Buck 120 General

GrinderMcgee

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Made in the USA, under $100 dollars, 3/16" 420 HC stainless. Whats not to love?

Here's a new 119 Special, 2009 120 General, and late 60's(?) Buck 120.

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This time the vintage on top, then '09 120, and 119 Special on bottom.

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The vintage 120 has more material in the blade, and a smaller handle still. Very capable in the out doors also.

Just wanted to share my new love affair with these American classics. Please share your thoughts.
 
GrinderMcgee said:
Made in the USA, under $100 dollars, 3/16" 420 HC stainless. Whats not to love?

Here's a new 119 Special, 2009 120 General, and late 60's(?) Buck 120.

The vintage 120 has more material in the blade, and a smaller handle still. Very capable in the out doors also.

Just wanted to share my new love affair with these American classics. Please share your thoughts.
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GM, thanks for sharing your knives... Nice pics too... I love 120s, 119s, 124s, 102s... Well all the 100s are sweet... :thumbup: ... ITE
 
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YES it has been disconitued,CABELAS was the last to stock it, but now they have stoped too.
I,m a big fan of this model my self.
 
I can't make out the stamping of the older 120 to determine its age . But based on the spacers it looks like from the 1972-1981 . Could you provide close up photos of the stamping . DM
 
What's not to love? The fact that when I decided I wanted one it was too late! Been looking for awhile with no luck. But on the other hand, while I was looking I discovered a 124 that I really like, and I didn't even know about them!
 
Here's the old:

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and the new:

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and the sheaths

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My least favorite of which is one that comes with the W-mart Special 119. I can only imagine this thing keeps the unit cost down. It is pretty flimsy compared to the 1/2" thick welt on the leather one. None of the sheaths have rivets.

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Yours looks to be---well, first tell me the spacers in the pommel so I can be sure . Thanks . DM
 
The spacers in the pommel of?

The 2009 120 came in the box with papers. The spacers look very much like 1/16" micarta.
 
The spacers are the different color material between the black phenolic handle and the solid silver at the end of the handle (pommel) . The number and color of these tells us collectors different things about the knife . DM
 
I hadn't noticed it before David, but the vintage model actually has a black/aluminum/black spacer setup on the pommel end.
 
I think your model 120 is a 1981 mfg. and the steel could be either 440C or 425M as it was a transition year . DM
 
Yes I bought two of the newly released cocobolo ones from two different dealers...Great knife!!I have a few of the black handles ones already....
 
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