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Kershaw Cryo · Drop Point
2.75″ blade · 0.118″ spine · 4.2 oz · ~0.67″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.118″

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

Kershaw

Kershaw Cryo

EDC FolderFolding

The Kershaw Cryo is a 2.75" drop point folder in 8Cr13MoV, hollow ground. The handle is Stainless, secured by a frame lock. At 4.2 oz it sits 48th-lightest of the 61 EDC folders here, where the median is 3.2 oz.

Blade: 2.75″
Weight: 4.2 oz
Steel: 8Cr13MoV
Price band: Budget

Best for

Everyday carry in pocket-knife-restricted areas

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against knifecenter, knifeworks.

Blade length: 2.75″
Spine thickness: 0.118″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Hollow
Steel: 8Cr13MoV
Overall length: 6.5″
Closed length: 3.75″
Weight: 4.2 oz
Lock: Frame Lock
Deployment: Assisted
Handle material: Stainless
Country of origin: China

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 8Cr13MoV

The Chinese value workhorse, roughly comparable to AUS-8. Fine on a $30 knife, unremarkable anywhere else.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

3/5

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 8Cr13MoV knives