The featherweight Para 3, in every steel and color.

Spyderco’s best-selling Para 3 distilled all the key qualities of the time-tested Para Military 2 into an ultra-compact, carry-friendly format. Now that groundbreaking design takes another quantum leap forward with injection-molded fiberglass-reinforced-nylon scales and a streamlined Compression Lock, in a full range of steels, handle colors, and edge configurations.

Almost 30 percent lighter than its G-10-handled counterparts, the Para 3 Lightweight boasts linerless, open-backed construction and high-traction Bi-Directional Texture for a secure grip. Choose CTS-BD1N for balanced everyday performance, CPM SPY27 for Spyderco’s own particle-metallurgy super steel, or CPM-MagnaCut for elite corrosion resistance in the Salt versions. Plain and Serrated edges are available, including a stealth Black DLC-coated Serrated variant with matching coated hardware.

Product Dimensions

• Overall Length: 7.21" (183 mm)
• Closed Length: 4.29" (109 mm)
• Blade Length: 2.92" (74 mm)
• Cutting Edge: 2.58" (66 mm)
• Blade Thickness: 0.145" (3.7 mm)
• Weight: 2.4 oz. (68 g) — Black DLC Serrated variant 2.5 oz. (71 g)

Features

• Blade Steels: CTS-BD1N, CPM SPY27, or CPM-MagnaCut (Salt versions) — pick your steel in the variant selector
• Blade Grind: Full-flat
• Blade Edge: Plain or Serrated — Serrated rips through rope, webbing, and fibrous materials
• Blade Finish: Satin, or Black DLC Coating on the Black DLC Serrated variant
• Handle Material: Injection-molded FRN (fiberglass-reinforced nylon) with Bi-Directional Texture
• Handle Colors: Black, Blue, Pink, or Yellow (Yellow = Salt versions)
• Locking Mechanism: Streamlined Compression Lock
• Opening Method: Trademark Round Hole — quick, ambidextrous blade deployment
• Pocket Clip: Deep-pocket wire clip — reversible for left or right-side tip-up carry
• Construction: Linerless, open-backed
• Country of Origin: USA — built in Golden, Colorado