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Buck 110 Folding Hunter vs Benchmade Taggedout 15535

Buck 110 Folding Hunter runs a 3.75clip point blade in 420HC; Benchmade Taggedout 15535 runs 3.5″ of clip point in CPM-154. The Benchmade Taggedout 15535 is the lighter of the two by 5.10 oz.

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  • Buck 110 Folding Hunter · Clip Point
    3.75″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 7.2 oz · ~0.88″ tall (derived)
  • Benchmade Taggedout 15535 · Clip Point
    3.5″ blade · 0.09″ spine · 2.1 oz · ~0.82″ tall (derived)
Spine thickness, same scale
0.12
0.09
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.
SpecBuckBuck 110 Folding HunterBenchmadeBenchmade Taggedout 15535
Blade length3.75″3.5″
Spine thickness0.12″0.09″
Overall length8.625″8.13″
Closed length4.88″4.63″
Weight7.2 oz2.1 oz
Blade shapeClip PointClip Point
Steel420HCCPM-154
GrindFlat
LockBack LockAXIS
Handle materialEbony + BrassGrivory
Country of originUSAUSA
Price bandBudgetPremium

Tinted rows are where these two differ.

The steel difference

420HC

Buck's Paul Bos heat treat is what makes this ordinary steel good. Dulls sooner than premium steels and takes ninety seconds to fix.

CPM-154

Powder-made 154CM: same chemistry, finer grain, tougher in practice.