The Microtech Mini Troodon packs full-size OTF performance into a compact, pocket-friendly package built for everyday carry. With a 1.99-inch blade, a roughly 5.4-inch overall length, and a slim three-finger handle machined from 6061-T6 aluminum at about 2 ounces, the Mini Troodon is small enough to serve as a money clip, yet built to perform like a Microtech when called upon.
Like everything in the Microtech lineup, it is made in the USA and backed by Microtech's limited lifetime warranty, with a glass breaker at the base and a tip-down pocket clip.
The double-action mechanism fires the blade with a smooth thumb slide and retracts it just as easily, delivering the snappy, authoritative action Microtech is known for. Microtech builds the Mini Troodon with an easier-to-fire mechanism than its larger platforms, making it accessible to a wider range of users without sacrificing reliability or lockup. It is a fraction of the size of the standard Troodon and a long way down from the full-size Combat Troodon, but it keeps the family silhouette.
Blade configurations include the double-edge dagger that fills most of the grid, single edge, tanto, and the Signature Series Hellhound, in finishes from satin, stonewash, and apocalyptic to black, bronze, and Damascus. Handle colors run from black and OD green through blue, violet, purple, merlot, and distressed finishes. Blades run Bohler M390 for strong edge retention and corrosion resistance, and you can see where it lands in our comparison of every major knife steel.
At the small end of the catalog, the Mini Troodon sits just under the two-inch blade mark. The UTX-70 carries a longer 2.5-inch blade in a slimmer Ultratech-style chassis, while the Exocet takes the money clip idea further as a slim OTF built around a money clip design. For a compact knife with the Troodon's grip and silhouette, the Mini is the pick, and among small OTF knives few are built this well.