is this a fake?

[masa]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Buck-Knife-Skin...302?pt=Collectible_Knives&hash=item255d626486

 

[imafritz]

I believe those are the real deal made for the foundation by Buck per thier request. CJ Buck commented not to long ago if memory serves. I'll see if I can find the thread.

ck post 11 of this thread, but I think there are more.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=726592&highlight=rocky+mountain+elk+foundation

here is another from a couple years ago
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=560820&highlight=rocky+mountain+elk+foundation

 

[MadBaxter]

Sounds pretty real, there may be a defect or something, like bad batch of steel or somethin

 

[masa]

thanks for replies, any idea if its 420hc? i will buy two if the steels the same as 110.

 

[imafritz]

thanks for replies, any idea if its 420hc? i will buy two if the steels the same as 110.

Not sure, but would think it would be 420hc. I would have to go back and see if I could find it in the specs of the special projects list, if its there. But 420hc would be the least premium it would be. Not a shot at 420hc at all but that is Bucks normal everyday steel. It could be a more premium steel 154cm, or ats34.

 

[duck57]

This was a Special membership knive done for RMEF several years back, one thing to note this was imported from China not a facory USA factory knife.

 

[Bill Keys]

This may or may not be legitimate. We did have these produced for the RMEF a while ago, and they were manufactured in China. However, these have also been a favorite of the counterfeit sellers. We have seen these pop up on numerous sites (many in China). The problem is, since the originals were made in China and they do such a good job copying, the counterfeit ones look exactly like the legitimate ones and both are made in China. Best thing to do is to ask how the person selling it acquired it. If it was from a web site, I would be leary. If it was from a "brick and mortor" store in the US, then probably ok, or if from the RMEF itself, then ok.

Bill Keys
Director of Manufacturing and Engineering
Buck Knives, Inc.

 

[masa]

thank you for all your help. Your support for buck customers is amazing!

 

[BG42EDGE]

The problem is, since the originals were made in China and they do such a good job copying, the counterfeit ones look exactly like the legitimate ones and both are made in China.

Ummmmmm.......if it's the same knife--how could the word "counterfeit" apply?

Although it is obvious that the "Edition" is no longer "Limited."

If you're going to have a limited edition made in China......it might be a better idea to just call it an UNLIMITED Edition in the first place.

 

[JD Mandrell]

Ummmmmm.......if it's the same knife--how could the word "counterfeit" apply?

It wouldn't be the same knife, if say Buck ordered 500, those would be legitimate genuine knives If the a different factory made more than that unauthorized and sold them, those would be counterfeit.

 

[BG42EDGE]

If the knives are identical, there's no way you could determine a "counterfeit" from a "genuine" anyway, so the distinction is irrelevant.

Even if the knives were numbered, you might end up with a thousand of each number and not be able to make a case that any specific knife was genuine.