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Old 04-02-2018, 11:10 PM
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Default Buck Model 119 and 120 knives

I can't post photos, but you guys will mostly know what Buck Model 119 and 120 knives look like. I'll try to post a video or two.

They've been featured in some TV shows and movies, like the Scream series. (Which I haven't seen.)

They were popular with soldiers in the Vietnam war and one YouTube poster (Nutn'Fancy) says his dad carried a Model 119 as a fighter pilot.

I have both. I actually have a pair of Model 120's, one rescued from a bucket of knives at a gun show.

I sent it back to Buck for refinishing and have trouble telling it from the one I got new. That one has a Buck sheath of normal type for recent models, but it got wet or something and dried with a grainy, wrinkled appearance like boots made from Norwegian Krymp Ox hide, if you've seen those. Water buffalo hide items also tend look to like that.

I asked Chuck Buck if the sheath was from a special run from the factory,and he said no. Whatever happened to it took place out of the factory, but he agreed the sheath is pretty attractive.

Do any of you use these models? For what?

I like the length and weight of the Model 120 for cutting light branches for camp fire kindling, and the knife just feels great in the hand.
I'd feel pretty good about stabbing an aggressive cougar with it.

I read about a paratrooper in the 101st Airborne who wrote to Buck that his Model 120 sheath was coming apart, the stitching failing in Vietnam's hot and humid jungles.

Mr. Buck promptly sent him a new sheath, sewn with monofilament fishing line That presumably solved his problem. Buck is a great company to deal with. For a modest fee, they sharpen your knife or refinish. I think the fee for sharpening is $7.00.

I like them. I feel a bit like Tarzan when wearing that Model 120.

It was out of production for several years, but is back.

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