ArfinGreebly
Moderator Emeritus
What He Said
The Buck catalog has "import" entries and USA-made entries.
The 110, 112, 55, 5xx, 119, 120, 102, 103, 105, 171, 172, 192, 692, 650, 655, 297, 298, 301, 303, 305, 309, 310, 500, and on and on are all made here in Post Falls, Idaho, about eight miles from my house.
Their 37x and 38x wood-handled traditional patterns are imports, but made to their standards. I've gotten some to test, and they're done well.
Some of their more modern profiles are imports, while others are made here.
But that 110 and 119 that you see at Wal*Mart?
Those are, quite frankly, a real steal, sold almost at cost.
Every few weeks I pick up another 110 at Wal*Mart, and just stash it. There are plenty of folks out there who will be convinced that if it's that cheap, there must be something wrong with it. Then, by the time it dawns on them that, while the sheath, packaging, and printing are all done somewhere else, the actual knife is made here, the party will end, and either the price will shoot up or Wal*Mart will quit carrying them altogether.
In my lifetime, I've let ignorance and bias drive me away from countless incredible deals. I didn't buy Schrades when they were made in USA and cheap. I missed out on a whole generation of traditional patterns, made in USA, very reasonably priced, and terribly, terribly useful, until they were gone or finally so expensive that it got my attention. Where the hell was I when hardware stores everywhere sold Case knives from a glass case by the registers? I was being a "design snob." And an idiot.
The Buck 110 and 119 at Wal*Mart are the real deal, and a real steal.
The Buck catalog has "import" entries and USA-made entries.
The 110, 112, 55, 5xx, 119, 120, 102, 103, 105, 171, 172, 192, 692, 650, 655, 297, 298, 301, 303, 305, 309, 310, 500, and on and on are all made here in Post Falls, Idaho, about eight miles from my house.
Their 37x and 38x wood-handled traditional patterns are imports, but made to their standards. I've gotten some to test, and they're done well.
Some of their more modern profiles are imports, while others are made here.
But that 110 and 119 that you see at Wal*Mart?
Those are, quite frankly, a real steal, sold almost at cost.
Every few weeks I pick up another 110 at Wal*Mart, and just stash it. There are plenty of folks out there who will be convinced that if it's that cheap, there must be something wrong with it. Then, by the time it dawns on them that, while the sheath, packaging, and printing are all done somewhere else, the actual knife is made here, the party will end, and either the price will shoot up or Wal*Mart will quit carrying them altogether.
In my lifetime, I've let ignorance and bias drive me away from countless incredible deals. I didn't buy Schrades when they were made in USA and cheap. I missed out on a whole generation of traditional patterns, made in USA, very reasonably priced, and terribly, terribly useful, until they were gone or finally so expensive that it got my attention. Where the hell was I when hardware stores everywhere sold Case knives from a glass case by the registers? I was being a "design snob." And an idiot.
The Buck 110 and 119 at Wal*Mart are the real deal, and a real steal.
