Reviews and Ratings for Spyderco Urban Lightweight Slipjoint Folding Knife 2.49" Plain M398 Blade, Black FRN Handles - C127PBK
Spyderco Urban Lightweight Slipjoint Folding Knife 2.49" Plain M398 Blade, Black FRN Handlesrated 4.5 stars out of 5 (6 reviews)
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Spyderco Urban Lightweight Slipjoint Folding Knife 2.49 inch Plain M398 Blade, Black FRN Handles

 

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Spyderco Urban Lightweight Slipjoint Folding Knife 2.49" Plain M398 Blade, Black FRN Handles
rated 5 stars out of 5
Herb P
 Illinios
Dec 22, 2015
Pros: Handle Material, Blade Material
Cons: Pocket Clip
Very nice been using it at work.Very happy with it.
Spyderco Urban Lightweight Slipjoint Folding Knife 2.49" Plain M398 Blade, Black FRN Handles
rated 5 stars out of 5
Dickson
 Scotland
Mar 19, 2017
Pros: Weight, Ease of Opening, Pocket Clip, Blade Material, Overall Quality, Blade Sharpness
Cons: None

Essentially a lightweight ''Caly 2.5''

Love this entire Caly design family (Caly, UKPK and the Urban). lt weighs nothing, has a slightly thicker spine than the UKPK - the cutting edger is just as thin. The steel is N690Co. Bohler tweaked the recipe for Takefu's VG-10. Very similar to VG-10 in use but l'd say it does everything a tad better. Holds the edge for a long time, takes an sharpness and behaves more like a carbon tool steel in that it rolls it's edge rather than chips. Very good edge stability and very high corrosion resistance. The Italians are very experienced with working and heat treating N690Co. Win win. Ergos are great. Classic refines lines.
Spyderco Urban Lightweight Slipjoint Folding Knife 2.49" Plain M398 Blade, Black FRN Handles
rated 5 stars out of 5
Nori
 Tokyo, Japan
Jul 02, 2026
Pros: Blade Material, Blade Sharpness, Ease of Opening, Handle Feel, Handle Material, Lock Ease of Use, Lock Type, Overall Quality, Pocket Clip, Sheath, Weight
Cons: None

good

this is pretty good product.
Spyderco Urban Lightweight Slipjoint Folding Knife 2.49" Plain M398 Blade, Black FRN Handles
rated 4 stars out of 5
Albert
 USA
Nov 24, 2015
Pros: Weight, Blade Material, Overall Quality, Blade Sharpness
Cons: Handle Material, Pocket Clip

Good pocket knife

I used to carry a pocket knife a long time until this was restricted. So I was happy to find this knife that fit the law restrictions and still allows to use it safely for daily needs. It is also a very good quality. I am very glad to have it now. However, I have to highlighted the things that made this knife good but not perfect: 1) The upper part of the blade is sharp. Together with clip location it led that I wounded myself already twice when took it of from the belt. 2) Handle material is Ok, but could be better.
Spyderco Urban Lightweight Slipjoint Folding Knife 2.49" Plain M398 Blade, Black FRN Handles
rated 4 stars out of 5
Albert
 USA
Dec 09, 2015
Pros: None
Cons: None

Great knife

This is the great pocket knife that follows all strict requirements to carry on. I am very happy to get it, and i general have only one complain. The back side of the blade is sharp too! I cut myself already twice when took if from the belt.
Spyderco Urban Lightweight Slipjoint Folding Knife 2.49" Plain M398 Blade, Black FRN Handles
rated 4 stars out of 5
Sam
 Denver, Co
Feb 15, 2023
Pros: None
Cons: None

Is what I wanted. Great design. too hard to close or else, hence the 4

Love the design. Nice size. Steel seems really good and steel nerds seem to think it's a solid, high carbon, hard, high edge retention stainless. Wanted a slipjoint and this is a good version of that. PROS - great blade geometry - steel is very good for price - like the handle. Not overly textured so will not wear out pocket taking it out. - slipjoint design on this is very smart. It's is very strong non-locked open. I mean, this is not going to close easily on your hand. (See cons.) - very sturdy construction. This is going to hold up well I think CONS - I mentioned it is not going to close easily on your hand. Well, that's because it's just not going to close easily at all. They clearly did this by design but it's too hard to close. Especially the second notch, half way closed. It takes too much force to close it once hard way closed. If I cut myself with this knife, it will be that last half step closing it. This is a safety feature but it's overdone in my view. - worst edge out of the box I ever had from Spyderco. Lousy edge. Took it right to my WorkSharp Elite with edge grinder. It's perfect now. Would buy again. Will use this knife. Main issue is wishing the close did not take as much force as it does. The early iterations of non locking Spydercos closed way too easily. I think they went too far the other way, here. But I do like this knife.
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