What Buck are you carrying today?

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Today I've been carrying this Buck 389 canoe. Yes, it is a China-Buck, but no, it is not 420J2, it is 420HC! Very early in Buck's outsourcing, the China Bucks were assembled with Buck supplied 420HC. One year after this knife was made, Buck switched to Chinese supplied, 420J2 steel. Easy way to tell: If your China Buck slip-joint has the, "Buck Hammer and Bolt" logo, it has 420HC. If it has the "Buck Oval", it's 420J2.

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