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Havalon Baracuta-Edge vs Havalon Talon Hunt

Havalon Baracuta-Edge runs a 5″ fillet blade in Surgical Stainless; Havalon Talon Hunt runs 3.5″ of drop point in AUS-8. The Havalon Baracuta-Edge is the lighter of the two by 1.60 oz.

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  • Havalon Baracuta-Edge · Fillet
    5″ blade · 3 oz · ~0.68″ tall (derived)
  • Havalon Talon Hunt · Drop Point
    3.5″ blade · 4.6 oz · ~0.95″ 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-EdgeHavalonHavalon Talon Hunt
Blade length5″3.5″
Overall length11″—
Closed length6″—
Weight3 oz4.6 oz
Blade shapeFilletDrop Point
SteelSurgical StainlessAUS-8
LockLinerFixed
Handle materialPolymerAluminum
Price bandMidPremium

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.

AUS-8

Japanese mid-tier that aged well: tough for its hardness and very easy to bring back.