Gary W. Graley
“Imagination is more important than knowledge"
Knifemaker / Craftsman / Service Provider
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Just got this a short while ago but looking towards something else and need to save up, so she's up on the block
Buck Selkirk Fixed Blade, very solid and nice blade, sheath has great retention, I removed the belt clip and fire starter and have been wearing it on a static cord that works and carries very well. The clip and associated parts as well as the fire starter will be included, I do not have the original box, just not much of a box keeper kind of person...
I have sharpened it up a little, but only to it's betterment, it arrived fairly sharp so it was more of a touch up than a full sharpening, it's razor sharp.
Price shipped in the USA $40 payment by US Postal money order or check if I know you.
Here is some information from a short review I did of this knife;
It boasts a nice full flat ground blade with stainless guard and end cap which has some texture placed there for use as a hammering/striking tool. These are attached to the tang by means of being welded on.
The scales are layered micarta and are held in place by screws with mating threaded tubes, center one being longer due to the thicker material, so make note of that if you happen to remove yours.
The blade steel is Buck's 420HC and seems to be heat treated pretty good, some use in cutting branches and such did not result in any noticeable wear on the edge. And the edged did arrive pretty sharp too, kudos to Buck's crew for that attention.
The knife is fairly handle heavy, which suits me fine, with the flat ground blade it slices like crazy!
The blade is about 4 5/8" long when measured from the center of the guard to the tip, with the handle being about 4 1/2" long.
The blade is about an 1/8" at the spine.
Measuring at the top of the edge bevel is about .030" so not too thin but not too bad either, cuts great and actually feels thinner than that measurement to me, but that's what it measured.
The sheath is a plastic formed sheath that retains the knife very well, it has a place on top for your thumb to push against to draw the knife out. The sheath comes with a belt loop thingy, but I removed that and added a static cord...inspired by Joe Paranee, saw that in one of his well done videos of Matt Gregory's Tanto and that led me to this. The paracord wraps around either a belt loop or my belt, with the knife removed from the sheath, I slip the sheath into the paracord loop so it's now held captive by what you wrapped it around. Then slipping the sheath in between my belt and body, the knife rides there fairly safely, a pull on the handle and the knife/sheath will pull out until the paracord reaches the end of it's tether and the knife pulls free of the sheath.
It does leave the sheath dangling, but returning the knife BACK to the sheath I find it to be a whole lot safer, as you have the sheath out and you can hold it while putting the knife back into the sheath. Nice Joe
And Matt Gregory!
The sheath also includes a fire starter that has a whistle at the end, works well, haven't started a fire yet but I don't think it will be a problem.
Here are a few images of the knife, in this photo it has the fire starter attached but it will be in the box along with the clip and the knife/sheath
There is a small notch before the edge, this is intended for you to use to strike the firestarter there instead of the spine of the blade. And the guard is pronounced so it does provide protection of your hand sliding up and onto the blade.
Thanks for checking,
G2
Buck Selkirk Fixed Blade, very solid and nice blade, sheath has great retention, I removed the belt clip and fire starter and have been wearing it on a static cord that works and carries very well. The clip and associated parts as well as the fire starter will be included, I do not have the original box, just not much of a box keeper kind of person...
I have sharpened it up a little, but only to it's betterment, it arrived fairly sharp so it was more of a touch up than a full sharpening, it's razor sharp.
Price shipped in the USA $40 payment by US Postal money order or check if I know you.
Here is some information from a short review I did of this knife;
It boasts a nice full flat ground blade with stainless guard and end cap which has some texture placed there for use as a hammering/striking tool. These are attached to the tang by means of being welded on.
The scales are layered micarta and are held in place by screws with mating threaded tubes, center one being longer due to the thicker material, so make note of that if you happen to remove yours.
The blade steel is Buck's 420HC and seems to be heat treated pretty good, some use in cutting branches and such did not result in any noticeable wear on the edge. And the edged did arrive pretty sharp too, kudos to Buck's crew for that attention.
The knife is fairly handle heavy, which suits me fine, with the flat ground blade it slices like crazy!
The blade is about 4 5/8" long when measured from the center of the guard to the tip, with the handle being about 4 1/2" long.
The blade is about an 1/8" at the spine.
Measuring at the top of the edge bevel is about .030" so not too thin but not too bad either, cuts great and actually feels thinner than that measurement to me, but that's what it measured.
The sheath is a plastic formed sheath that retains the knife very well, it has a place on top for your thumb to push against to draw the knife out. The sheath comes with a belt loop thingy, but I removed that and added a static cord...inspired by Joe Paranee, saw that in one of his well done videos of Matt Gregory's Tanto and that led me to this. The paracord wraps around either a belt loop or my belt, with the knife removed from the sheath, I slip the sheath into the paracord loop so it's now held captive by what you wrapped it around. Then slipping the sheath in between my belt and body, the knife rides there fairly safely, a pull on the handle and the knife/sheath will pull out until the paracord reaches the end of it's tether and the knife pulls free of the sheath.
It does leave the sheath dangling, but returning the knife BACK to the sheath I find it to be a whole lot safer, as you have the sheath out and you can hold it while putting the knife back into the sheath. Nice Joe
And Matt Gregory!The sheath also includes a fire starter that has a whistle at the end, works well, haven't started a fire yet but I don't think it will be a problem.
Here are a few images of the knife, in this photo it has the fire starter attached but it will be in the box along with the clip and the knife/sheath
There is a small notch before the edge, this is intended for you to use to strike the firestarter there instead of the spine of the blade. And the guard is pronounced so it does provide protection of your hand sliding up and onto the blade.
Thanks for checking,
G2
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