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Condor Compact Kephart · Drop Point
2.6″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 3.5 oz · ~0.7″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.12″

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

Condor

Condor Compact Kephart

Bushcraft & CampFixed Blade

A shrunken Kephart: 2.6" of 1095 high-carbon steel, 0.12" thick, on walnut scales, with a leather sheath. It weighs 3.5 oz and carries a $75 MSRP. The short blade handles carving and food prep but is too small for batoning.

Blade: 2.6″
Weight: 3.5 oz
Steel: 1095 Carbon
Price band: Mid

Best for

A small carbon-steel knife for carving and camp cooking

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against condortk.com.

Blade length: 2.6″
Spine thickness: 0.12″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Steel: 1095 Carbon
Weight: 3.5 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Walnut

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 1095 Carbon

The American survival-knife standard. Dead simple, very tough at these hardnesses, and it will start rusting the day you put it away wet.

Edge retention

2/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

1/5

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 1095 Carbon knives