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Your newest addition:traditionals of course!

I've been admiring the Buck 500-series knives for a while and found this 503 Prince at a local sporting goods store yesterday. It has nickle silver bolsters and "rosewood" Dymondwood covers. The pocket slip is a Case suede slip with Velcro closure. I believe these are discontinued, but I found a five-pack of them recently at a big knife store about 50 miles from here.

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I bought these Wednesday. If the guy hadn't given me a bulk discount, I'd have had to choose one to take or one to leave, and I'd have been wrong.
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I might have left the Utica jack because of the wear and the bent liner, or I might have left the Kent stockman because it doesn't have a sheepsfoot and because it's a bargain brand. I would have taken the HSB EO because it's extra fancy and a rarer pattern.

After carrying all three of them, I put the HSB out of my pocket first. It's just awfully bulbous to carry (especially with two other full-sized knives, to be fair).
The one I thought the least of is the one that's still in my pocket. Made for Woolworth's or not, it's very well made and a lot of blade in a slim package.
 
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