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Ka-Bar Becker BK62 Kephart · Drop Point
5.125″ blade · 0.158″ spine · 6.4 oz · ~1.38″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.158″

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

Ka-Bar

Ka-Bar Becker BK62 Kephart

Bushcraft & CampFixed Blade

Ka-Bar's take on the Kephart pattern uses a 5.125" drop point in 1095 Cro-Van, 0.158" thick, with walnut scales. Ka-Bar lists it at 0.4 lb, about 6.4 oz, the same as the much shorter BK16. Its $243.91 list is well above the roughly $168 Ka-Bar asks for the BK10 or BK18.

Blade: 5.125″
Weight: 6.4 oz
Steel: 1095 Cro-Van
Price band: Premium

Best for

A traditional Kephart pattern for camp cooking and carving

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Specifications

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

Blade length: 5.125″
Spine thickness: 0.158″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: 1095 Cro-Van
Overall length: 9.625″
Weight: 6.4 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Walnut
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