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So I have heard that a local [sporting goods store] here in Jackson was shutting down and they were opening a new location in one of the suburbs and that alot of knives were going on sale. So today I went and check it out.
I dont know if its true or not about them shutting down, but they DID have some knives on sale, and one in particular i couldnt pass up. Bear and Sons does not get a lot of good word around these parts and i knew that going in, but i figured it was worth a shot. It was marked down 50% and so cost me less than 20 bucks, even if it was a lemon, i wasnt going to be out too much money.
First of all, right now as we speak i got one of the big river website opened checking out a buck 503, and i have been going back and forth between a 503 or a 501 for my next purchase, slipjoints are fun, but i've always had a thing for lockbacks and hey they are pretty traditional too. But it never occurred to me that i might find a buck style lock back in carbon steel, so that was one thing going for it right off the bat.
The specs of this guy are pretty nice, this is what it says on the clam shell (yeah i know, clam shell lol)
Official name is Heritage Walnut Lockback
1095 carbon steel
3 3/4" closed
2 3/4 edge length
and weight is 2.0 oz.
And some pics
Initial thoughts
it locks up pretty tight, maybe a HINT of up and down play, but apparently that is fairly common in lock backs. Absolutely no side to side play whatsoever. The walnut scales are a nice touch, i DO prefer wood or bone to delrin, i guess i am weird. Just a bit of light showing through the spring, but that seems to be true lockbacks anyways, at least the ones i have. The blade came pretty coated with some sort of oil, and not very sharp, i spent a quick few minutes washing it out with an old toothbrush and some hot water. Which cleaned it up pretty nice, it even seemed to help with the gaps somewhat. The blade wasnt ground all that great, but a few moments with a diamond rod seemed to take care of that...
So, basically it didnt exactly WOW out of the box, but it appears to be a decent guy for a decent price and i'll carry it for awhile and see how it does.
I dont know if its true or not about them shutting down, but they DID have some knives on sale, and one in particular i couldnt pass up. Bear and Sons does not get a lot of good word around these parts and i knew that going in, but i figured it was worth a shot. It was marked down 50% and so cost me less than 20 bucks, even if it was a lemon, i wasnt going to be out too much money.
First of all, right now as we speak i got one of the big river website opened checking out a buck 503, and i have been going back and forth between a 503 or a 501 for my next purchase, slipjoints are fun, but i've always had a thing for lockbacks and hey they are pretty traditional too. But it never occurred to me that i might find a buck style lock back in carbon steel, so that was one thing going for it right off the bat.
The specs of this guy are pretty nice, this is what it says on the clam shell (yeah i know, clam shell lol)
Official name is Heritage Walnut Lockback
1095 carbon steel
3 3/4" closed
2 3/4 edge length
and weight is 2.0 oz.
And some pics
Initial thoughts
it locks up pretty tight, maybe a HINT of up and down play, but apparently that is fairly common in lock backs. Absolutely no side to side play whatsoever. The walnut scales are a nice touch, i DO prefer wood or bone to delrin, i guess i am weird. Just a bit of light showing through the spring, but that seems to be true lockbacks anyways, at least the ones i have. The blade came pretty coated with some sort of oil, and not very sharp, i spent a quick few minutes washing it out with an old toothbrush and some hot water. Which cleaned it up pretty nice, it even seemed to help with the gaps somewhat. The blade wasnt ground all that great, but a few moments with a diamond rod seemed to take care of that...
So, basically it didnt exactly WOW out of the box, but it appears to be a decent guy for a decent price and i'll carry it for awhile and see how it does.
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