No, I’m not going all Joe Biden (God forbid) or Harry Truman on you. The “buck” in this case refers to Buck Knives, the big folders that seem to be standard issue for bros worldwide. Not that there’s anything wrong with being a bro, mind you.
Talk about impulse buys and effective advertising: I need another folding knife like I need another gun, but the ad from Buck Knives popped up and before I knew it I had customized my Buck 110 and placed my order. It was a Facebook ad and it did what it was intended to do (it got me). I already have four other big folders (all of those were similarly impulse purchases), but I don’t wear or carry any. If I want to go armed it will be with my 1911 (never bring a knife to a gunfight). But I like these big Bucks. I didn’t know Buck offered custom knives or about their online customizing configurator (in fact, I had never even been to the Buck website), but when I saw it I had to click and start fooling around. It was fun, and before I realized it, my wallet (figuratively speaking) was a lot lighter.
Buck lets you change the handle material (about a dozen different materials), the bolsters (brass or nickel), rivets (yes or no), finger grooves (yes or no), the blade material (different types of steel, polished or brushed), the blade configuration (drop point or regular), serrations (several options), and engraving (potentially infinite options). Woweee!
I chose no rivets, no finger grooves, nickel bolsters, mirror-polished blade, and elk grips (it will match my 1917 Colt). It’s the one you see at the top of this blog, and the ticket in is $161.50 plus freight. It will be here in about two and a half months. Be a bro and don’t tell Susie.
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