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Gerber Vital Pocket Folder vs Outdoor Edge Razor VX3

Gerber Vital Pocket Folder runs a 2.9″ scalpel blade in Surgical Stainless; Outdoor Edge Razor VX3 runs 3″ of drop point in 420J2. The Gerber Vital Pocket Folder is the lighter of the two by 2.20 oz.

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  • Gerber Vital Pocket Folder · Scalpel
    2.9″ blade · 1.3 oz · ~0.79″ tall
  • Outdoor Edge Razor VX3 · Drop Point
    3″ blade · 3.5 oz · ~0.73″ tall (derived) · family outline
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
SpecGerberGerber Vital Pocket FolderOutdoor EdgeOutdoor Edge Razor VX3Buy from Outdoor Edge
Blade length2.9″3″
Overall length6.9″7.4″
Weight1.3 oz3.5 oz
Blade shapeScalpelDrop Point
SteelSurgical Stainless420J2
LockBack LockLiner
Handle materialGlass-Filled NylonG-10
Price bandBudgetBudget

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

Surgical Stainless

The scalpel-blade stock in Havalon, Gerber Vital and Tyto blades. Ground thin enough to be startlingly sharp and brittle enough to snap if twisted.

420J2

Soft and very rust-resistant. Used almost exclusively for replaceable blades, where it is thrown away rather than sharpened.