Some Questions About Buck Knives Model 119 "Special"

[ace stanley]

Hello Everybody!
I have some questions about Buck Knives Model 119 "Special". I posted this question on the "Knife Reviews & Testing" Message Board and somebody there told me to come here. I didn't even know that there was a "Buck Knives Forum" on this site. Hopefully one of you here will be able to answer my questions. Somebody on this site told me that the Buck Model 120 "General" had a 7 and a half inch blade. But did Buck ever make an 8 or a 9 inch blade version of this knife? Have any other knife companies ever made a similar looking knife that looks like the "Special" and the "General"? And also, what purpose does a "blood groove" on a knife blade serve? I would really appreciate it if somebody could answer my questions. Thanks. Take care. Later.

 

[buckman#10]

well in answer to your first question i have read that yes years ago you could order some models with a variety of blade lengths that would include the 119 and 120
as for the blood groove or fuller in my opinion they would be useless as a blood groove because flesh is so pliable it would mold itself to the blade unless it was a blade that had a thickness of 1/4 or so and had not just a groove but an actual cutout all the way through the blade
i think in the modern knives the groove is there for weight , strength or just cosmetics or a combination thereof
during slicing i think it would help as it gives an air pocket so whatever you are slicing doesnt stick to the blade so much
these of course are just my own thoughts and ideas and should be treated as such

 

[Buckaholic]

That's an interesting theory on the fuller BM10. Makes sense to me about the slicing.

Hey Ace...I don't have definitive answers for your other questions, but I have seen several knock offs of the 119. It's a great knife.

 

[GIRLYmann]

"Have any other knife companies ever made a similar looking knife that looks like the "Special" and the "General"? - ace stanley, wrote"


Pakistani rip-offs with pakkawood handles, some chinese too.
Not the best copies in the world, because they looked much too inferior in their equally cheap sheaths.

 

[tobyrogers]

Here are two that look similar.First is a Schrade-Walden Buffalo Bill 166.Second is a Schrade made Craftsman.Both are good solid knives.You can see the difference in the swedge.Arnold

 

[chickentrax]

Second is a Schrade made Craftsman.

Is that "Craftsman" as in Sears Roebuck???

Ha! They even copied the early sheath! But they sure wasted a lot of rivets on it...dyeing job is uneven...edges look ragged...no stitching at all that I can see...hummmm...hmmmm... ...you made that sheath, didn't you???

...I'm just ragging ya...