Just a couple of plastic Bucks

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jude_061

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I’ve said in past posts that I’m not a collector; rather I’m more of an acquirer. I like user knives and I like to use them. I saw a 1993 422 with a name engraved on the blade on the ‘bay for $20 and free shipping so I pulled the trigger. Two hours and 5 grits later, the name was gone and I got a nice solid Bucklite.

Since everyone loves pictures, I took a couple. There’s a 442, 422, and 110LT.

I much prefer the regular 110 for the heft of the handle but I just can’t not carry and use the 110LT.
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jude_061 said:
I’ve said in past posts that I’m not a collector; rather I’m more of an acquirer. I like user knives and I like to use them. I saw a 1993 422 with a name engraved on the blade on the ‘bay for $20 and free shipping so I pulled the trigger. Two hours and 5 grits later, the name was gone and I got a nice solid Bucklite.

Since everyone loves pictures, I took a couple. There’s a 442, 422, and 110LT.

I much prefer the regular 110 for the heft of the handle but I just can’t not carry and use the 110LT.
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It is good that you have the wherewithal to remove engravings. I steer clear of them because I don't like them and I think I would mess up trying to remove it. There were knives that I wish I had but, alas, they were engraved.
 
Happy Hippo said:
It is good that you have the wherewithal to remove engravings. I steer clear of them because I don't like them and I think I would mess up trying to remove it. There were knives that I wish I had but, alas, they were engraved.
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I do too but $20 was too good to pass up. It wasn’t super hard to remove the engraving. I did it by hand with small pieces of sandpaper. I stopped at 320 grit because anymore polishing would have revealed the fine shadow of the engraving. It just requires patience. You can’t get too much ahead of yourself.
 
Nice Bucklites. I've got a 442 with the same year stamp as yours and that thing can really take a wicked edge.
 
I like it. I have a few 112s and a few 442s. I never got into them because, despite the fact that I have smaller hands, 110 size knives feel better. The 442 feels good in the hand but I prefer a clip point blade. The drop point just doesn’t do it for me. The price was right on the 422 and I couldn’t pass up a user, despite the size.
 
jude_061 said:
I like it. I have a few 112s and a few 442s. I never got into them because, despite the fact that I have smaller hands, 110 size knives feel better. The 442 feels good in the hand but I prefer a clip point blade. The drop point just doesn’t do it for me. The price was right on the 422 and I couldn’t pass up a user, despite the size.
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I really need to get a 422. I remember staring at them in the Buck knife display at the hardware store as a kid and wanting one so bad!
 
When I first started collecting 112's I found a few 422's with a 112 blade and displayed them a couple of times. It's a mystery to me that Buck never had a drop point 422. For 95% of EDC use the plastic handle Bucks WILL do a great job! The best version is the Ecolite..
 
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The 424 quickly became a favorite when I got my first one last year (wound up giving that first one to my grandad when the lock bar on his Mercator I'd given him broke). Light, sharp, and tough a winning combination in a pocket knife.
 
Since we're on the topic of Bucklites, has anyone sent any older discontinued Bucks in for warranty work? My workhorse 442 is starting to get quite loose on the front pivot and I've got quite the gap between the frame and locking bar. I'm guessing it just needs a new/tight pin. I just wouldn't want a replacement knife because I love this thing.
 
I sent a 422 in for a new blade. The result was more than I could have expected for the age and condition of the knife. I would well imagine that your knife will be properly repaired by Buck.
 
Hickory n steel said:
Am I the only one wishing Buck would do a 55LT ?
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I used to plead with Buck to make a 503 with an FRN handle, but gave up trying. Numerous 505 sized blades exist in synthetic handles as does the 501 size blades mounted in lightweight handles. They seemed to have skipped over making a lightweight 503/55 sized knife. Buck Knives Inc. Buck Knives Inc. any chance something like this could be considered in the future? Maybe for the 50th anniversary of the 500 series? As long as we're dreaming, I'd like to see a 503 in S30V or some other premium steel. To my knowledge, Buck has only ever used 440c, 425m and 420HC on the 503.
 
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