Online News Article: "Buck has local edge"

Interesting article...

Also, I thought that peter78's quote of "they also said, (Joe Houser) that they are going with less tactical and more traditonal, hunting and family type knvies" was interesting...

I would have to say, that aside from two military bayonets and one aircrewman's shroudcutter, I have *no* "tactical" knives in my accumulation of something like (let me open my desk and count)...87 knives??? :eek:

Wait!!! I forgot my Mikov seat belt cutter...is that "Tactical"??? if so, I have *one* tactical knife... ;)

So, Buck has been losing money [mine] by making "tactical" knives all these years...instead of bringing back the 501, the original 105...even offering the military bayonet through their chain...

I'd like a Buck bayonet for my retro AR-15's...Made to the original 601 pattern...with the jigged scales; not the checkering... :p
 
chickentrax said:
Also, I thought that peter78's quote of "they also said, (Joe Houser) that they are going with less tactical and more traditonal, hunting and family type knvies" was interesting...
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I can add a little more to this. Of course Joe Houser can say it better, but he said Buck is backing away from the tactical end and getting more into camping, everyday & hunting. He also said it is still a profitable part of the market and he is working with another company and if it goes through, Buck will be making tactical knives in America, but it will be for that other company.

He said the company was Tops Knives and he is talking to Mike Fuller. There is a Tops knives in Idaho Falls, ID, so it could be them. Please don't take this as gospel, I mean I wasn't taking notes. Anyway, I got the impression, they want the Buck line out of tactical knives, but they want to make them for another company.
 
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While drivng home, I thought about what I wrote. Thinking about it, I think it was C. J. Buck who talked about tacticals not Joe. Sorry about that.
 
We made a branding decision that we would focus on pragmatic solutions to everyday carry and family outdoor adventure. Some of our heavy duty stuff might resemble tactical but is focused on rescue or extreme outdoor use.

with that said we are really good at making tough knives and introduced a collaboration with TOPS knives (another Idaho company) at the Blade show that used our alpha hunter/Bravo as a foundation with a much thicker blade and fantastic grip handles. Mike Fuller, owner of TOPS will do the majority of marketing for these products as he talks the talk (and has already walked the walk).

Dad and I with Bob George (our national sales manager) had dinner with Mike at the Blade show and had a really great evening.

There are definitely more projects to come out of this budding relationship.
 
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