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Civivi Praxis vs Civivi Altus

Civivi Praxis runs a 3.75drop point blade in 9Cr18MoV; Civivi Altus runs 2.97″ of drop point in Nitro-V. The Civivi Altus is the lighter of the two by 0.83 oz.

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  • Civivi Praxis · Drop Point
    3.75″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 3.94 oz · ~0.91″ tall (derived)
  • Civivi Altus · Drop Point
    2.97″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 3.11 oz · ~0.72″ tall (derived)
Spine thickness, same scale
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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 PraxisCiviviCivivi Altus
Blade length3.75″2.97″
Spine thickness0.12″0.12″
Overall length8.45″7.12″
Closed length4.7″4.15″
Weight3.94 oz3.11 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
Steel9Cr18MoVNitro-V
GrindFlatFlat
LockLinerButton Lock
Handle materialG-10G-10
Country of originChinaChina
Price bandBudgetMid

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

9Cr18MoV

A step up from 8Cr13MoV with more carbon and chromium — closer to 440C.

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.