Bucklite 422 Came Back from Buck Rebladed

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I ordered a 1988 Green Bucklite on ebay. After I received it, I noticed that the blade had been reprofiled and was too short. It wasn't obvious from the ebay pictures. The seller agreed to have me return it, but I asked for a $17 refund and sent it in to Buck for reblading. About six weeks later, I received it. Now I have a 1988 Green Bucklite with a 2024 112 blade on it.
 

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bucksway said:
Buck in the past has refused to reblade 422's and other plastic handles because it's easy to damage or crack them. I'm really surprised they did! Definitely got a odd one Sir ..
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I wonder if I had sent in the Gen I 422 without the pivot washer, if they would have made it into a Gen II, with the pivot washer. Also, the handle seems in very good shape relative to the blade, so perhaps that's why they allowed the reblade.
 
I know Joe Houser and Leroy personally would try..and have no guarantee. But never the official Buck Spa.. I would have been really tempted to ask for or even supply a drop point blade.
 
bucksway said:
I know Joe Houser and Leroy personally would try..and have no guarantee. But never the official Buck Spa.. I would have been really tempted to ask for or even supply a drop point blade.
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Dang, I didn't even think of that.
 
Drop point 112's of any flavor are a personal favorite of mine.. Mostly because they are scarce. I have never seen a Damascus DP blade.
 
bucksway said:
Drop point 112's of any flavor are a personal favorite of mine.. Mostly because they are scarce. I have never seen a Damascus DP blade.
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I like drop points too. A lot of the customs I had made are with drop points. What do you think of the weird drop point that Midway is selling.
 

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Well.. I consider that more like a Spear point. Which I consider the strongest most useful blade profile.
 
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