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Civivi Elementum vs Civivi Altus

Civivi Elementum runs a 2.96drop point blade in D2; Civivi Altus runs 2.97″ of drop point in Nitro-V. The Civivi Elementum is the lighter of the two by 0.33 oz.

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  • Civivi Elementum · Drop Point
    2.96″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 2.78 oz · ~0.72″ tall (derived)
  • Civivi Altus · Drop Point
    2.97″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 3.11 oz · ~0.72″ tall (derived)
Spine thickness, same scale
0.12
0.12
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.
SpecCiviviCivivi ElementumCiviviCivivi Altus
Blade length2.96″2.97″
Spine thickness0.12″0.12″
Overall length6.99″7.12″
Closed length4.03″4.15″
Weight2.78 oz3.11 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
SteelD2Nitro-V
GrindHollowFlat
LockLinerButton Lock
Handle materialG-10G-10
Country of originChinaChina
Price bandBudgetMid

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

D2

Semi-stainless: enough chromium to resist spotting, not enough to be stainless. Big carbides mean long edge life and a coarse, toothy edge.

Nitro-V

AEB-L with nitrogen added. Fine-grained, takes a screaming edge, easy to sharpen — a lot of steel for a mid-priced folder.