Mule Team™ CPM® 15V®

This model is no longer in production. 

Spyderco’s Mule Team™ Series is an ongoing project that enables steel-obsessed knife enthusiasts to test different blade materials using the same exact fixed-blade design platform. Sold without handles or sheaths, Mule Team blades are also ideal for aspiring knifemakers and hobbyists.

This expression of the Mule Team concept features Crucible Industries’ CPM 15V blade steel. Boasting over three percent carbon and almost a 15 percent vanadium, its advanced alloy composition gives it the highest wear resistance of any cold-work tool steel available today. Considered a viable alternative to solid carbide in the production of intricate industrial tool designs, it also makes an extraordinary blade steel. Capable of extreme sharpness and unparalleled edge retention, the CPM 15V in this Mule Team is even better when its performance is optimized by a special heat-treating protocol developed by acclaimed custom knifemaker Shawn Houston.

All Mule Team blades are sold consumer-direct and available only at the Spyderco Factory Outlet or through Spyderco.com. 

Released: May 2023