October 2019 Buck of the Month - Released!

[Der Verminator]

I gave my 101 away to my brother.

Now I have to order another one.

Oh well........he needed a good knife.

 

[Grantard]

Just ordered my first Buck of the month! I’ve wanted a fixed blade Vantage for years.. Thanks for the pictures Makael! I see the butt end is a little differently shaped, but does it look like you could swap out other Vantage scales with it?

 

[Makael]

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Looks like they will swap over.

 

[Grantard]

Awesome, can’t wait to experiment..

 

[mars5l]

Got mine today. Was expecting the scales to be a little thicker. Not a fan of the kydex sheath though.

 

[J Hubbard]

Just ordered my first Buck of the month! I’ve wanted a fixed blade Vantage for years.. Thanks for the pictures Makael! I see the butt end is a little differently shaped, but does it look like you could swap out other Vantage scales with it?

This pattern will fit any style of vantage handle. With the inlay tray/ inlay combo (need longer screws) or any full sized handle.

 

[MT_Pokt]

This pattern will fit any style of vantage handle. With the inlay tray/ inlay combo (need longer screws) or any full sized handle.

Sweet! Can you shoe horn a pair of scales from SK's Vantage in the box with mine????

 

[J Hubbard]

Sweet! Can you shoe horn a pair of scales from SK's Vantage in the box with mine????

I'll get right on it.. ;p

 

[Grantard]

Thanks for the confirmation Jeff! Got mine on Wednesday, it's a perfect little fixed blade for pocket carry. My only (very very minor) complaint is the hole spacing won't work with a G-clip, personally the large tek-loks are overkill for something this size. But I'm even liking the blue/black G10 that was a pain for pocket carry(for me) on the folding version. I might try out some other scales eventually though..

 

[Lesknife]

I wonder why some have a more pronounced hump on the spine near the handle when others don’t? Is it a model variation?

 

[Makael]

I wonder why some have a more pronounced hump on the spine near the handle when others don’t? Is it a model variation?

Different models

 

[mars5l]

Will Buck be doing a regular fixed version in 420hc or s30v since they have released this version? Wouldn't mind having a regular version to carry but want a leather sheath

 

[J Hubbard]

Will Buck be doing a regular fixed version in 420hc or s30v since they have released this version? Wouldn't mind having a regular version to carry but want a leather sheath

Not sure where this one will end up long term. I'd like to see it as a catalog item. All over my paygrade.
A little history on this model. My QA engineer develop the fixed version to use as a test standard to validate our TAP test apparatus. We needed a vantage that eliminated all noise in the test except the blade hitting the force Gage. It came out so cool, that I lobbied for it to become sellable.

 

[Makael]

Not sure where this one will end up long term. I'd like to see it as a catalog item. All over my paygrade.
A little history on this model. My QA engineer develop the fixed version to use as a test standard to validate our TAP test apparatus. We needed a vantage that eliminated all noise in the test except the blade hitting the force Gage. It came out so cool, that I lobbied for it to become sellable.

Its a great small lightweight blade. Drops in your pocket easily.

 

[st8yd]

My personal opinion is it would be better like the 345 without the large hump, which has a deep blade as it is and there's enough of a rise to not need the thumb ramp.

 

[Der Verminator]

Maybe they should rename it "The Camel."

 

[GPyro]

I'm looking forward to this knife in a nice leather sheath.
Yeah ok, I live vicariously sometimes.

 

[jmh33]

I LIKE it but pricey... Retirement money ya know!!!
John

 

[JoeTarget]

This one didn't sell out and is still available. Just found it on a Web Specials Page.

 

[JoeTarget]