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Ka-Bar Becker BK16 · Drop Point
4.375″ blade · 0.17″ spine · 6.4 oz · ~1.18″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.17″

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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Ka-Bar Becker BK16

Bushcraft & CampFixed Blade

The Ka-Bar Becker BK16 is a 4.375" drop point fixed blade in 1095 Cro-Van, flat ground. The handle is Zytel. At 6.4 oz it sits 14th-lightest of the 30 bushcraft and camp knives here, where the median is 7.2 oz.

Blade: 4.375″
Weight: 6.4 oz
Steel: 1095 Cro-Van
Price band: Mid

Best for

Batoning, carving and fire prep

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against kabar.com, bladehq.

Blade length: 4.375″
Spine thickness: 0.17″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: 1095 Cro-Van
Overall length: 9.25″
Weight: 6.4 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Zytel
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 Cro-Van

Ka-Bar's 1095 with chromium and vanadium added — a little more wear resistance, still very much a carbon steel.

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 Cro-Van knives