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3 reasons (in no particular order) the Runt is my only edc:

1. Size: Fits inside front or back pocket. Heespharm pic nicely illustrates the difference in lengths. Heeso - I miss that blue mango runt - you did a great job cleaning that up.

2. Function: Accomplishes 95% of my small knife utility tasks.

3. Profile & Shape: Feels right for my hand. Smooth top contours to palm, belly on bottom fits 3 fingers. I'll bet I spend more time holding/showing off a runt than using one because the profile and contoured scales feel so good. Esquire also has more contouring than the other small knives; however, the butt of the handle on the esquire ramps up at the top and pokes into my hand, emphasizing the handle shortness.

If you like a lanyard, paracord with a bead to give the pinkie something to rest on/grip and helps keep everything in place in the pocket. I'm spoiled by the custom lanyard built into my production runt - it comes straight out the back and doesn't take away from the scale shaping. I've also found that a wider, flat sheath is more stable inside the pocket if you don't want a clip showing.

Well you're getting some opinions! Time to try different models and see which one works best for you!

Here is a custom runt (top) and a modified production version (bottom):


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Kutch said:
Thanks for all the pics guys! I definitely have it narrowed down between a Runt and a Pygmy at this point. I'm going to do some thorough reading and research before I order though. I will probably go with the Runt seeing as it's a production knife and it won't have a long lead time. One question is, I see these these pics of runts with nice scales. Are these limited number drops that fiddleback does occasionally? I don't see but 2 options on the website and other sites for the Runt scales and blade steel.


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Fiddleback doesn't make knives to order


So every Friday custom knives are sold ... check the stickies on how to buy (shark is what we call buying because once they post it's a feeding frenzy) these are usually a2 steel and have fancy scales with liners and pin stripes sometimes they are tapered tang or skeletonized

Now there is a production line of knives mostly in s35vn they all have natural or black micarta scales that are removable and can be bought at anytime from any of the vendors

Lastly there are "custom shop" production runts that are the production knives with fancy scales and liners and pinstripes which show up on the "fiddleback Friday's" on occasion ... you can tell they are custom shop production knives because they have two 1/4" micarta pins instead and no bullseye lanyard tube


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For small blades he Runt or better yet Esquire. For something a little bigger but a world more useful, the hiking buddy, Bushboot would be a good choice. I would also say the Lone Star but they're a rare bird.

I have a Runt and Esquire in the fle market and both come with sheaths.
 
Well my plan is to wait till Friday to see what pops up on the auction here, if there isn't any runts, or any that interest me I will order from one of the vendors. I just tore my knee up in a motorcycle accident the other day so I have time to search now unfortunately. I also have a condor mini bushlore on order. It seemed to be a decent little beater for the price.


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