Spyderco Chaparral Lightweight specs and steel

The Spyderco Chaparral Lightweight has a 2.8" drop point (leaf) blade in CTS-XHP, weighs 2.1 oz and uses a back lock. Its list price is $175; retailers often sell for less.

Spyderco Chaparral Lightweight: Drop point (leaf) blade, 2.8" long (generic profile, not to scale)Drop point (leaf) blade, 2.8" long

Specifications

Blade steel
CTS-XHP
Blade length
2.8"
Overall length
6.4"
Blade thickness
0.07"
Weight
2.1 oz
Lock
Back lock
Handle
FRN (gray)
Blade shape
Drop point (leaf)
Made in
Taiwan
Model
Chaparral Lightweight (C152PGY)
Brand
Spyderco
List price
$175

PlainEdge gray FRN variant. Steel, leaf-shaped blade, back lock and $175 list price from spyderco.com (product JSON: C152PGY $175.00). Dimensions from eknives.com (https://eknives.com/spyderco-chaparral-lightweight-knife-gray-frn-2-8-satin-c152pgy, in stock): blade 2.80", overall 6.40", weight 2.1 oz, Taiwan; blade thickness 1.9 mm from knivesandtools.com (1.9/25.4 = 0.07"; knivesandtools also lists 60 g = 2.1 oz). Opening method not stated on pages read.

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The steel: CTS-XHP

CTS-XHP is a powder metallurgy stainless steel rated 6/10 for edge retention, 4/10 for toughness and 7/10 for corrosion resistance; it is moderate on ease of sharpening (5/10). Full CTS-XHP page.

Edge retention
6/10
Toughness
4/10
Corrosion resistance
7/10
Ease of sharpening
5/10
CTS-XHP typical hardnessCTS-XHP: 60-63 HRC55 soft60 mid65 very hard507060–63

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Specs checked on 2026-10-14 against the maker's product page.