May 22, 2017 · The 119 (and variants) grip is way too slippery when wet with water or blood.. Maybe with a mod like bike inner tube that fits tight, or skateboard tape, or checkering. And I've broke a blade clean in two while a kid, throwing a Buck.

Jun 12, 2010 · My 60’s vintage Buck 119 with 440C steel survived a tour in Nam and was my primary fixed blade until I passed it on to my son last year. Not sure what the more exotic steels can offer for normal camping or survival tasks. My current fixed blade knife is an ESSE 4HM in 1095 steel that I absolutely love.

Feb 6, 2012 · Hey yall , I've been thinking about getting a new knife for bushcraft and hunting and can't decide between the buck 119 and the usmc kabar. Both are time tested knives and have positive reviews but the 119 is a little bit cheaper than the kabar. Does anybody have any experience with the two knives?

Nov 2, 2011 · The Buck 119. A classic outdoors knife if ever there was one. Everyone from Les Stroud to the killer in Scream has found it to be quite a handy and capable knife. I'm no exception. Since I was gifted this knife in 2001 I've used it countless times to dress game, split firewood, prepare meals, hammer tent stakes and do all sorts of camp chores.

Sep 22, 2018 · View attachment 598724 I have a fairly pristine Buck 119. My late uncle bought it when on sale at Gart Brothers in Denver, might tell ya how old it is, maybe early 1980's. He gifted it to me a couple of years ago before melanoma took him.

Apr 16, 2012 · If buck would make a knife like the 119 but with the laynard hole, the guard mostly gone, some file work on top, and no clip so the point was shaped a lot more like a spear or kephart blade I would be all over it. your mods probably got the 119 closer to my prefered style of blade than anyother 119 mods I have seen.

Feb 23, 2012 · A buck 119, a small hatchet, and a folder like a trapper , muskrat skinner or stockman and you have a decent set of usable tools. I have used my 119 mostly as a camp knife. I can cut up and cook with it.

Apr 8, 2023 · A Buck 119 was my only fixed blade knife from 1966 to 2021. My first Buck 119 saw combat duty in Nam. Unfortunately, the handle material failed near the end and the sheath was in poor shape. I contacted Buck when I returned home and they gifted me a brand new Buck 119 with sheath and thanked me for my service.

Mar 4, 2012 · Buck 119 is up there with the all time must have knives. It just is meant for large personalities. When you use it outside of the intended purpose it will do a lot of things but just like you don't take a classic 57 Chevy four wheeling even though it would probably get you in and out you aren't going to be doing camp or bush crafting quite as ...

Oct 11, 2008 · The Buck 102 Woodsman, 105 Pathfinder, 118 Personal, and the 119 Special were abundant in those woods. These knives got the job done then, as well as now. The fact that countless knife choices and maybe some "better" designs …