Emerson CQC-7BW — 3.27 inch tanto blade in 154CM

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Emerson CQC-7BW · Tanto
3.27″ blade · 0.13″ spine · 4.62 oz · ~1.18″ tall

Spine thickness, same scale

0.13″

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

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Emerson CQC-7BW

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The CQC-7B with Emerson's Wave feature: a hook on the spine that catches the pocket seam on the draw and opens the blade before the knife is clear. Same 154CM chisel-ground tanto, same G-10, same liner lock. Whether that is worth it depends entirely on whether you want a knife that is open the moment it leaves your pocket.

Blade: 3.27″
Weight: 4.62 oz
Steel: 154CM
Price band: Premium

Best for

One-motion deployment, where that is the whole reason for the knife

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Specifications

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

Blade length: 3.27″
Spine thickness: 0.13″
Blade shape: Tanto
Grind: Chisel
Steel: 154CM
Overall length: 7.95″
Closed length: 4.69″
Weight: 4.62 oz
Lock: Liner
Deployment: Wave
Handle material: G-10
Country of origin: USA

Why a tanto

A flat main edge meets an angled tip section at a distinct break. It concentrates force into a very strong point at the cost of almost all slicing belly — good for punching through hard material, poor for skinning.

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About 154CM

The classic American stainless before the powder era. Still good; simply outclassed by its own powder version.

Edge retention

3/5

Toughness

3/5

Corrosion resistance

3/5

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 154CM knives