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ESEE-4 · Drop Point
4.5″ blade · 0.188″ spine · 8 oz · 1.25″ tall (published)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.188″

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

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ESEE-4

Bushcraft & CampFixed Blade

The ESEE-4 is a 4.5" drop point fixed blade in 1095 Carbon, flat ground. The handle is Micarta. At 8 oz it sits 21st-lightest of the 30 bushcraft and camp knives here, where the median is 7.2 oz.

Blade: 4.5″
Weight: 8 oz
Steel: 1095 Carbon
Price band: Premium

Best for

Batoning, carving and fire prep

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Specifications

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

Blade length: 4.5″
Cutting edge: 4.1″
Spine thickness: 0.188″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: 1095 Carbon
Overall length: 9″
Weight: 8 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Micarta
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 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