Casstrom No. 10 Swedish Forest Knife — 4 inch drop point blade in Sandvik 14C28N

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Casstrom No. 10 Swedish Forest Knife · Drop Point
4″ blade · 0.157″ spine · 6.35 oz · ~1.08″ tall

Spine thickness, same scale

0.157″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outline traced from the maker's side-profile photo.

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Casstrom No. 10 Swedish Forest Knife

Bushcraft & CampFixed Blade

The Casstrom No. 10 Swedish Forest Knife is a 4" drop point fixed blade in Sandvik 14C28N, scandi ground. The handle is Curly Birch. At 6.35 oz it sits 13th-lightest of the 30 bushcraft and camp knives here, where the median is 7.2 oz.

Blade: 4″
Weight: 6.35 oz
Steel: Sandvik 14C28N
Price band: Premium

Best for

Batoning, carving and fire prep

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against casstrom.com, bladehq.

Blade length: 4″
Spine thickness: 0.157″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: Sandvik 14C28N
Overall length: 8.63″
Weight: 6.35 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Curly Birch
Country of origin: Sweden

Why a drop point

The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.

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About Sandvik 14C28N

Developed with Kershaw. Tough, rust-resistant, and about as easy to sharpen as a good steel gets — the reason it dominates the value tier.

Edge retention

2/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

5/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All Sandvik 14C28N knives