Everyone's latest acquisitions!

I snapped up one of these while the getting was good! A Buck 186 Titanium in excellent shape:
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In the past, either the timing was bad and/or finances didn’t allow for one of these. But last week, the stars finally aligned and this Malibu Magnacut is the result. It’s pretty wonderful!

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I've had my eye on that one. Not sure how long I can hold out......
 
Forgot to take my wallet out of my pocket when I came home from work this morning, and I threw all my work clothes in the washer.

Upon taking everything out of my wallet to lay out to dry, I had all but forgot that I carry this little slicey guy nearly every single day, and never show him any edc picture love.

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The Buck 112 has always epitomized what I consider the perfect aesthetic with respect to knives. On top of that, the Ranger Sport Knife version of the 112 is the very pinnacle. I recently received this and disassembled it today for inspection and oiling. I was surprised regarding the absence of a PB washer. The tang rubs the liner directly. So I stropped the surfaces and applied 3 in 1 oil. The action is now very nice and deploys effortlessly with a flick of the thumb. Nice action.

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A little history...(my photos don't do the fat carbon scale justice).

This knife was dedicated to Francisco Javier Balmis.

Francisco Javier de Balmis
(Alicante, 2 December 1753 – Madrid, 12 February 1819) was a Spanish physician best known for leading an 1803 expedition to Spanish America and the Philippines to vaccinate populations against smallpox. His expedition is considered the first international vaccination campaign in history and one of the most important events in the history of medicine. It inspired recent vaccination efforts such as that of Dr. Carlos Canseco, president of Rotary International, to start the worldwide program Polio Plus to eradicate polio.

Miguel Barbudo Balmis flipper (manufactured by Reate / 3.74" blade of M390 / OAL of 8.26")

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