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Buck 104 Compadre Camp Knife · Drop Point
4.5″ blade · 0.15″ spine · 7.1 oz · ~1.22″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.15″

Length and spine thickness drawn to true scale from published specs. Profile is the shape family's outline, not a scan of this model.

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Buck 104 Compadre Camp Knife

Bushcraft & CampFixed Blade

The Buck 104 Compadre Camp Knife is a 4.5" drop point fixed blade in 5160 Spring Steel, flat ground. The handle is Canvas Micarta. It is the only knife here in 5160 Spring Steel, so there is little to compare it against on steel alone.

Blade: 4.5″
Weight: 7.1 oz
Steel: 5160 Spring Steel
Price band: Mid

Best for

Batoning, carving and fire prep

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against buckknives.com.

Blade length: 4.5″
Spine thickness: 0.15″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Flat
Steel: 5160 Spring Steel
Overall length: 9.5″
Weight: 7.1 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Canvas Micarta
Country of origin: USA

Why a drop point

The default hunting and EDC shape, and the safest general answer. The spine curves down to the tip in a convex line, which keeps the point low and strong and leaves plenty of belly for skinning. It is hard to make a drop point bad at anything.

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About 5160 Spring Steel

Leaf-spring steel. Extremely shock resistant — the reason it survives chopping.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

5/5

Corrosion resistance

1/5

Ease of sharpening

5/5

1-5 is a relative ranking drawn from published composition and hardness, not a lab measurement. Higher is better on every axis, and no steel is a 5 across the board — edge retention and toughness pull against each other. All 5160 Spring Steel knives