← Comparisons
Head to head

Kizer Begleiter vs Cold Steel AD-10

Kizer Begleiter runs a 3.5drop point blade in VG-10; Cold Steel AD-10 runs 3.5″ of drop point in CPM-S35VN. The Kizer Begleiter is the lighter of the two by 2.92 oz.

01234567 in
  • Kizer Begleiter · Drop Point
    3.5″ blade · 3.88 oz · ~0.85″ tall (derived)
  • Cold Steel AD-10 · Drop Point
    3.5″ blade · 0.15″ spine · 6.8 oz · ~0.85″ tall (derived)
Spine thickness, same scale
0.15
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.
SpecKizerKizer BegleiterCold SteelCold Steel AD-10
Blade length3.5″3.5″
Spine thickness0.15″
Overall length8.17″8.75″
Closed length4.59″4.875″
Weight3.88 oz6.8 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
SteelVG-10CPM-S35VN
GrindFlatFlat
LockLinerTri-Ad
Handle materialG-10G-10
Country of originChinaTaiwan
Price bandMidPremium

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

VG-10

The Japanese standard. Takes a very keen edge quickly; loses it sooner than the powder steels.

CPM-S35VN

S30V with niobium swapped in for some vanadium: slightly tougher, noticeably easier to sharpen, marginally less edge retention.