The latest Buck Stealth Run model has managed to sneak past our defenses. The 12th model in this ongoing series of limited edition special pieces is something that Buck calls the 117 Mini, a snazzed up variant of one of Buck’s classic fixed blades.
The longer a knife sticks around, the more gnarled and complicated becomes its family tree. The standard 117 is also known as the “Mini 119” because, although it is in no way a small knife, it’s about 2 inches shorter than the 119 Special, Buck’s flagship fixed blade and, in that way, a companion piece to their eternal 110 Folding Hunter. The 117’s blade length is 4.5 inches long, so it’s plenty big enough for full-time outdoors carry – and, despite the “Mini” in its name, this Stealth Run version maintains the same blade length.
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