CRKT Ibis 2561 — 3.08 inch drop point blade in CPM-S35VN

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CRKT Ibis 2561 · Drop Point
3.08″ blade · 0.13″ spine · 2.9 oz · ~0.75″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.13″

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

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CRKT Ibis 2561

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Designed by Lucas Burnley, the Ibis is a titanium frame-lock flipper with a 3.08" CPM-S35VN drop point at 2.9 oz. List price is $200, and CRKT's own store sells it for less.

Blade: 3.08″
Weight: 2.9 oz
Steel: CPM-S35VN
Price band: Premium

Best for

A titanium flipper light enough to carry every day

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Specifications

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

Blade length: 3.08″
Spine thickness: 0.13″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Steel: CPM-S35VN
Overall length: 7.22″
Closed length: 4.14″
Weight: 2.9 oz
Lock: Frame Lock
Deployment: Flipper
Handle material: Titanium

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-S35VN

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

Edge retention

3/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

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-S35VN knives