Jefroman,
Good question!!
There are fewer screws in the Mini-c, however . . . the screws that are there are in better designed locations, meaning not as many are needed.
I hope this makes sense . . . If you disassemble a full sized Commander, there are three screws tapped into the liner, holding on the clip. There are three screws tapped into the liner on each side of the knife holding down the scales. The pivot bolt compresses and holds the scales and liners together as well as it's primary job of a pivot point for the blade. Inside there are four more screws going through the back spacer and are threaded into the opposite liner.
Basically if you boil it down, Four screws and a bolt are holding the two sides together, six screws and the bolt are holding the scales to the liners and three screws are holding the clip on. Total of thirteen tiny screws and a bolt.
Now look at the Mini-c. Same screws for the clip and same pivot bolt providing the same function. Now, move to the butt of the knife. Instead of four internal screws securing the body AND six external screws simply holding the scales on, four longer screws go though the G10 and Ti on one side and secure into the Ti liner on the other side. The four body screws are staggered through the back spacer.
So you have a total of four (double duty) body screws and the pivot bold holding the knife together (same as before) and four screws and the pivot bolt holding the scales on. Plus the same three clip screws. Now we have seven screws and a bolt doing the same job with no lose of strength. Add to this the smaller overall size of the Mini-C and it's probably stronger then the full size.
As to when the Green/Satin will hit dealers, I have no idea.
