Buck fixed blade Fridays

[David Nowlin]

Akonua vs Kalinga? Never understood the difference other than size? Main reason they dropped the Akonua?
And i just went and looked and the Kalinga is discontinued? Where have i been?

 

[jbmonkey]

Akonua vs Kalinga? Never understood the difference other than size? Main reason they dropped the Akonua?
And i just went and looked and the Kalinga is discontinued? Where have i been?

kinda but the angles of the blade sweep and such are different. the akonua is a much better user to me...and fits in its sheath better too.

both are beautiful designs.....

 

[David Nowlin]

Thanks. I googled and found some info on this forum on the Kalinga vs Akonua and i had actually posted on the 5 year old thread. About the same time i joined BladeForums.

 

[BennyBlade]

lol... deleted post because I need to get my eyes checked...hahaha... I really like that knife GPyro

 

[kyhunt]

Happy Friday everyone!

Joe Houser 103

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Absolutely gorgeous

 

[Creaky Bones]

 

[matthewtstock]

Creaky Bones Nice Compadre, Great Pic.

 

[kyhunt]

Old picture from last October but felt like posting since I haven’t in a while over here.

Planning on a trip to Shawnee national forest for a couple of days next Thursday and Friday. Might have some new photos then. Never been there before. I just have to decide what knives to take.

 

[Creaky Bones]

Creaky Bones Nice Compadre, Great Pic.

Thanks!

 

[GPyro]

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[Xr6x]

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[matthewtstock]

GPyro She's a beauty. One of these days I'd like to pair one like her to an elk 119 I have from the CKS.

In the meantime I think these two separately sold products go nicely together...........

 

[Bastler]

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She's a looker. I had created the same knife in the Buck custom shop, but something kept me from squeezing the trigger. I remember now, it's because I'm broke. Damn and blast it.

 

[wonderboy1377s]

 

[BennyBlade]

who can educate me on my latest aquisition... picked up this NIB 124 with birchwood cherry handle as well a a sculpted maroon micarta handled one... what do you know about this maroon micarta? couldnt find a sculpted one in the back catalogs... picked these up from a BCCI members auctionView attachment 2136753View attachment 2136754View attachment 2136755View attachment 2136756View attachment 2136757

 

[DOGPOUND77]

651 pigsticker

 

[BennyBlade]

who can educate me on my latest aquisition... picked up this NIB 124 with birchwood cherry handle as well a a sculpted maroon micarta handled one... what do you know about this maroon micarta? couldnt find a sculpted one in the back catalogs... picked these up from a BCCI members auctionView attachment 2136753View attachment 2136754View attachment 2136755View attachment 2136756View attachment 2136757

I am still interested in information on this sculpted 124. Even if you tell me they were a regular offering and I havent looked hard enough.
I already tried to contact the previous owner on the BCCI site, but I think hes on an island somewhere sipping drinks with the 300% proffit he made on auctioning 500+ knives

 

[matthewtstock]

I've never seen nor heard of pronounced/exaggerated finger grooves being offered on a factory Frontiersman. I believe the alteration to be a private endeavor performed after the knife left Buck.

B BennyBlade I am interested to know how those grooves feel in the hand.

Nice trio of 124s btw, Congrats.

 

[BennyBlade]

I've never seen finger grooves on a factory offered Frontiersman. I believe the alteration to be a private endeavor performed after the knife left Buck.

B BennyBlade I am interested to know how it feels in the hand.

Nice trio of 124s btw, Congrats.

definitley a different feel, but I wouldnt say better or worse, or more or less comfortable... Its is in really nice shape, but came with no box, sheath or pw... looks like it was carried around a bit and possibly used... the sculting is super smooth and even...

 

[matthewtstock]

The grooves do appear to be well done whomever crafted them.

I checked the 122/124 timeline article available on the BCCI website written by Houser. The red micarta and lanyard hole denote the knife as being offered in 1973. No mention of finger grooves.

"Tight grain black or red micarta, blocky or squared handle shape."