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Cold Steel SRK SK-5 vs Fallkniven A1

Cold Steel SRK SK-5 runs a 6″ clip point blade in SK-5 Carbon; Fallkniven A1 runs 6.3″ of drop point in Laminated VG7. The Cold Steel SRK SK-5 is the lighter of the two by 3.10 oz.

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Cold Steel SRK SK-5 · Clip Point
6″ blade · 0.197″ spine · 8.2 oz · ~1.4″ tall
Fallkniven A1 · Drop Point
6.3″ blade · 0.24″ spine · 11.3 oz · ~1.56″ tall

Spine thickness, same scale

0.197″

0.24″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.

Spec	Cold SteelCold Steel SRK SK-5	FallknivenFallkniven A1 Check price
Blade length	6″	6.3″
Spine thickness	0.197″	0.24″
Overall length	10.75″	11″
Weight	8.2 oz	11.3 oz
Blade shape	Clip Point	Drop Point
Steel	SK-5 Carbon	Laminated VG7
Grind	Flat	Convex
Lock	Fixed	Fixed
Handle material	Kray-Ex	Kraton
Country of origin	Taiwan	Sweden
Price band	Budget	Premium

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

SK-5 Carbon

Japanese equivalent of 1080; a tough, plain carbon steel.

Laminated VG7

Fällkniven's current core steel, replacing VG-10 in the F1 and A1 from 2025. A Takefu stainless in the same class as VG-10, clad in softer stainless, run at 59 HRC with a convex edge.