Havalon Talon Hunt — 3.5 inch drop point blade in AUS-8

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Havalon Talon Hunt · Drop Point
3.5″ blade · 4.6 oz · ~1.16″ tall

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

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Havalon Talon Hunt

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The Havalon Talon Hunt is a 3.5" drop point fixed blade in AUS-8. It runs Talon Hunt replaceable blades and ships with 3 spares — the edge is swapped rather than sharpened. The handle is Aluminum. At 4.6 oz it sits 11th-lightest of the 12 replaceable-blade knives here, where the median is 2.8 oz.

Blade: 3.5″
Weight: 4.6 oz
Steel: AUS-8
Price band: Mid

Best for

Field dressing and skinning without stopping to sharpen

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against havalon.com, cabelas.

Blade length: 3.5″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Steel: AUS-8
Weight: 4.6 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Aluminum
Replacement blade: Talon Hunt · 3 included

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 AUS-8

Japanese mid-tier that aged well: tough for its hardness and very easy to bring back.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

3/5

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 AUS-8 knives