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buck bantam is a great deal
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No, they are made in China, but I agree with the OP, they are great knives for the price. There is a really good review on youtube on this series of Bucks for anyone who is interested. :thumbup:
It is indeed a great knife. I have it for month and a half. it is light, sharp and has no play. The only thing i don't like is that it rusts too easy....mmm i had too much beer sooooo spelling is indeed a problem.....but even after 2-3 beers the knife is still great. and it is cheap
MB1,
The ads from buckknives.com say the blade is 420HC. Is it the blade that rusts? If so, what are you soaking it in?!
The blade rusts, but i believe, NO I'm sure it is because of high humidity... or because i forgot to clean it. This is not really a problem...the rust gets cleaned away the moment i see it (i use soft paper at the end of the day) . If it stays for too long.. i polish. I do not use protective oil layers.
420HC( а really impressive steel because it has nothing to do with 420 in performance) and the blade geometry that Buck creates are outstanding combination.
Well.. it is steel and .... steel +water= rust...so nothing unexpected really
I'd like to mention that by saying "rusting" i mean tiny little spots that appear at the blade after a long hot day.... or after cutting tomatoes
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When I was a commercial lobsterman we'd bring my twin brother with us in the fall and winter on his vacations (he's a school teacher) as an extra hand on deck. He carried a Buck Bantam. Here are a few quotes from a couple of years ago.
12-29-2006, 08:33 PM
12-30-2006, 12:39 PM
Pete
12-29-2006, 08:33 PM
there's witchery afoot in the knife world today.
i got up this morning at 5:15, had a cup of coffee, did the morning bathroom routine, dressed in my 4 layers, had another cup of coffee, grabbed my waterproof pants and realized that the buck bantam i keep clipped to them WAS NOT THERE! its my backup, so i never take it off those pants. by now its 6:00, and i tossed my room from top to bottom. no knife. pete came to get me, no knife in his car. no knife on the boat. came home, looked again, and guess what? no knife. the only thing i can think of is that it fell off my pants when i was "hitting the head" (the back of the boat is open to the sea, and was awash yesterday, and relieving oneself with 3 pairs of pants and a pair of oilskins is a hell of a trick in its own right). i wasn't attached to it, but still, it was a good knife. its probably on the bottom of the atlantic now.:grumpy:
hang garlic on your door and sprinkle redbrick powder on the threshhold. you never know who might be next!
elcuchillo, i hope you find your peanut. have faith, it'll turn up.
12-30-2006, 12:39 PM
Pete
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Only the larger models have clips. Make sure you check that the size you want comes with a clip.
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The Buck Mantis is in the same class at the same $$$. An Option if you want a Thinner knife to EDC. Comes in satin or black with or without serrations and 420HC blade steel.
