Head to head

ESEE-6 vs Fallkniven A1

ESEE-6 runs a 6.5″ drop point blade in 1095 Carbon; Fallkniven A1 runs 6.3″ of drop point in Laminated VG7. The Fallkniven A1 is the lighter of the two by 0.70 oz.

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ESEE-6 · Drop Point
6.5″ blade · 0.188″ spine · 12 oz · 1.56″ tall (published)
Fallkniven A1 · Drop Point
6.3″ blade · 0.24″ spine · 11.3 oz · ~1.56″ tall

Spine thickness, same scale

0.188″

0.24″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.

Spec	ESEEESEE-6	FallknivenFallkniven A1 Check price
Blade length	6.5″	6.3″
Spine thickness	0.188″	0.24″
Overall length	11.75″	11″
Weight	12 oz	11.3 oz
Blade shape	Drop Point	Drop Point
Steel	1095 Carbon	Laminated VG7
Grind	Full Flat	Convex
Lock	Fixed	Fixed
Handle material	Linen Micarta	Kraton
Country of origin	USA	Sweden
Price band	Premium	Premium

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.

Laminated VG7

Fällkniven's current core steel, replacing VG-10 in the F1 and A1 from 2025. A Takefu stainless in the same class as VG-10, clad in softer stainless, run at 59 HRC with a convex edge.