mystery buck knife

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Ken_M

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At least it's a mystery Buck knife to me. I was wondering what anyone knows about a Buck knife called "Akonua". Or at least that is what I think it is called. I may have the name wrong, but that is what I remember. If anyone has any info, please let me know.

Thanks
Ken

 
Ken
it was the model number 402 Akonua,Buck discontinued this model about two or three years ago.was a nice looking knife wood handles and came with a nice sheeth.I may be wrong on this but I think they sold for around $90 to $95.
Tony Paulos
 
kEN,

Al Buck designed the Akonua. His son, Frank designed the Kalinga model 401 which is a little larger with more of an upswept blade. Buck made both of them for quite a few years, so there are many of both models out there. They are frequently on auction at eBay and are often described as rare, but they aren't.

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John
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Ken, you didn't say why you are curious. Do you have one? They are very nice knives for the money, although on the heavy side. I toyed with the idea of buying one for years, but I caught the custom bug first.

You can see both models at knifecenter of the internet http://www.knifecenter.com/knifecenter/buck/kalinga.html

Looks like they might still have the larger Kalinga model in stock.
 
Thanks for the info, the mystery is revealed. I had seen this particular knife at a local knifestore and thought it was neat looking. Was thinking of buying it, but I had never heard of it and the store didn't have any catalogs with information on it. They had also told me it was rare and I wanted to see how rare he meant. I guess this clears up a lot for me.

Again, thanks for the info.
Ken
 
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