Opinions wanted: Modifying a Buck 119

[Sharp Steel]

Just to clarify: I wasn't suggesting you buy the 3V copy. But instead, that you might be interested in replicating what Buck did - they cut the tip of a normally shaped 119 blade (it's shorter, you can tell holding them next to each other). Photo from Buck's website:

I guess it's similar to your picture #1.

Wow. I love the look of that knife.

 

[hiwa]

I did exactly that ( almost exact same red cut line as your pic above)
Imo , way too much of a drop down.
I did another one where I just went from the the bottom of the swedge dip , and horizontal with the knife out to the tip.. Much better , and way less steel to remove. It also put the point centre-line of the handle .
So basically , just flattened the last two inches from the bottom of the swedge out to the tip. The tip got a little wider ( ie. stronger) doing this.

 

[deltablade]

I am thinking of doing the same tip mod to my standard 119. Here are some pics comparing it to Bucks new custom drop point.

 

[karnaknives]

I am still going to do this, but I haven't made much progress beyond drawing the lines on the blade.
Hopefully soon I'll have the time to focus on this project.
Keep us informed if you decide to proceed!

 

[deltablade]

Here are pix of my mods to the tip. I decided to remove metal down to the original blade flat, which is slightly less than what I had drawn in my scematic. I like this tip shape, kinda like some early bowie tips, and it preserves most of the belly. I also sanded the handle with a coarse grit sand paper which makes a better grip when wet. It is ready for the field now.

 

[deltablade]

I rough sanded and groved the handle to give me a better grip when wet. It turned out really great for my purposes.