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Buck 192 Vanguard · Drop Point
4.125″ blade · 0.14″ spine · 6.6 oz · ~1.11″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.14″

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 192 Vanguard

Hunting FixedFixed Blade

The Buck 192 Vanguard is a 4.125" drop point fixed blade in 420HC, hollow ground. The handle is Walnut + Brass. At 6.6 oz it sits 18th-lightest of the 22 fixed-blade hunters here, where the median is 4.1 oz.

Blade: 4.125″
Weight: 6.6 oz
Steel: 420HC
Price band: Mid

Best for

Skinning and breaking down game

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Specifications

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

Blade length: 4.125″
Spine thickness: 0.14″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Grind: Hollow
Steel: 420HC
Overall length: 8.5″
Weight: 6.6 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Walnut + Brass
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 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.

Edge retention

1/5

Toughness

4/5

Corrosion resistance

4/5

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 420HC knives