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Kershaw Mini Iridium Fixed Blade 1051 · Reverse Tanto
3.1″ blade · 0.105″ spine · 2.4 oz · ~0.81″ tall (derived)

Spine thickness, same scale

0.105″

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

Kershaw

Kershaw Mini Iridium Fixed Blade 1051

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Kershaw turned the Mini Iridium into a 3.1" D2 reverse-tanto fixed blade with Micarta scales, new for 2026. The knife weighs 2.4 oz and 4.1 oz in its sheath. The reverse-tanto point is better suited to utility cuts than to opening game.

Blade: 3.1″
Weight: 2.4 oz
Steel: D2
Price band: Mid

Best for

A small fixed blade for daily carry or light field work

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Specifications

Manufacturer-published figures, cross-checked against kershaw.kaiusa.com.

Blade length: 3.1″
Spine thickness: 0.105″
Blade shape: Reverse Tanto
Steel: D2
Overall length: 7.1″
Weight: 2.4 oz
Lock: Fixed
Handle material: Micarta
Country of origin: China

Note on weight: Knife only; 4.1 oz with sheath.

Why a reverse tanto

The angular break moves to the spine instead of the edge. You get a strong, blunt-backed tip and a continuous belly underneath, which is why the Benchmade 940 pattern works so well as an EDC blade.

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About D2

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

Edge retention

3/5

Toughness

2/5

Corrosion resistance

2/5

Ease of sharpening

2/5

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 D2 knives