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Havalon Baracuta-Edge vs Gerber Vital Big Game Folder

Havalon Baracuta-Edge runs a 5″ fillet blade in Surgical Stainless; Gerber Vital Big Game Folder runs 3.75″ of clip point in 420J2. The Havalon Baracuta-Edge is the lighter of the two by 1.90 oz.

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  • Havalon Baracuta-Edge · Fillet
    5″ blade · 3 oz · ~0.68″ tall (derived)
  • Gerber Vital Big Game Folder · Clip Point
    3.75″ blade · 4.9 oz · ~0.88″ tall (derived)
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.
SpecHavalonHavalon Baracuta-EdgeGerberGerber Vital Big Game Folder
Blade length5″3.75″
Overall length11″11″
Closed length6″6.25″
Weight3 oz4.9 oz
Blade shapeFilletClip Point
SteelSurgical Stainless420J2
LockLinerSplit Sec
Handle materialPolymerABS
Price bandMidMid

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.