Well we have progress.
Decided to stop by Academy today and see if we could find a style, length, etc. that she likes so that I could then have something to present to makers for a custom job.
First stop was the knife aisle with all the stuff in the blister packs. Pulled out a Buck hunting knife, you all know the one, black handle, stainless blade, aluminum guard and trim. Popular knife since it came out decades ago.
Me: 'So is this something you would like?'
Herself: 'Don't know, need to feel it outside the package'
Ok, off to the gun counter to find a clerk and see if they have one outside the package.
Sales clerk busy with a nice guy who is getting a hell of a deal on a Savage .30-06 bolt action rifle, synthetic stock, clearance priced at $139.00!!! No, you can't get one as he got the last one in the Houston area as we would have bought 2 if they had any more.
2nd clerk comes down, older gentleman, and asks if we need help. Rifleman is blocking the knife counter so we really can't see what is in it. Ask clerk if he has one of these out of box.
No, but got this one from the back this morning with a few other clearance knives that I can show you, it's just about the same knife with different handle and trim pieces. Gun guy moves down so we can see all the knives inside the case.
Clerk pulls out this:
https://www.buckknives.com/product/119-special-knife/0119FAM01/
He describes it to her, brass, cocobolo handles, leather sheath, etc...................
Right now I am thinking, home run, this thing is on clearance for <$50. She has a jewerly box made of Cocobolo she absolutely loves. She starts handling the display, feeling the heft, etc. I am done, finished, did my job, found the knife and start talking to the guy about his new rifle and getting the story. He is buying a Vortex scope and they are mounting it for him. He's set for deer season with a nice rig for less than $350 including case, ammo, sling, etc. Less than the 'combination' packages by Mossberg he has been looking at. Better conversation for me as knives are not really as strong a focus for me as guns are. Clerk can deal with her now.................
Well herself is still talking to the nice gentleman working the counter and has asked about other clearance knives he brought out today. Couple more boxes come out of the case and she is fiddling with something over there. I turn to investigate and she is holding this knife.
https://www.buckknives.com/product/matt-would-go/0245MCSMWG-B/
I am thinking, dude what the heck are you trying to sell her. She hates 'tactical' stuff. It does not matter if a Navy SEAL designed this thing, and the proceeds benefit charity. This is the woman who would not shoot her AR until I replaced all the plastic with wood, you really think she is going to like this thing?
Now, myself, I am thinking..................so how much is this beautiful blade marked down to?
Then I hear, 'I like it', 'It feels good', "my mom would probably like it'.
W.T.F.?? You really considering one of those for the kitchen and general duties? That's a combat/survival knife. Micarta handles? Really?
She asks the clerk how durable this knife would be, LOL. I am dying over here thinking that this knife will out live both her and everybody she knows, and has probably better steel than all her other stuff put together.
Well, stupid me thinking we get the good deal on the first Buck because it is marked down and I think that is what she has been looking for.................................
She decides to buy not one, but both of the Matt Would Go knives (all they had)...................and yeah, she will get that other one also.
BTW, that Matt Would Go knife is marked down to <$50 also. So we walked out of Academy with two of those and the fist Buck for $150 plus tax. I only wanted to go in to get an idea of what she wanted, LOL.
We looked at them when we got home, she thinks the Kydex sheath is cheap but will get used to it. Still not sure about the wood handled Buck, but thinks she got a good deal and not ready to let me claim it yet.
Yup, got two, going to give one to her 70+ year old mother to use in the kitchen. If mom does not like it, maybe her brother will. Augghhhhhh...........................what about me?
Then I looked them up on the internet, WOW. I thought the 1st one was a good deal, seems to be about 1/2 retail, the others are even better than that.
Oh, and we are going back to the shop to look at that dagger again tomorrow and check the other stores for another Matt Would Go.
So we are going to try out this design and go from there. One comment she made was: 'How cool would this be in Damascus?' When referring to the MWG, Shaking my head. Women.
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