Pawn shop Buck 506 find, to spa or not to spa?

COSMO

COSMO

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Need some advice form the Buck folks---

I stopped at my least favorite pawn shop today because it has been more than a week since I last gazed into their knife case. Saw this little ivory like handled knife that was not there on my last visit. Initially, I thought it was probably some Chinese crap, or it could be a Buck. Since the guy was standing right there I said let me take a look at it. I saw that fancy “B” and I knew it was going home with me, When the guy said he needed $5 for it, I looked at the case three blade that was next to it and took that too (for $6). So apparently I have a "white Knight."

Although you can see in the picture that the blade has been abused, After giving it my typical clean, oil and shine treatment I had it snapping open and closed nicely again.

So here is the question, do I send it in for a spa treatment? I really do not want to re-blade it so I was thinking of sending it in so they could re-grind the blade to look better. Do they do that? What do you all think?
Thanks
Cosmo
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User or display?
If a user, I (personally) would not worry about the scratches on the blade.
If display, I'm sure Buck can polish the scratches out and make it look like new.
 
Cosmo, Buck can easily get all the scratches out of the blade and frame of your 506. It came out in 1979 as the 'Lady Buck'. Then later changed to the White Knight. The handles are micarta. That is a great collector piece in a journey to get all the 500 series knives with the old English script stamp. There are 6. That alone would make any collector drool. They have a polished stainless frame and 440C blade. DM
 
Yea, blade is scratched on both sides. I thought it was a good find when I saw it. I think I will send in for a spa treatment, but just ask them to get scratches out and not re-blade it.

Cosmo
 
They won't reblade it. Buff scratches out will make it look new.
 
Spa. I highly doubt they'd reblade a knife unless it was broken, or you asked for it (and, presumably, paid extra for that). Your knife will come back from the spa looking fantastic and sporting a keen edge. Quite a nice find!
 
Cosmo, looking at your photos again,-- I believe who ever was attempting to sharpen it was doing the right thing. As the early 500 series models had a thick edge left on them. Just like many from that era. So, the previous owner was attempting to thin this down so it would take
a decent edge. At first I thought the previous owner didn't know how to sharpen but perhaps he was doing the right thing just not finishing it off correctly. Once an experienced knife craftsman gets his hands on this knife he'll not take much metal off. Instead just blend in the coarsely
thinned down blade. Thus, leaving you a 506 that cuts very nice. This is another Buck item you won't find written about much. Yet, it is a real
occurrence. As many owners of those early 500's have brought them to me for sharpening. Complaining they could not get them sharp. And I
find it was because they were not grinding the edge bevel down to a complete apex. DM
 
Please be specific about the SPA service you want. If you don't want the edge re-done, just let us know. It will get a satin finish on the blade and polished up.

Thanks,

Jeff
 
Great info in this thread. I’ve one of these as well, in about that shape too. I carried it a lot back when. Great little knife. Didn’t know it’s 440C.
 
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