Sorry in advance if other Para 3 Maxamet seconds owners don't want this info. This is your chance to turn away.
For science, I purchased a non-seconds Para 3 Maxamet to compare. Cosmetically, they are identical. Grind is similar, action is similar, general fit & finish is similar.
I found the difference when I placed both knives down on their flat side (photo 1) and attempted to line them up with one eye closed so that the blade in the background was completely covered by the blade in the foreground. In doing so, I recognized that the factory seconds blade tilts slightly upward (photo 2). I can't tell where in the blade the warping begins (could be the pivot). But yea, it's very slight and when I put them spine to spine, I don't see the warp because the spines align perfectly, so my guess is the warp is at the pivot area.
Of course, heat treat could be bad too but I never check my own hardness. Not sure what this warp impacts, other than maybe uneven wear on the washers, the action over time, and difficulty in completely perfect sharpening.
Happy 2026.
by mrmmmok3
3 Comments
The Para 3 Maxamet I got during the first on-line seconds sale is badly warped. The PM2 I got was perfect. They had tons of warpage with the Maxamet.
Yep got burnt by Spyderco Second sale before and never looked back.
Yeah, I can see the warp in my maxamet pm2 also.