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CRKT Squid vs CRKT CEO Microflipper

CRKT Squid runs a 2.14″ drop point 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 1.80 oz.

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  • CRKT Squid · Drop Point
    2.14″ blade · 0.11″ spine · 3.5 oz · ~0.89″ tall
  • CRKT CEO Microflipper · Sheepsfoot
    2.21″ blade · 0.09″ spine · 1.7 oz · ~0.61″ tall
Spine thickness, same scale
0.11″
0.09″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.
SpecCRKTCRKT SquidCheck priceCRKTCRKT CEO MicroflipperCheck price
Blade length2.14″2.21″
Spine thickness0.11″0.09″
Overall length5.7″5.5″
Closed length3.5″3.25″
Weight3.5 oz1.7 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointSheepsfoot
Steel8Cr13MoVSandvik 12C27
GrindFlatFlat
LockFrame LockLiner
Handle materialStainlessAluminum
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.