Bradford Knives Guardian 3 AEB-L specs and steel
The Bradford Knives Guardian 3 AEB-L has a 3.5" blade in AEB-L and is a fixed blade.
Specifications
- Blade steel
- AEB-L
- Blade length
- 3.5"
- Overall length
- 6.75"
- Weight
- —
- Lock
- —
- Handle
- Micarta
- Blade shape
- —
- Model
- Guardian 3 AEB-L (3FE013A)
- Brand
- Bradford Knives
Black/blue sculpted Micarta, stonewash variant 3FE013A chosen. Bradford's own site serves JS-only pages (no spec text readable), so verified on Knife Country USA. Page weight ('0.44 pounds') is package weight and not used. Retailer shows 'List Price: $159.98' / 'Our Price: $119.99' but no maker MSRP could be read, so msrp left null. Guardian 3 is also sold in Elmax, M390 and other steels; this SKU is the AEB-L run.
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The steel: AEB-L
AEB-L is a stainless steel rated 3/10 for edge retention, 9/10 for toughness and 6/10 for corrosion resistance; it is very high on ease of sharpening (9/10). Full AEB-L page.
How AEB-L compares
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Other knives in AEB-L
Specs checked on 2026-10-14 against the maker's product page.