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Cold Steel Tuff Lite vs Cold Steel Code 4 Spear Point

Cold Steel Tuff Lite runs a 2.5″ sheepsfoot blade in AUS-8A; Cold Steel Code 4 Spear Point runs 3.5″ of spear point in CPM-S35VN. The Cold Steel Tuff Lite is the lighter of the two by 1.80 oz.

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  • Cold Steel Tuff Lite · Sheepsfoot
    2.5″ blade · 0.108″ spine · 2.5 oz · ~1.21″ tall
  • Cold Steel Code 4 Spear Point · Spear Point
    3.5″ blade · 0.138″ spine · 4.3 oz · ~0.79″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.108″
0.138″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
SpecCold SteelCold Steel Tuff LiteCheck priceCold SteelCold Steel Code 4 Spear PointCheck price
Blade length2.5″3.5″
Spine thickness0.108″0.138″
Overall length6″8.5″
Closed length3.5″5″
Weight2.5 oz4.3 oz
Blade shapeSheepsfootSpear Point
SteelAUS-8ACPM-S35VN
GrindHollow—
LockTri-AdTri-Ad
Handle materialGriv-ExAluminum
Country of originTaiwan—
Price bandBudgetMid

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

AUS-8A

Cold Steel's designation for AUS-8.

CPM-S35VN

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