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It’s all good. I hope Buck spends some money and invests in some new slip joints. Most companies have them now that I wouldn’t of dreamed of a few years ago. Medford and Reeves come to mind.
 
Hi folks! I'm not sure if it's the right place to ask this question: why is the Buck 120 called "General"? Does the name allude to a general purpose knife?
Thank you very much for your reply.
 
MarcelodiMarco said:
Hi folks! I'm not sure if it's the right place to ask this question: why is the Buck 120 called "General"? Does the name allude to a general purpose knife?
Thank you very much for your reply.
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Yes it does allude to a General purpose knife. It was not a military connotation. I'm sure I'll never be able to find the reference again but the intent was to play of the word Special for the 119.
 
And all this time i thought i had purchased and enjoyed admiring a General! ( the sound of my pride of ownership deflating)
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I would love to see not only the 300’s come back but also a whole bunch of slipjoint patterns like we see from so many other USA companies (like GEC, etc… good quality lifetime style slipjoints). And not cheaply made/thrown together either. Good, quality made knives in all the classic patterns. And more than one (or two, if you’re lucky) handle material/color options. With the way things are changing upstairs at Buck I doubt it though. They seem to be going more “modern” than “classic” these days to appease the YouTube reviewers and mall ninjas, and weekend warriors (gotta have a cool looking knife you won’t use to go with your cool looking gun you won’t use, right?). Heck I wouldn’t be surprised if we never saw the hammer/nail/anvil logo again. That’s not “cool” to the guys that want a super steel flipper to show all their friends how awesome it is to fidget a knife and never cut anything with it.

It almost feels like the only reason they even have the 100 and 300 (which is disappearing slowly anyway) series USA knives at all anymore is because it’s in some kind of contract that forces the higher ups to keep them in production. I love Buck but their lineup gets less and less impressive. I used to browse a catalog and could count how many I wasn’t interested in. Now I can look at a catalog and have to search for the few I am interested in.

I think SFO is going to be a thing of the past for Buck. It doesn’t feel like a family company anymore. And that saddens me.
 
I've been lurking for years, but this thread finally got me to sign up for an account. I would be very excited to see more Buck slippies. Depending if it's a jeans or slacks day, I bounce between a 303 and a couple 301's (and a 371 I found covered in grime in a parking lot - sweet knife). It'd be great to see some different scale options and patterns.
 
FranklinG said:
I've been lurking for years, but this thread finally got me to sign up for an account. I would be very excited to see more Buck slippies. Depending if it's a jeans or slacks day, I bounce between a 303 and a couple 301's (and a 371 I found covered in grime in a parking lot - sweet knife). It'd be great to see some different scale options and patterns.
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Welcome Franklin.
It's always nice to have new folks around.
 
Slip joint / traditional knives are not necessarily some of my favourites.
But I've been watching the GEC craze that has been going on with some curiosity.
I cannot help but wonder if any of this would have carried over to Buck knives had they pursued the collector market in this area....

I admit I would be interested in some made in the USA Buck Barlows.
 
I agree more 300 series USA made.

Some years back I ordered a knife online from a business I’m not sure if they are a supporting member here so I’ll not name them. But it was a jumbo size toothpick fishing knife Over 5 inches closed and 4 inch blades, one liner lock clip and one scaler bottle opener. The add didn’t say where it was manufactured and the blade steel was 420hc instead of 420j2 so I assumed it was USA made. I bought it and upon receiving it the blade was stamped china. 😒 it’s a good knife but I was so disappointed that it wasn’t USA made. I occasionally use it but I don’t flash it around.
 
Lesknife said:
I agree more 300 series USA made.

Some years back I ordered a knife online from a business I’m not sure if they are a supporting member here so I’ll not name them. But it was a jumbo size toothpick fishing knife Over 5 inches closed and 4 inch blades, one liner lock clip and one scaler bottle opener. The add didn’t say where it was manufactured and the blade steel was 420hc instead of 420j2 so I assumed it was USA made. I bought it and upon receiving it the blade was stamped china. 😒 it’s a good knife but I was so disappointed that it wasn’t USA made. I occasionally use it but I don’t flash it around.
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Those were pretty nice looking.
As were the single blade toothpicks with the fancy fish hook bail.
I had suspected it was imported based on the low price price so I didn't buy one, but it sure was a nice looking knife on the cover of the catalog.
Definitely an eye catcher.

I also wasn't familiar with the pro fisherman who had his name etched on the blade, but if that's the style of knife he chose to associate himself with he can't be all bad.
 
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