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Cold Steel Recon 1 Spear Point vs Cold Steel 3V Master Hunter

Cold Steel Recon 1 Spear Point runs a 4spear point blade in CPM-S35VN; Cold Steel 3V Master Hunter runs 4.5″ of drop point in CPM-3V. The Cold Steel Recon 1 Spear Point is the lighter of the two by 1.10 oz.

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  • Cold Steel Recon 1 Spear Point · Spear Point
    4″ blade · 0.138″ spine · 5.3 oz · ~0.9″ tall (derived)
  • Cold Steel 3V Master Hunter · Drop Point
    4.5″ blade · 0.1875″ spine · 6.4 oz · ~1.22″ tall (derived)
Spine thickness, same scale
0.138
0.1875
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 Recon 1 Spear PointCold SteelCold Steel 3V Master Hunter
Blade length4″4.5″
Spine thickness0.138″0.1875″
Overall length9.375″9.25″
Closed length5.38″
Weight5.3 oz6.4 oz
Blade shapeSpear PointDrop Point
SteelCPM-S35VNCPM-3V
GrindFlatFlat
LockTri-AdFixed
Handle materialG-10Kray-Ex
Country of originTaiwanUSA
Price bandPremiumPremium

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.

CPM-3V

The toughness champion. Chosen when a blade has to be batoned or pried and breaking is unacceptable. Keep it oiled.