This discontinued Buck Strider was made in 2011 and has no date code stamped on it. Joe Houser told us there were about 400 made like this. We acquired this knife directly from Buck Knives years ago and recently found it in our warehouse. It features a black 420HC blade with the original factory sharp edge. Buck was a little rough on these blades for some reason, so there are what appear to be scuffs in the black oxide finish. (Please note - this knife is not a factory blemished knife.) This knife is unused in the box. Missing clip because it was used for a custom project.