This facility was the only one capable of producing 15V steel — an extremely high-end, high-vanadium-content material renowned for its exceptional edge retention. As such, this steel has since been completely discontinued.
However, Spyderco still has the material in stock and, in working through what remains, has utilized it in these two sprint run models. There’s no telling how long the brand’s stock will last, and these knives are likely among the last the brand will ever produce with 15V steel.
Lil’ Native, two ways
While they share numerous features, these versions of the Lil’ Native also differ in some crucial ways. Let’s start with the similarities.
Both have 15V steel blades measuring 2.42 inches and featuring Spyderco’s signature Round Hole for manual deployment. That’s the banner feature — the one that will likely make these a hot commodity for EDC collectors around the world.