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Ka-Bar Becker BK16 vs Ka-Bar Dozier Folding Hunter

Ka-Bar Becker BK16 runs a 4.375″ drop point blade in 1095 Cro-Van; Ka-Bar Dozier Folding Hunter runs 3″ of drop point in D2. The Ka-Bar Dozier Folding Hunter is the lighter of the two by 4.00 oz.

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  • Ka-Bar Becker BK16 · Drop Point
    4.375″ blade · 0.17″ spine · 6.4 oz · ~1.34″ tall
  • Ka-Bar Dozier Folding Hunter · Drop Point
    3″ blade · 0.11″ spine · 2.4 oz · ~0.73″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.17″
0.11″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
SpecKa-BarKa-Bar Becker BK16Check priceKa-BarKa-Bar Dozier Folding HunterCheck price
Blade length4.375″3″
Spine thickness0.17″0.11″
Overall length9.125″7.25″
Weight6.4 oz2.4 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
Steel1095 Cro-VanD2
GrindFlatHollow
LockFixedBack Lock
Handle materialUltramidZytel
Country of originUSATaiwan
Price bandPremiumBudget

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

1095 Cro-Van

Ka-Bar's 1095 with chromium and vanadium added — a little more wear resistance, still very much a carbon steel.

D2

Semi-stainless: enough chromium to resist spotting, not enough to be stainless. Big carbides mean long edge life and a coarse, toothy edge.