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WE Knife Banter · Drop Point
2.9″ blade · 2.86 oz · ~0.7″ tall (derived)

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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WE Knife Banter

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The WE Knife Banter is a 2.9" drop point folder in CPM-S35VN, flat ground. The handle is G-10, secured by a liner lock. Its blade is 80% of its closed length, the 3rd-highest of the 76 folders here — it carries shorter than its blade suggests.

Blade: 2.9″
Weight: 2.86 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 weknife.com.

Blade length: 2.9″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: CPM-S35VN
Overall length: 6.52″
Closed length: 3.62″
Weight: 2.86 oz
Lock: Liner
Deployment: Manual
Handle material: G-10
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