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Head to head

ESEE-4 vs Condor Kephart

ESEE-4 runs a 4.5″ drop point blade in 1095 Carbon; Condor Kephart runs 4.5″ of drop point in 1075 Carbon.

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  • ESEE-4 · Drop Point
    4.5″ blade · 0.188″ spine · 8 oz · 1.25″ tall (published)
  • Condor Kephart · Drop Point
    4.5″ blade · 0.12″ spine · ~1.03″ tall
Spine thickness, same scale
0.188″
0.12″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.
SpecESEEESEE-4Check priceCondorCondor KephartCheck price
Blade length4.5″4.5″
Spine thickness0.188″0.12″
Overall length9″9″
Weight8 oz—
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
Steel1095 Carbon1075 Carbon
GrindFlatFlat
LockFixedFixed
Handle materialMicartaWalnut
Country of originUSAEl Salvador
Price bandMidMid

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

1095 Carbon

The American survival-knife standard. Dead simple, very tough at these hardnesses, and it will start rusting the day you put it away wet.

1075 Carbon

Lower carbon than 1095, so softer and even tougher. Common on machetes and budget bushcraft blades.