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Cold Steel AD-10 vs Cold Steel Tuff Lite

Cold Steel AD-10 runs a 3.5drop point blade in CPM-S35VN; Cold Steel Tuff Lite runs 2.5″ of sheepsfoot in AUS-8A. The Cold Steel Tuff Lite is the lighter of the two by 4.30 oz.

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  • Cold Steel AD-10 · Drop Point
    3.5″ blade · 0.15″ spine · 6.8 oz · ~0.85″ tall (derived)
  • Cold Steel Tuff Lite · Sheepsfoot
    2.5″ blade · 0.108″ spine · 2.5 oz · ~0.65″ tall (derived)
Spine thickness, same scale
0.15
0.108
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.
SpecCold SteelCold Steel AD-10Cold SteelCold Steel Tuff Lite
Blade length3.5″2.5″
Spine thickness0.15″0.108″
Overall length8.75″6″
Closed length4.875″3.5″
Weight6.8 oz2.5 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointSheepsfoot
SteelCPM-S35VNAUS-8A
GrindFlatFlat
LockTri-AdTri-Ad
Handle materialG-10Griv-Ex
Country of originTaiwanTaiwan
Price bandPremiumBudget

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

CPM-S35VN

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

AUS-8A

Cold Steel's designation for AUS-8.