← Blade shapesLength and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.
Blade shape
Drop Point blades
The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.
- Knives
- 89
- Blade range
- 2.14″–6.5″
- Weight range
- 1.5–15.9 oz
The shape across the size range
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- CRKT Squid · Drop Point2.14″ blade · 0.11″ spine · 3.5 oz · ~0.52″ tall (derived)
- Havalon Talon Hunt · Drop Point3.5″ blade · 4.6 oz · ~0.95″ tall (derived)
- ESEE-6 · Drop Point6.5″ blade · 0.188″ spine · 12 oz · 1.56″ tall (published)
Spine thickness, same scale
0.11″
0.188″
Victorinox
Victorinox Pioneer
- Blade
- 2.76″
- Weight
- 1.59 oz
Drop Point1.4110 Stainless
Traditional PocketBudget
Benchmade
Benchmade Hidden Canyon Hunter 15017
- Blade
- 2.79″
- Weight
- 2.81 oz
Drop PointCPM-S30V
Hunting FixedPremium
Outdoor Edge
Outdoor Edge RazorLite EDC
- Blade
- 3.5″
- Weight
- 2.8 oz
Drop Point420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeMid
Outdoor Edge
Outdoor Edge RazorPro
- Blade
- 3.5″
- Weight
- 3.6 oz
Drop Point420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeMid
Outdoor Edge
Outdoor Edge RazorBone
- Blade
- 3.5″
- Weight
- 3.1 oz
Drop Point420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeMid
Outdoor Edge
Outdoor Edge RazorMax
- Blade
- 3.5″
- Weight
- 2.6 oz
Drop Point420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeMid
Casstrom
Casstrom No. 10 Swedish Forest Knife
- Blade
- 4″
- Weight
- 6.35 oz
Drop PointSandvik 14C28N
Bushcraft & CampPremium
Benchmade
Benchmade Saddle Mountain Skinner 15002
- Blade
- 4.2″
- Weight
- 4.3 oz
Drop PointCPM-S30V
Hunting FixedPremium
Montana Knife Company
Montana Knife Company Stonewall Skinner
- Blade
- 4.75″
- Weight
- 5.5 oz
Drop PointCPM MagnaCut
Hunting FixedPremium
Schrade
Schrade SCHF9 Extreme Survival
- Blade
- 6.4″
- Weight
- 15.9 oz
Drop Point1095 Carbon
Bushcraft & CampBudget