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Buck 113 Ranger Skinner vs Kershaw Mini Iridium Fixed Blade 1051

Buck 113 Ranger Skinner runs a 3.125″ drop point blade in 420HC; Kershaw Mini Iridium Fixed Blade 1051 runs 3.1″ of reverse tanto in D2. The Kershaw Mini Iridium Fixed Blade 1051 is the lighter of the two by 2.80 oz.

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  • Buck 113 Ranger Skinner · Drop Point
    3.125″ blade · 0.12″ spine · 5.2 oz · ~1.05″ tall
  • Kershaw Mini Iridium Fixed Blade 1051 · Reverse Tanto
    3.1″ blade · 0.105″ spine · 2.4 oz · ~0.81″ tall (derived) · family outline
Spine thickness, same scale
0.12″
0.105″
Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Outlines traced from makers' photos, except where marked as the shape family's.
SpecBuckBuck 113 Ranger SkinnerCheck priceKershawKershaw Mini Iridium Fixed Blade 1051Buy from Kershaw
Blade length3.125″3.1″
Spine thickness0.12″0.105″
Overall length7.25″7.1″
Weight5.2 oz2.4 oz
Blade shapeDrop PointReverse Tanto
Steel420HCD2
GrindHollow—
LockFixedFixed
Handle materialEbony + BrassMicarta
Country of originUSAChina
Price bandMidMid

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.

D2

Semi-stainless: enough chromium to resist spotting, not enough to be stainless. Big carbides mean long edge life and a coarse, toothy edge.