C11 Delica

The C11 Delica was first introduced in 1990, together with its bigger brother the C10 Endura. They have gone through most major and minor revisions together.

Generations

Generation 4

The fourth generation, the Delica 4 (D4) came out in 2006. It has some major modifications from the D3:

• The D4 has a screw together construction for easier cleaning and adjustments.
• The scales are made using Bi-Directional Texturing (trademarked) to provide better traction and improve ergonomics.
• This is the first Delica to have skeletonized stainless steel liners (with holes cut in to save weight) to give it added strength without adding weight to the knife.
• The blade has a less pointy and stronger tip, an enlarged 13mm opening hole, and jimping added to the spine of the blade.
• The clip is connected to the liners with 3 small screws with four different possible mounting positions (tip-up/tip-down for left and right-handed carry).

Designer

Probably Sal Glesser

Variations

Variations of the Delica 4

SKU	Handle	Edge	Steel	MSRP	Note	Number made	Grind	Clip
C11BK	Black FRN	PE PS SE	VG-10			N/A	Flat Saber	4-way
C11SS	Stainless Steel	PE PS SE	VG-10			N/A	Flat Saber	4-way
C11TR	Red FRN	N/A	AUS-6			N/A	N/A	4-way
C11TRW	Red FRN	N/A	AUS-6		Waved	N/A	N/A	4-way
C11GYW	Grey FRN	PE PS SE	VG-10		Waved	N/A	Flat Saber	4-way
C11FG	Foliage Green FRN	PS SE	VG-10			N/A	Flat Saber	4-way
C11GRE	British Racing Green FRN	PE PS SE	ZDP-189			N/A	Flat Saber	4-way
C11GFG	Foliage Green G-10	PE	VG-10			N/A	Full Flat	4-way
C11BBK	Black FRN	PS	VG-10 (black)			N/A	Flat Saber	4-way
C11BLE	Blue FRN	PE	ZDP-189			Sprint	Flat Saber	4-way
C11PN	Pink FRN	PE	VG-10			Sprint	Flat Saber	4-way
C11WH	White FRN	PS	VG-10			Sprint	Flat Saber	4-way

Most collectible variation

Collecting knives and selecting a specific variation to be most collectible is a very subjective topic and changing over time. Many would consider the C76 25th Anniversary Delica to be the most collectible variation, others might not even consider this a C11 Delica variation because of the differing SKU.

Questions regarding collecting the C11

How many Delica variations are there? This is a research topic. If you consider collecting Delicas, be prepared for surprises.

Technical information

Measurements (mm and grams) of the C11 Delica 4 with FRN handles:

Length overall	Length closed	Cutting Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
181	108	65	13	?	71g

Measurements (inches and ounces) of the C11 Delica 4 with FRN handles:

Length overall	Length closed	Cutting Length edge	Hole Ø	Blade thickness	Weight
7 1/8"	4 1/4"	2 9/16"	?	?	2.5oz