What "Traditional Knife" are ya totin' today?

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5K Qs said:
I recently noticed that some sellers now claim that the Buck 373 uses 440C (and some other offshore Bucks now use 420HC instead of 420j2). I don't know when that change was made (nor do I know when FIL got his Buck 373).
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Doubtful they are using 440C as a standard blade steel again, especially for the offshore 371/373.

As far as I know, the last 440C knife they made was a limited production 112 Anniversary knife.

The 300 series never had 440C blades. Those contracted with Schrade and Camillus used 440A. When Buck started producing the 300's in house, their standard steel across all models was 420HC.

As far as I know, the 37x and 38x offshore knives still use 420J2.
It is possible they upgraded to the 7CR14MoV and/or 9CR18MoV, that BTI uses on the Schrade, Old Timer, and Uncle Henry lines. (most of the Imperial line has 3CR15MoV; Thesame class as 420J2, I believe.)

Allegedly, the 7CR... is equivalent to 440A. The 9CR... is equivalent to 440C (or 440B, according to some.)
It would make sense to upgrade from 420J2 to either 440A or 7CR14MoV, since the offshore Bucks are in direct competition with the offshore Schrade/Old Timer/Uncle Henry's, which have a much better blade steel than the offshore Bucks do, yet they both retail at the same price point. 🙄

Buck switched from 440C to 425M because the 440C was/is hard on the machinery. For that reason I doubt they will use 440C again for anything but limited runs.
(when 425M became too costly, they switched to 420HC. I heard that Buck was the only company using 425M, which added to the cost of the steel.)
 
5K Qs said:
Stockman of the Week is a wood Buck 373 that's the last pocketknife my late father-in-law carried. I'm not sure what kind of steel it has for the blades. I bought a bone Buck Trio (aka 373, aka Chinese Buck Cadet) at Walmart in 2014 that has 420j2 steel according to the packaging. But I recently noticed that some sellers now claim that the Buck 373 uses 440C (and some other offshore Bucks now use 420HC instead of 420j2). I don't know when that change was made (nor do I know when FIL got his Buck 373).


- GT
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The Buck web site says 420J2.
www.buckknives.com

Buck 373 Trio Pocket Knife - Buck® Knives OFFICIAL SITE

The Trio is a traditional three-bladed pocket knife with a clip point for detail work, a spey blade for skinning, and a sheepsfoot blade clean cuts.
www.buckknives.com www.buckknives.com

A Case humpback Half Wittler in the pocket today.
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knarfeng said:
The Buck web site says 420J2.
www.buckknives.com

Buck 373 Trio Pocket Knife - Buck® Knives OFFICIAL SITE

The Trio is a traditional three-bladed pocket knife with a clip point for detail work, a spey blade for skinning, and a sheepsfoot blade clean cuts.
www.buckknives.com www.buckknives.com

A Case humpback Half Wittler in the pocket today.
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The 46 would make a good vault knife if they still have the tooling. I like the slanted bolsters on yours. Really nice pattern :thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
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Rufus1949 said:
GENEROSITY ABOUNDS HERE!
Once again it surfaces here on the porch. A gentleman saw that I was searching for a GEC Navy knife.

To my utter surprise, Dan@SF fanatic offers me his. I am deeply touched by his generous act.

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Dan is notorious for this kind of stuff :cool::D It lightens the darkness for sure. But you Bob, are no miser either 😍 Whatever anybody's walk in life, so-called religion/ethics, race etc. altruism is the greatest of all human qualities and gives a lasting impression.

Thanks, Will
 
mbkr said:
I took my truck in for its mandatory biannual safety inspection this morning. I thought it should pass 🤞 and it did. Yay 🥳
Peej, the shop cat, wanted to play 😺

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Mike biannual inspection? I thought it wasn’t so strict in the states. As there a lot of custom car shows that wouldn’t meet registration requirements in Australia.
Here it’s an annual mechanic inspection for registration.
 
mitch13 said:
Mike biannual inspection? I thought it wasn’t so strict in the states. As there a lot of custom car shows that wouldn’t meet registration requirements in Australia.
Here it’s an annual mechanic inspection for registration.
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No inspections are required in my county in Georgia, not even for emissions!
 
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