Buck 863 Selkirk — 4.625 inch drop point blade in 420HC

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Buck 863 Selkirk · Drop Point
4.625″ blade · 0.135″ spine · 7.6 oz · ~1.25″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.135″

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

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Buck 863 Selkirk

Bushcraft & CampFixed Blade

Sold with a fire starter, the Selkirk is a 4.625" 420HC drop point with Micarta scales, 0.135" thick and 7.6 oz. Unlike most Buck fixed blades it is imported. Stainless 420HC is easy to maintain in wet camps but softer than the carbon steels many bushcraft knives use.

Blade: 4.625″
Weight: 7.6 oz
Steel: 420HC
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: 4.625″
Spine thickness: 0.135″
Blade shape: Drop Point
Steel: 420HC
Overall length: 9.5″
Weight: 7.6 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Micarta

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