After owning all the Seki city K390 models and just getting a native 5, my favorite is still the delica4 (the first one I got, have it in m4 also). I think the native is good for carving wood and self defense but otherwise the delica is just the best knife Ive ever owned. Gave my sister an M4 delica and shes in love with it as much as I am.

I have 3 satin and 3 dlc Native 5 Lw’s in M4,One of my favorite models, but k390 smokes it imo 👍🏻

Yeah perfect timing. Thanks

Have a police 4 lw k390 and that fn thing came sharp AF. And it’s a great blade shape and geometry. Light for the size also.👍🏻

👍 I will be curious to test both steels, in a 4 inches folder, very acute for maximum keen edge sharpening. After many years of collecting and sharpening, I am less interested in edge retention, medium is fine. CPM stainless have excellent feeling while sharpening (I own several S30V and S35VN), on a carbon tool steel... very interesting. Other "super steels" , by other steel producers with excessive huge amount of chrome were disappointing in extreme keen edge development. I prefer stainless with max 14% chrome or semi stainless D2 or carbon tool steels, always enriched with Vanadium. I still need to get more understanding about tungsten enrichment, effect on steel, seems positive. 🇮🇹

That’s some good steels

Alright after you, Erica and Pete all raving about k390 i just pre-ordered a new spyderco leaf jumper. Was stoked to hear you prefer a little belly for edc cuz that what the leaf jumper has, cant wait to get it whenever they ship lol

M4 is a personal favorite, but I also love K390

I like the look of these scales. Some of these steels are obtainable at a good price if you can deal with the scales. I cut on finger off my maxiflex gloves so I can use my phone.

Japanese Buhler k390 is amazing. Where it really outshines m4, is when you think it might need a sharpening, keep going and k390 will get a sec, third wind. You will have to stop and sharpen the m4.

I haven't decided which steel I like more yet but I'm leaning m4 because the slight bump in toughness is more important to me than the slight loss of edge retention. Still testing both to see how the edges hold up. Right now my favorites are cruwear and magnacut, they're similar in performance but cruwear seems to take cutting dirty materials better. However things turn out I believe these are my top four in some order. Also the native 5 is great. It may be my favorite spyderco in hand.

Hard to say from video, but it looked to me like the K390 did better before stropping, but the M4 stropped back a little better. I've got a Stretch 2 in K390 that was reground to 0.004" behind the edge. Talk about a laaaaaaser!

I think there both so good most of us wouldn't really notice performance differences

Doody did you get a REC para3 10v? That factory edge cuts paper quite as a fart in church 😅

I bought Delica Wharncliffe several days ago,its a wery good knife, worth buying.

I love my k390 wharncliffe delica but sometimes i feel like i should have bought the regular blade shape. It doesnt have that much belly so it does well in utility tasks and it pokes into stuff a little better with the tip but it does have enough of a belly to it that it does better at some of those edc tasks you mentioned. Delica is my most carried knife of all time my vg10 delica 4 is probably over a decade old at this point. I really like my straight spine stretch 2 and is also one of if not my favorite knife. Its hard to choose. I havent yet gotten a hold of a native 5 though. Its on my list but i dont know which one i want to get. S30v? Its familiar and a great steel, spy27? Havent used it im curious, do i go for the salt in magnacut? I dont like the yellow but i could dye it. Maybe s90v, or would i like the g10 version better or maybe i wait for a sprint run like a cruwear-micarta if it ever happens. Might settle on the salt to also try out magnacut.

M4 looks like it cut better but I’d go with K390. Endura K390 is a good one too.

Yes, I noticed the tats.

Native only cause I like it out of alot of Spydercos

Fair test, both blades would start the test with the exact same edge.

K390 is the way!

I have an M4 Shaman and a K390 Endura. Though I like the shaman better and carry it more often, the K390 seems to be much better imho. Can be a little more difficult to sharpen. But, I stink at sharpening so take that with a grain of salt.

Delica Wharncliffe All Day!!

Idk but i do know i want both of those knives now

K390! ❤

The Native is the better EDC knife. I have two knives in M4 . I have used it extensively and sharpened it. I have no experience with K390 . M4 can be sharpened to an insane polished 2000 grit edge with alot of work. From what you have shown me in your vid it would come down to sharpen ability.

Delica, k390 all the way. This is my preference.

I prefer k 390❤

I love m4 but in my exp k390 performs a little better. But imo m4 is a huge jump over the standard s30 v in every way and quite a bit tougher the m390 s99v ect and edge retention is not too fare behind if at all

M4 Native 5 is obvious winner! Not biased at all even tho it’s my knife.😜 As a Spydie fan boy it’s kind of funny I’ve never owned a Delica.

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delica k390 wc.....! and the fat blade stocks have to be reground to become performers. all of um......