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The James Brand Chapter 2 · Drop Point
2.64″ blade · 3 oz · ~0.64″ tall (derived)

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

The James Brand

The James Brand Chapter 2

EDC FolderFolding

The The James Brand Chapter 2 is a 2.64" drop point folder in CPM MagnaCut, flat ground. The handle is Titanium, secured by a liner lock. At 3 oz it sits 25th-lightest of the 61 EDC folders here, where the median is 3.2 oz.

Blade: 2.64″
Weight: 3 oz
Steel: CPM-S35VN
Price band: Premium

Best for

Everyday carry in pocket-knife-restricted areas

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against thejamesbrand.com, heinnie.

Blade length: 2.64″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: CPM-S35VN
Overall length: 6.46″
Closed length: 3.82″
Weight: 3 oz
Lock: Frame Lock
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: Titanium
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 CPM-S35VN

S30V with niobium swapped in for some vanadium: slightly tougher, noticeably easier to sharpen, marginally less edge retention.

Edge retention

3/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

Ease of sharpening

3/5

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 CPM-S35VN knives