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WE Knife Banter vs WE Knife Elementum MagnaCut

WE Knife Banter runs a 2.9″ drop point blade in CPM-S35VN; WE Knife Elementum MagnaCut runs 2.96″ of drop point in CPM MagnaCut. The WE Knife Elementum MagnaCut is the lighter of the two by 0.47 oz.

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  • WE Knife Banter · Drop Point
    2.9″ blade · 2.86 oz · ~1.2″ tall
  • WE Knife Elementum MagnaCut · Drop Point
    2.96″ blade · 0.11″ spine · 2.39 oz · ~0.72″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.11″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
SpecWE KnifeWE Knife BanterCheck priceWE KnifeWE Knife Elementum MagnaCutCheck price
Blade length2.9″2.96″
Spine thickness—0.11″
Overall length6.52″6.98″
Closed length3.62″4.02″
Weight2.86 oz2.39 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointDrop Point
SteelCPM-S35VNCPM MagnaCut
GrindFlatFlat
LockLinerFrame Lock
Handle materialG-10Titanium
Country of originChina—
Price bandMidPremium

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

CPM-S35VN

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

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.