Full Tang 819/119

Should the full tang 819 make a return?

  • Heck yes. I'm in!!

    Votes: 23 95.8%

  • Nah, not sure if it will be a success.

    Votes: 1 4.2%
  • Total voters
    24
  • Poll closed .
Bruce Allen, thank you for the photo of the series. Wish a sheath was in with them.
I owned the 105 and have held the 103. DM
 
Interesting.

I see this beautiful 819 as an art object but I think I'd like it even better if it had a pommel and a real finger guard.

Flat knives are, to put it flatly, boring.

At least this 819 does have some shape and character to the blade, unlike some more recent full tang offerings like the 104 Compadre (which is just a flat, stamped out, sharpened piece of steel with a couple of slabs screwed on the handle).

Not much artistry or effort in making something like that.

Some say "handsome is as handsome does," but that doesn't do it for me.
 
Der Verminator said:
Let's face it........these are not users.

They're display knives.

Joe average would never buy one.

Most collectors would like it but buy something else.

That's the way the business works.

Did they even sell the whole thousand?

Nobody knows for sure.
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Thats exactly what it meant. Mr positive headed in a different direction on it. I dont know why Buck wouldnt sell 1000. I dont know why the Avg Joe wouldnt buy a full tang 119 style of knife. I dont know why most collectors would like it but never buy it? LMAO.
 
Makael said:
I dont know why Buck wouldnt sell 1000. I dont know why the Avg Joe wouldnt buy a full tang 119 style of knife. I dont know why most collectors would like it but never buy it?
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So you don't know why they wouldn't......

But do you know why they would?

Because I don't know why the average Joe would buy a knife as expensive as the 819.

Average Joes buy user knives as a general rule.......and they think the ordinary 119 is already pretty darn expensive.

See where I'm coming from now?
 
Der Verminator said:
So you don't know why they wouldn't......

But do you know why they would?

Because I don't know why the average Joe would buy a knife as expensive as the 819.

Average Joes buy user knives as a general rule.......and they think the ordinary 119 is already pretty darn expensive.

See where I'm coming from now?
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How do you know what people find expensive. Thats your opinion. Not the opinion of everyone else. the 119 is one of best values out there for 50 bucks. Quit stirring the pot.
 
eveled said:
The 124 is a full tang knife done right. This one is not IMHO. I would rather see a 119 made like a 124.
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That's what I was getting at when I said that I'd like it even better if it had a pommel and a real finger guard.

Flat knives are, to put it flatly, boring.

The difference is that this 819 does have some shape and character to the blade, unlike some more recent full tang offerings like the 104 Compadre (which is just a flat, stamped out, sharpened slab of steel with a couple of flat pieces of laminate or plastic screwed on the handle).

Not much artistry or effort (or labor cost) in making something like that.

So different from the 124.
 
The grind is beautiful on it. Something you dont see too much, Checkered Scales, Lanyard, custom sheath.
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Makael said:
How do you know what people find expensive. Thats your opinion. Not the opinion of everyone else. the 119 is one of best values out there for 50 bucks. Quit stirring the pot.
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I am of the opinion that I know as much as you. Maybe we'll have to agree to disagree.

Although I'm not too sure of your price on the 119. I was in Runnings yesterday and they were selling them to the average Joe for $89.95.

Around here..........Mr. Joe Average finds that expensive.
 
Makael said:
The grind is beautiful on it. Something you dont see too much, Checkered Scales, Lanyard, custom sheath.
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no doubt it is beautifully done. The checking on the grips is almost like what you would expect on a 1911. the grind lines are graceful and the fit and finish is very good.

I’m just not a fan of that construction style and it is not what Buck is known for. People who like that style of knife might not be looking a Buck knives at all. Plus I’m not sure they’d pay for that level of fit and finish. I think it would be a tough market to break into.
 
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Thats a real beauty Makael. To my untrained eye it looks like a much more elegant, stretched out mesa/endeavor. I wonder if that was the inspiration for those models..
 
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