Great review, as usual. Unfortunately, Buck probably could not stay in business without adding Chinese source knives to their line, just like Boker, Puma etc. Just the way of manufacturing in the modern world.
Yes that is unfortunate but they could innovate their production line with new USA-made knives like Case did but I understand they would rather sell a bigger volume of cheaper knives than a small volume of expensive knives.
Decent looking knife, but why bother if you are going to offer it with 7Cr17 steel! Buck also could have made it with American made scales. They must have plenty of Traditional handles sitting around in their USA factories. On your specs, you state "Pivot Assembly: Caged ball bearing washers". I believe that must be a mistake. Yes?
What mistake? it has ball-bearing washers. I have not taken it apart but I have looked inside from the top and was the bearing poking out from the washers and the smoothness is also the same as with other knives that ride on bearings. As to why they used 7Cr17 my best guess is that it was the best value pricing they got from the Chinese factory and it is a modified 440A Buck likes the 440 series maybe they also wanted to have a decent inexpensive Pyrite alternative like other companies are making their version of the benchmade bugout. But this is only speculation I have no evidence to support this.
Reminds me a lot of the cjrb pyrite
As it should.
Great review, as usual. Unfortunately, Buck probably could not stay in business without adding Chinese source knives to their line, just like Boker, Puma etc. Just the way of manufacturing in the modern world.
Yes that is unfortunate but they could innovate their production line with new USA-made knives like Case did but I understand they would rather sell a bigger volume of cheaper knives than a small volume of expensive knives.
Decent looking knife, but why bother if you are going to offer it with 7Cr17 steel! Buck also could have made it with American made scales. They must have plenty of Traditional handles sitting around in their USA factories.
On your specs, you state "Pivot Assembly: Caged ball bearing washers". I believe that must be a mistake. Yes?
What mistake? it has ball-bearing washers. I have not taken it apart but I have looked inside from the top and was the bearing poking out from the washers and the smoothness is also the same as with other knives that ride on bearings. As to why they used 7Cr17 my best guess is that it was the best value pricing they got from the Chinese factory and it is a modified 440A Buck likes the 440 series maybe they also wanted to have a decent inexpensive Pyrite alternative like other companies are making their version of the benchmade bugout. But this is only speculation I have no evidence to support this.