really think jimping is necessary, and it looks a bit ugly to me (not that it matters). The G10 is nice and grippy. Too grippy, perhaps? I had to sand down the area under the pocket clip to keep it from ripping up my pants. Speaking of which, I love Spyderco's wire clips. They are less obtrusive and carry deeper than stamped clips. Some people worry about their strength; that is, until they actually feel one. Fit and finish on my copy is perfect; looking at the back of the knife, it is difficult to see where the liners end and the backspacer begins. After breaking in, it is buttery smooth without any extra oil or lubrication added to the tang or pivot.I don't think the steel liners were absolutely necessary for screw construction, but they do make it so only one screwdriver is enough to disassemble it. The knife should be relatively easy to take apart and put back together (compared to a Delica or Endura), but keep in mind that this will void your warranty. I am one that doesn't care for the liners; they are pretty beefy and the knife has a very tank-like and dense feel to it (though it's only 2oz). The Spyderco Urban is linerless G10 and certainly does not feel cheap (it also has full screw construction).If you want something lighter, the new FRN (plastic) Dragonfly was just released today (11/22/10) and only weighs 1.2 oz. Like the G10 Dragonfly, it has screw construction, jimping on the thumb ramp and choil, and a two-way removable wire pocket clip. The FRN texture is the newer "bi-directional texturing" also used on the latest Delica and Ladybug.One last thing: I see people complain occasionally that they don't know how to close a lockback one-handed. Probably this is due to experience with a Buck 110 or similar knife. Spyderco uses a Mar-MacBurnette "mid-lock", which is a vast improvement over the traditional back-lock. They have instructions on how to close the knife one-handed on their website (link in comments).