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Well guys I took the plunge, I got a Special

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granitemonkey

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I love this knife, I was kinda unsure about the 420HC steel. Well when I handled the knife, all my insecurities about it went away. It was pretty damn sharp out of the box, Overall I am very happy with it. The only thing I wish Buck would do is bring back the 7 1/2 blade model, I believe its called the 120? But the only thing better than the knife is the price, $34.95 at Wally
World. Personally I think its a hell of alot of knife for the money.



Brandon:D
 
Welcome to Bladeforums.com granitemonkey!!! :D Please take a moment or two to visit our benefactors, Buck Knives http://www.buckknives.com/ and One Stop Knife Shop http://www.onestopknifeshop.com/ (Kevin owns this Forum!) ;) Please consider upgrading your membership and keep BladeForums.com open!!!

Buck has a very interesting Virtual Plant Tour at http://www.buckknives.com/plant_tour.php , a guide to Tang Stamp Codes at http://www.buckknives.com/collectors_vintage.php , a discussion of Steels used in Buck Knives at http://www.buckknives.com/technical_steel.php, you can order a Custom-Built Buck Knife at http://www.buckknives.com/custom_knife_shoppe.php, and there is a brief introduction to the Buck Collectors Club at http://www.buckknives.com/collectors_club.php. The Buck Collectors Club commissions special and unique versions of Buck knives for member sales only, so you might want to consider joining to gain access to some of these truly awesome knives!!! :)

If you have a problem posting pictures, there is a Quick & Dirty tutorial at Photobucket For Dummies. If you don't have a digital camera, but do have a scanner, lay your knife on the glass and throw a light colored towel/t-shirt/cloth over it and scan it. Save the pic, and follow the above instructions for posting pics.

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granitemonkey - The 120 general can still be found for sale on the Web...Cabela's sells them, as the Pro Line, and other vendors such as BKO have them NIB for reasonable prices...both the brass/Cocobola and the aluminum/phenolic models... :)
 
chickentrax said:
Welcome to Bladeforums.com granitemonkey!!! :D Please take a moment or two to visit our benefactors, Buck Knives http://www.buckknives.com/ and One Stop Knife Shop http://www.onestopknifeshop.com/ (Kevin owns this Forum!) ;) Please consider upgrading your membership and keep BladeForums.com open!!!

Buck has a very interesting Virtual Plant Tour at http://www.buckknives.com/plant_tour.php , a guide to Tang Stamp Codes at http://www.buckknives.com/collectors_vintage.php , a discussion of Steels used in Buck Knives at http://www.buckknives.com/technical_steel.php, you can order a Custom-Built Buck Knife at http://www.buckknives.com/custom_knife_shoppe.php, and there is a brief introduction to the Buck Collectors Club at http://www.buckknives.com/collectors_club.php. The Buck Collectors Club commissions special and unique versions of Buck knives for member sales only, so you might want to consider joining to gain access to some of these truly awesome knives!!! :)

If you have a problem posting pictures, there is a Quick & Dirty tutorial at Photobucket For Dummies. If you don't have a digital camera, but do have a scanner, lay your knife on the glass and throw a light colored towel/t-shirt/cloth over it and scan it. Save the pic, and follow the above instructions for posting pics.

If you are getting a blank screen (no hits) when using the Search function, follow these instructions courtesy of Cougar Allen [paraphrased] -

Click on "Search This Forum" (in the Forum you want searched); then click "Advanced Search"; select "Search Titles Only"; and put your subject in the keyword field. If you search all of Bladeforums for every occurrence of the subject that will overload the search function and you'll get no results, but if you follow these directions you'll find what you want.

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granitemonkey - The 120 general can still be found for sale on the Web...Cabela's sells them, as the Pro Line, and other vendors such as BKO have them NIB for reasonable prices...both the brass/Cocobola and the aluminum/phenolic models... :)
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Well thank you, I will most surely check out Cabela's site.
 
granitemonkey said:
I love this knife, I was kinda unsure about the 420HC steel. Well when I handled the knife, all my insecurities about it went away. It was pretty damn sharp out of the box, Overall I am very happy with it. The only thing I wish Buck would do is bring back the 7 1/2 blade model, I believe its called the 120? But the only thing better than the knife is the price, $34.95 at Wally
World. Personally I think its a hell of alot of knife for the money.

Brandon:D
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The Special is probably one of Bucks best selling fixed blades... it is one of those timeless designs.
 
Myself, I have a 119 and also the one with the soft handle......I think it's marked 619. Mine has a regular 119 blade and a black sheath. I don't care for the one with the sawblade back that you sometimes see.

No doubt.....it's a great knife.

It's just that the 120 is bigger.

And size matters.

:D
 
Granite: Congrats on your purchase. I got my first 119 a few weeks ago and I really like it. Let us know what you think of the 420HC steel after you've had it for awhile. I think you'll be impressed with it.
 
Granaite...you chose one of our best...it is a timeless balance of weight and length that has well earned it's name.
 
The Special has a special place in my list of priceless classic-pattern Buck must-haves! It's the most elegant Bowie clip point ever.
 
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