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Ka-Bar Becker BK2 Campanion vs TOPS Brakimo

Ka-Bar Becker BK2 Campanion runs a 5.25″ drop point blade in 1095 Cro-Van; TOPS Brakimo runs 5.25″ of drop point in 1095 Carbon. The TOPS Brakimo is the lighter of the two by 6.50 oz.

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  • Ka-Bar Becker BK2 Campanion · Drop Point
    5.25″ blade · 0.25″ spine · 15.9 oz · ~1.87″ tall
  • TOPS Brakimo · Drop Point
    5.25″ blade · 0.19″ spine · 9.4 oz · ~1.61″ tall
Spine thickness, same scale
0.25″
0.19″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.
SpecKa-BarKa-Bar Becker BK2 CampanionCheck priceTOPSTOPS BrakimoCheck price
Blade length5.25″5.25″
Spine thickness0.25″0.19″
Overall length10.5″10″
Weight15.9 oz9.4 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
Steel1095 Cro-Van1095 Carbon
GrindFlatModified Scandi
LockFixedFixed
Handle materialUltramidCanvas Micarta
Country of originUSAUSA
Price bandPremiumPremium

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.

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.