noticable difference??

[RescueRiley]

Just wondering if there was a noticeable quality difference between the american and foriegn made buck models.... I'm liking the look of the large trapper....

 

[Rocinante]

No difference that you can see. The workmanship is excellent. There are no long-term studies on the quality of the steel, but no reason to think it might be in any way inferior to any other of reasonable price.

Price, of course, is excellent.

 

[JD Mandrell]

Well they don't have a domestic Trapper in the line up anymore, so it's impossible to do a direct model comparison.


Some folks hate them, others (which I am one) like them. I have every model in the import slipjoint line, (including the Large Trapper) and cannot complain about any of them. Some of the very first ones, when they came out a few years ago, were a little rough, but none of the ones I have bought in recent days have had any problems at all.

For the money, they are hard to beat.

 

[Rudderjt]

I can understand the disdain some folks have for buying a Chinese made Buck product and I doubt that there will ever be much of a collector value in same, however, that should improve the collectibility of the American made knives. I hadn't owned a Chi-Buck until I was given a pair (373 and 375) as a gift last year. I was so impressed with them that I then purchased the Christmas tin with the red bone handles. I liked them so well, especially, the mini-trapper, that I purchased a medium trapper to go with it. They are very well done and I would expect nothing less from the folks at Buck. I carry the 373 every day--along with a Rush and a 110 or a 112, depending on my mood. I haven't decided if I'll buy the Christmas tin this year or not, but I do like to keep a few inexpensive knives around to use for gifts.

Jack

 

[DaveinNY]

I pulled a 375 out of the drawer yesterday because I only needed a small knife to carry. After a couple of small cutting chores, I noticed that is was marked China. It has all the quality I would have expected from a Buck knife and never would have guessed it was made overseas if not for the China stamp. They must keep pretty tight reigns over the QC at the China factory.

 

[Buckaholic]

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[300Bucks]

I have two sea water Buck slipjoints, especially like the bone trapper as mentioned by Rudderjt . As a user and for the price I would recommend it to anyone. I just like the old Black handles so save my $ for them. 300$s

 

[JD Mandrell]

Of course if you really want a large USA Buck made Trapper, you can watch Ebay for a 314!

Day' is BIG suckers!

 

[Rocinante]

I can understand the disdain some folks have for buying a Chinese made Buck product and I doubt that there will ever be much of a collector value in same,

I wonder if, ten and twenty years down the road, we may see the quality of Chinese knives deteriorate (much like the way it has gone with others in the past).

Then the early Chinese Bucks would become highly coveted examples of fine workmanship that no longer will exists or will exist only in very expensive knives.

This would mirror the history of American, Japanese, Taiwanese knifemaking.

Just a thought. But if we don't learn from history.......