Cold Steel 3V Master Hunter specs and steel
The Cold Steel 3V Master Hunter has a 4.5" drop point blade in CPM 3V, weighs 6.4 oz and is a fixed blade. Its list price is $209.99; retailers often sell for less.
Specifications
- Blade steel
- CPM 3V
- Blade length
- 4.5"
- Overall length
- 9.25"
- Blade thickness
- 0.188"
- Weight
- 6.4 oz
- Lock
- —
- Handle
- Kray-Ex
- Blade shape
- Drop point
- Model
- 3V Master Hunter (CS-36CB)
- Brand
- Cold Steel
- List price
- $209.99
Blade thickness 3/16" = 0.1875 in. coldsteel.com shows 'Now: $209.99' with the MSRP field blank; that maker price is used as list price. Country of origin not stated on the page. Earlier Master Hunter runs were VG-1 / San Mai; this SKU is CPM 3V.
Where to buy
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The steel: CPM 3V
CPM 3V is a powder metallurgy tool steel rated 5/10 for edge retention, 9/10 for toughness and 3/10 for corrosion resistance; it is moderate on ease of sharpening (6/10). Full CPM 3V page.
How CPM 3V compares
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Other knives in CPM 3V
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Specs checked on 2026-10-14 against the maker's product page.