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Kershaw Cryo vs Kershaw Celestion 2057

Kershaw Cryo runs a 2.75″ drop point blade in 8Cr13MoV; Kershaw Celestion 2057 runs 2.71″ of drop point in D2. The Kershaw Celestion 2057 is the lighter of the two by 2.50 oz.

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  • Kershaw Cryo · Drop Point
    2.75″ blade · 0.118″ spine · 4.2 oz · ~1.03″ tall
  • Kershaw Celestion 2057 · Drop Point
    2.71″ blade · 0.09″ spine · 1.7 oz · ~0.66″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.118″
0.09″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
SpecKershawKershaw CryoKershawKershaw Celestion 2057Buy from Kershaw
Blade length2.75″2.71″
Spine thickness0.118″0.09″
Overall length6.5″6.5″
Closed length3.75″3.79″
Weight4.2 oz1.7 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
Steel8Cr13MoVD2
GrindHollow—
LockFrame LockDuraLock
Handle materialStainlessG-10
Country of originChinaChina
Price bandMidMid

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

8Cr13MoV

The Chinese value workhorse, roughly comparable to AUS-8. Fine on a $30 knife, unremarkable anywhere else.

D2

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