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Kershaw Link 1776 · Drop Point
3.25″ blade · 0.11″ spine · 4 oz · ~0.79″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.11″

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 Link 1776

EDC FolderFolding

The Kershaw Link 1776 is a 3.25" drop point folder in 420HC, hollow ground. The handle is Glass-Filled Nylon, secured by a liner lock. At 4 oz it sits 45th-lightest of the 61 EDC folders here, where the median is 3.2 oz.

Blade: 3.25″
Weight: 4 oz
Steel: 420HC
Price band: Budget

Best for

Everyday carry and general utility

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against bladehq, dlttrading.

Blade length: 3.25″
Spine thickness: 0.11″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Hollow
Steel: 420HC
Overall length: 7.6″
Closed length: 4.4″
Weight: 4 oz
Lock: Liner
Deployment: Assisted
Handle material: Glass-Filled Nylon
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 420HC

Buck's Paul Bos heat treat is what makes this ordinary steel good. Dulls sooner than premium steels and takes ninety seconds to fix.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

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 420HC knives