Pictures of Buck 119 "Experimental"

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Doug S

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Here is the knife a friend wants to sell me for $45. As I mentioned in my earlier thread, it is NIB, with numbered blade and letter of authenticity. Would this knives be worth picking up value wise, and would it command a premium over a regular 119? If not, I'm thinking I'm not going to buy it after reading about all the instances of cracking. On the other hand if it is worth a bit more than the $45, I might buy it since it is in perfect condition. Also, the signature on the letter appears to be the real thing, and not a rubber stamp (could be wrong though).

Thanks for any info.

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I say buy it at the price offered. Though it is a unique knife it will crack in the handle if exposed to heat or cold IMHO. As a result of the quality issues I don't think this one will go up in value.
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I still say buy it. Something like that is an unusual piece of Buck history that will always be of interest to Buck collectors. Especially since it's in uncracked condition.

If you put it up for trades here you'd probably get some interesting trade offers from the guys.......some of them can't resist another odd Buck.

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If you do buy it the paper work will tell you not to use it. I have one with a cracked handle, and if I get the chance will buy another one, because they are special. Buck had tried a different handle configuration and it did not pay off. There are only so many of them out there that when they are gone they are gone. Unless you come across some one willing to sell thiers. HL
 
I4Bucks said:
There are only so many of them out there that when they are gone they are gone. Unless you come across some one willing to sell thiers. HL
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AND theres even less without a crack!!!

I would buy it. Value is only gonna be what someone is willing to pay. I sold mine years back for more than that, but the market and economy fluctuate. If your buying to instantly turn around for more coin...... :confused: Then I don't know what to recommend.

If my friend offered it to me for $45.00 I would buy it.
 
These knives had teh guard, butt cap and all aluminum trim die cast (molded) directly to the blade (tang). The "plastic" was then molded directly onto the aluminum (beneath the handle a a fairly large chunck of aluminum if i recall correctly. I thought the handles were still phenolic (but could be mistaken). I have a couple floating around my office somewhere so I will need to dig them up and look at them to verify the handle material.

This was an attempt to reduce much of the hand shaping that goes into the 119's. The shaping process at that time (and even now) has not changed much since about the early '80's. We just haven't found a process that gives us as good of a fit between the handle and mating parts as we having been using since the dqwn of time.

Bill Keys
Director of Manufacturing & Engineering
Buck Knives
 
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