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Is Copper and Clad a retail site for Buck factory seconds?
Well it's my first post so allow me to give a little background. I've been EDC some sort of knife for the last 48 years or so (since I was about 12). To me it's just something a man does. Recently it was a Benchmade Griptilian up until the whole gun destruction fiasco. Since then (mid-February) I have found myself in a buying frenzy and have purchased...
Kershaw Link 1776TGRYBW
Spyderco Endura in VG10
CRKT M1604Z
Zero Tolerance 0350BW
Spyderco Manix 2 XL
Spyderco Paramilitary 2
Spyderco Lil Native
Cold Steel Golden Eye Elite
Buck 119 BRS-B
Buck 110
Buck 120 BRS
Most of these were from Cutlery Shoppe which has been excellent. Great prices, unbelievably fast shipping, and perfect products.
Lastly I ordered a Buck 110 with Cocobola scales, finger grooves, and a drop point blade from Copper and Clad. I thought it would look good as a trio with the 119 and 120. It came yesterday and the ricasso on both sides look like someone missed polishing on that section. It has the finish like it came right out of the tumbler. I've never seen a 110 like this before.
TL/DR: Is Copper and Clad a retail site for Buck factory seconds or is Buck QC poor enough to just miss something as obvious as an unpolished ricasso? I'm a little hesitant now to order anything else from C&C.
Well it's my first post so allow me to give a little background. I've been EDC some sort of knife for the last 48 years or so (since I was about 12). To me it's just something a man does. Recently it was a Benchmade Griptilian up until the whole gun destruction fiasco. Since then (mid-February) I have found myself in a buying frenzy and have purchased...
Kershaw Link 1776TGRYBW
Spyderco Endura in VG10
CRKT M1604Z
Zero Tolerance 0350BW
Spyderco Manix 2 XL
Spyderco Paramilitary 2
Spyderco Lil Native
Cold Steel Golden Eye Elite
Buck 119 BRS-B
Buck 110
Buck 120 BRS
Most of these were from Cutlery Shoppe which has been excellent. Great prices, unbelievably fast shipping, and perfect products.
Lastly I ordered a Buck 110 with Cocobola scales, finger grooves, and a drop point blade from Copper and Clad. I thought it would look good as a trio with the 119 and 120. It came yesterday and the ricasso on both sides look like someone missed polishing on that section. It has the finish like it came right out of the tumbler. I've never seen a 110 like this before.
TL/DR: Is Copper and Clad a retail site for Buck factory seconds or is Buck QC poor enough to just miss something as obvious as an unpolished ricasso? I'm a little hesitant now to order anything else from C&C.