spartan blades
Skip itBrand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Review moat
Great103.04avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Avg price
Good$126.54avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Good48%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Returns
Okay3.2%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Growth
Bad-4.9%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad$46K$46K/yr · 80K searches
Price range
Bad$19.83–$743.39cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Bad0.4%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, spartan blades is a $46K/yr Amazon United States market (80K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 33/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
spartan blades market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250–500
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $32K–$63K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 0.4%
- Avg BSR
- #1,704
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 71%
- Sponsored
- 21%
- Out of stock
- 3.6%
- Avg brand age
- 75 months
- Avg seller age
- 170 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
5 falling
Sellers
53
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
48%
Top 20: 97%
Open market
0%
- Spartan Blades84%
- Cold Steel10%
- United Cutlery4%
- Generic3%
- Kansas Golf and Turf1%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 24 weeks — -4.9% search growth over the last 90 days.Top spartan blades search terms
- spartan blades42K/yr
- spartan knife14K/yr
- spartan knives11K/yr
- spartan blade5K/yr
- spartan blades knives7K/yr
Top spartan blades products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Spartan Blades Black Powder Coated Sparta-George Raider Dagger | 7 Inch Blade Length 3/16 Inches Blade Thickness 12 Inch Overall Length | SBBL3BK
Spartan Blades$100.954.3★30 rev
Spartan Blades Harsey Fighter SBSL006BK Fixed Blade Knife 6.125-Inch 1095 Cro-Van Spear Point Blade Black Powder Coat Retention Sheath Made in USA
Spartan Blades$137.384.5★33 rev
Spartan Blades Alala Fixed Blade Green SBSL004BKGR
Spartan Blades$105.304.3★39 rev
Spartan Blades Field Grade Poros Folding Knife Carbon Fiber/Black G10 Drop Point Black | 9 Inches Overall Length 3.875 Inches Blade 5.125 Handle | SFBL11CF
Spartan Blades$115.024.8★5 rev
Spartan Blades SFBL8CF Astor Linerlock 4.75 Folding Knife Black Handle
Spartan Blades$91.924.2★37 rev
Newest
by launch date
Spartan Blades TALOS II Starburst Folding Knife - Stonewash | SFBL13BKSW
Spartan Blades$112.613 rev
Spartan Blades Harsey Cruciform Folder Frame Lock SF5CRUS Polished 6AL4V Titanium and CPM MagnaCut Stainless Steel Pocket Knife
Spartan Blades$743.390 rev
Spartan Blades Black Powder Coated Sparta-George Raider Dagger | 7 Inch Blade Length 3/16 Inches Blade Thickness 12 Inch Overall Length | SBBL3BK
Spartan Blades$100.9530 rev
Spartan Blades Harsey Fighter SBSL006BK Fixed Blade Knife 6.125-Inch 1095 Cro-Van Spear Point Blade Black Powder Coat Retention Sheath Made in USA
Spartan Blades$137.3833 rev
Spartan Blades Field Grade Poros Folding Knife Carbon Fiber/Black G10 Drop Point Black | 9 Inches Overall Length 3.875 Inches Blade 5.125 Handle | SFBL11CF
Spartan Blades$115.025 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSpartan Blades Harsey Cruciform Folder Frame Lock SF5CRUS Polished 6AL4V Titanium and CPM MagnaCut Stainless Steel Pocket Knife
Spartan Blades$743.390.0★
Spartan Blades Black Pen Protector
Spartan Blades$19.834.8★
Kansas Golf and Turf Genuine Spartan Blades Lawn Mower Blades 54in - Heavy Duty Replacement Blades for a Cleaner Cut Set of 3 (438-0001-00)
Kansas Golf and Turf$82.604.6★
Spartan Blades Black Powder Coated Sparta-George Raider Dagger | 7 Inch Blade Length 3/16 Inches Blade Thickness 12 Inch Overall Length | SBBL3BK
Spartan Blades$100.954.3★
10.4in Unisex Adult Lockback Folding Knife - Tri-Ad Lock Pocket Knife with AUS8 Steel blade and Nylon Glass Fiber HandleThumb Plate and Belt Clip for EDC Camping Hunting Survival
Generic$24.714.0★
What buyers say about spartan blades
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Very solid knife, good edge on the blade, locks up nice and tight”
“High-quality knife”
“Excellent value”
“Perfect fit”
“Very useful”
“This design from Les is really comfortable in hand”
“Cut is better”
“Handy”
“Holds an edge really well”
“The description is quite accurate”
What buyers complain about
“has QC issues and a bad plunge”
“the fit & finish is lacking”
“The blade of the knife did not match”
“Knife arrived with scratches on the blade and looking used”
“The product does not match the finish of the knife blade shown in the photo”
“Not an assisted open”
“It feels almost the same as the regular spartan grip”
“Only complaint is that it is much thicker than I expected”
“It is a flat grind”
“Knife arrived with scratches on the blade and looking used”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is spartan blades profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $46K/yr across 24 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -4.9%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (33/100).
- How competitive is the spartan blades niche?
- 5 brands and 53 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 48% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in spartan blades?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Size-Overall, Sharpness. The return rate is 3.2%.
- What does it cost to enter the spartan blades niche?
- Listings span $19.83–$743.39; the average listing price is $126.54 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 103 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.