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Benchmade Taggedout 15535 vs Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter

Benchmade Taggedout 15535 runs a 3.5″ clip point blade in CPM-154; Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter runs 3.5″ of drop point in CPM-S35VN. The Benchmade Taggedout 15535 is the lighter of the two by 2.80 oz.

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  • Benchmade Taggedout 15535 · Clip Point
    3.5″ blade · 0.09″ spine · 2.1 oz · ~1.15″ tall
  • Cold Steel Ultimate Hunter · Drop Point
    3.5″ blade · 0.138″ spine · 4.9 oz · ~0.85″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.09″
0.138″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
SpecBenchmadeBenchmade Taggedout 15535Check priceCold SteelCold Steel Ultimate HunterCheck price
Blade length3.5″3.5″
Spine thickness0.09″0.138″
Overall length8.13″8.5″
Closed length4.63″5″
Weight2.1 oz4.9 oz
Blade shapeClip PointDrop Point
SteelCPM-154CPM-S35VN
GrindFlat—
LockAXISTri-Ad
Handle materialGrivoryG-10
Country of originUSA—
Price bandPremiumPremium

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

CPM-154

Powder-made 154CM: same chemistry, finer grain, tougher in practice.

CPM-S35VN

S30V with niobium swapped in for some vanadium: slightly tougher, noticeably easier to sharpen, marginally less edge retention.