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Replaceable-blade hunting knives

A replaceable-blade knife trades sharpening for swapping. You never dress an edge on an elk again; you also carry a box of blades and accept that a scalpel-thin blade snaps if you twist it. These are the systems worth knowing.

17 knives · Sorted by blade length, shortest first.

KnifeBladeWeightSteelPrice band
Tyto 1.12.5″1.5 ozSurgical StainlessMid
Havalon Piranta-Edge2.75″1.52 oz420J2Budget
Havalon Piranta-Bolt2.75″1.9 ozSurgical StainlessBudget
Havalon Piranta Forge2.75″—StainlessBudget
Havalon Piranta Original2.75″3 ozStainlessBudget
Havalon Piranta Stag2.75″—StainlessBudget
Havalon Piranta-Z2.75″—StainlessBudget
Gerber Vital Pocket Folder2.9″1.3 ozSurgical StainlessBudget
Outdoor Edge Razor VX33″3.5 oz420J2Budget
Outdoor Edge RazorLite EDC3.5″2.8 oz420J2Budget
Havalon Talon Hunt3.5″4.6 ozAUS-8Mid
Outdoor Edge RazorPro L3.5″3.6 oz420J2Budget
Outdoor Edge RazorBone3.5″3.1 oz420J2Budget
Outdoor Edge RazorMax3.5″2.6 oz420J2Budget
Outdoor Edge Onyx EDC3.5″2.6 oz420J2Budget
Havalon Baracuta Blaze4.375″3 ozStainlessBudget
Havalon Baracuta-Edge5″3 ozSurgical StainlessBudget
Tyto 1.1 — 2.5 inch scalpel blade
Tyto

Tyto 1.1

Blade
2.5″
Weight
1.5 oz
ScalpelSurgical StainlessReplaceable
Replaceable-BladeMid
Specs
Havalon Piranta-Edge — 2.75 inch scalpel blade
Havalon

Havalon Piranta-Edge

Blade
2.75″
Weight
1.52 oz
Scalpel420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsPrice
Havalon Piranta-Bolt — 2.75 inch scalpel blade
Havalon

Havalon Piranta-Bolt

Blade
2.75″
Weight
1.9 oz
ScalpelSurgical StainlessReplaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsPrice
Havalon

Havalon Piranta Forge

Blade
2.75″
Weight
—
ScalpelStainlessReplaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsHavalon
Havalon

Havalon Piranta Original

Blade
2.75″
Weight
3 oz
ScalpelStainlessReplaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsPrice
Havalon

Havalon Piranta Stag

Blade
2.75″
Weight
—
ScalpelStainlessReplaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsHavalon
Havalon

Havalon Piranta-Z

Blade
2.75″
Weight
—
ScalpelStainlessReplaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsHavalon
Gerber Vital Pocket Folder — 2.9 inch scalpel blade
Gerber

Gerber Vital Pocket Folder

Blade
2.9″
Weight
1.3 oz
ScalpelSurgical StainlessReplaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
Specs
Outdoor Edge

Outdoor Edge Razor VX3

Blade
3″
Weight
3.5 oz
Drop Point420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsOutdoor Edge
Outdoor Edge RazorLite EDC — 3.5 inch drop point blade
Outdoor Edge

Outdoor Edge RazorLite EDC

Blade
3.5″
Weight
2.8 oz
Drop Point420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsPrice
Havalon Talon Hunt — 3.5 inch drop point blade
Havalon

Havalon Talon Hunt

Blade
3.5″
Weight
4.6 oz
Drop PointAUS-8Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeMid
SpecsPrice
Outdoor Edge RazorPro L — 3.5 inch drop point blade
Outdoor Edge

Outdoor Edge RazorPro L

Blade
3.5″
Weight
3.6 oz
Drop Point420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsPrice
Outdoor Edge RazorBone — 3.5 inch drop point blade
Outdoor Edge

Outdoor Edge RazorBone

Blade
3.5″
Weight
3.1 oz
Drop Point420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsPrice
Outdoor Edge RazorMax — 3.5 inch drop point blade
Outdoor Edge

Outdoor Edge RazorMax

Blade
3.5″
Weight
2.6 oz
Drop Point420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsPrice
Outdoor Edge Onyx EDC — 3.5 inch drop point blade
Outdoor Edge

Outdoor Edge Onyx EDC

Blade
3.5″
Weight
2.6 oz
Drop Point420J2Replaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsPrice
Havalon

Havalon Baracuta Blaze

Blade
4.375″
Weight
3 oz
Drop PointStainlessReplaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
SpecsHavalon
Havalon Baracuta-Edge — 5 inch fillet blade
Havalon

Havalon Baracuta-Edge

Blade
5″
Weight
3 oz
FilletSurgical StainlessReplaceable
Replaceable-BladeBudget
Specs