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Schrade Old Timer Sharpfinger 152OT vs Argali Carbon

Schrade Old Timer Sharpfinger 152OT runs a 3.3″ trailing point blade in 7Cr17MoV; Argali Carbon runs 3.25″ of drop point in CPM MagnaCut. The Argali Carbon is the lighter of the two by 1.24 oz.

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  • Schrade Old Timer Sharpfinger 152OT · Trailing Point
    3.3″ blade · 0.13″ spine · 3.04 oz · ~1.08″ tall
  • Argali Carbon · Drop Point
    3.25″ blade · 1.8 oz · ~0.88″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.13″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
SpecSchradeSchrade Old Timer Sharpfinger 152OTArgaliArgali CarbonBuy from Argali
Blade length3.3″3.25″
Spine thickness0.13″—
Overall length7.1″7.25″
Weight3.04 oz1.8 oz
Blade shapeTrailing PointDrop Point
Steel7Cr17MoVCPM MagnaCut
GrindHollow—
LockFixedFixed
Handle materialSawcut DelrinG-10
Country of originChinaUSA
Price bandBudgetPremium

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

7Cr17MoV

Budget stainless in the 440A class.

CPM MagnaCut

The current answer to “why must I choose?” — near-tool-steel toughness with better corrosion resistance than S30V. The default recommendation for a hunting fixed blade that lives in a wet sheath.