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Spyderco Endura 4 vs Civivi Praxis

Spyderco Endura 4 runs a 3.75drop point blade in VG-10; Civivi Praxis runs 3.75″ of drop point in 9Cr18MoV. The Spyderco Endura 4 is the lighter of the two by 0.54 oz.

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  • Spyderco Endura 4 · Drop Point
    3.75″ blade · 0.125″ spine · 3.4 oz · ~0.91″ tall (derived)
  • Civivi Praxis · Drop Point
    3.75″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 3.94 oz · ~0.91″ tall (derived)
Spine thickness, same scale
0.125
0.12
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.
SpecSpydercoSpyderco Endura 4CiviviCivivi Praxis
Blade length3.75″3.75″
Spine thickness0.125″0.12″
Overall length8.75″8.45″
Closed length5″4.7″
Weight3.4 oz3.94 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
SteelVG-109Cr18MoV
GrindFull FlatFlat
LockBack LockLiner
Handle materialFRNG-10
Country of originJapanChina
Price bandMidBudget

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.

9Cr18MoV

A step up from 8Cr13MoV with more carbon and chromium — closer to 440C.