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Cold Steel 3V Master Hunter · Drop Point
4.5″ blade · 0.1875″ spine · 6.4 oz · ~1.22″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.1875″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.

Cold Steel

Cold Steel 3V Master Hunter

Hunting FixedFixed Blade

The Cold Steel 3V Master Hunter is a 4.5" drop point fixed blade in CPM-3V, flat ground. The handle is Kray-Ex. It is one of just two knives here in CPM-3V, so there is little to compare it against on steel alone.

Blade: 4.5″
Weight: 6.4 oz
Steel: CPM-3V
Price band: Premium

Best for

Big-game field work and camp chores

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Specifications

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

Blade length: 4.5″
Spine thickness: 0.1875″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: CPM-3V
Overall length: 9.25″
Weight: 6.4 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Kray-Ex
Country of origin: USA

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 CPM-3V

The toughness champion. Chosen when a blade has to be batoned or pried and breaking is unacceptable. Keep it oiled.

Edge retention

3/5

Toughness

5/5

Corrosion resistance

2/5

Ease of sharpening

3/5

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 CPM-3V knives