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Demko AD20.5 vs Buck 841 Sprint Pro

Demko AD20.5 runs a 3.125″ clip point blade in CPM-20CV; Buck 841 Sprint Pro runs 3.125″ of drop point in CPM-S35VN. The Buck 841 Sprint Pro is the lighter of the two by 0.40 oz.

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  • Demko AD20.5 · Clip Point
    3.125″ blade · 0.126″ spine · 3.6 oz · ~1″ tall
  • Buck 841 Sprint Pro · Drop Point
    3.125″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 3.2 oz · ~0.76″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.126″
0.12″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
SpecDemkoDemko AD20.5BuckBuck 841 Sprint ProBuy from Buck
Blade length3.125″3.125″
Spine thickness0.126″0.12″
Overall length7.75″—
Closed length4.5″—
Weight3.6 oz3.2 oz
Blade shapeClip PointDrop Point
SteelCPM-20CVCPM-S35VN
GrindFlat—
LockShark-LockLiner
Handle materialCarbon FiberCanvas Micarta
Country of originTaiwanUSA
Price bandPremiumMid

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

CPM-20CV

Crucible's answer to M390 and chemically near-identical to it. Superb edge retention and corrosion resistance, slow to sharpen.

CPM-S35VN

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