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CRKT Pilar vs CRKT CEO Microflipper

CRKT Pilar runs a 2.4″ sheepsfoot blade in 8Cr13MoV; CRKT CEO Microflipper runs 2.21″ of sheepsfoot in Sandvik 12C27. The CRKT CEO Microflipper is the lighter of the two by 2.50 oz.

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  • CRKT Pilar · Sheepsfoot
    2.4″ blade · 0.15″ spine · 4.2 oz · ~1.17″ tall
  • CRKT CEO Microflipper · Sheepsfoot
    2.21″ blade · 0.09″ spine · 1.7 oz · ~0.61″ tall
Spine thickness, same scale
0.15″
0.09″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.
SpecCRKTCRKT PilarCheck priceCRKTCRKT CEO MicroflipperCheck price
Blade length2.4″2.21″
Spine thickness0.15″0.09″
Overall length5.94″5.5″
Closed length3.53″3.25″
Weight4.2 oz1.7 oz
Blade shapeSheepsfootSheepsfoot
Steel8Cr13MoVSandvik 12C27
GrindFlatFlat
LockFrame LockLiner
Handle material2Cr13 StainlessAluminum
Country of originChinaChina
Price bandBudgetBudget

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

8Cr13MoV

The Chinese value workhorse, roughly comparable to AUS-8. Fine on a $30 knife, unremarkable anywhere else.

Sandvik 12C27

Morakniv and Opinel's steel. Modest edge retention, excellent toughness and grain, sharpens on anything including a river rock.