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Buck Knives 285 Bantam BLW Folding Knife with Removable Clip

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Pros & Cons

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Pros

It's a sub $30 knife that performs like it. Great service from the seller. The price more than makes up for this, but it’s worth mentioning.

Used it everyday for a few weeks and haven't needed to sharpen it again. It performs flawlessly. The only thing i'd change is to orient the clip the other direction. Put a sharper edge on it.

This gives you the durability you need if you are the kind of person who pulls out a pocketknife to twist or pry things. No excess slop or play as of yet, even the pocket clip is still nice and tight.

Cons

The clip is right where your hand squeezes on the handle--unless you are left handed then it just lightly brushes your fingers. Since the handle is so light, the knife feels unbalanced when open. The handle is plastic and will not last.

No final grinding, sanding, or polishing. Blade wables from side to side and has no adjustment screw; just a dead rivet. There are no screws to disassemble blade and fix a problem.

I realize that the bantam series are pretty much entry level knives but this is still unacceptable. Of the eleven one was delivered defective. The quality is pathetic to say the least.

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Highlights

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Quality

Fit finish are great and im impressed with the quality overall

Quality is very high i have bought at least 10 knives over the years and all are still sharp and working flawlessly

If you dont shorten these screws and reinstall them after removing the clip they will interfere with the blade

I was excited uponreceiving knifeuntil i saw and felt the kidstoy plastic handle that came with the beautifully sharp tradition... Read More

Price

A good blend of price durability and function at this price range3

The blade steel is 420hc which is a balance of hardness durability and price

The price has gone up about 7 since i bought my first one 56 years ago

Shipping

It is now a perfect sized working knife that you can get for less than 20 bucks including tax and shipping

This knife aint going to win a beauty contest but will serve you well on the cheap i got 2 for 35 bucks total including tax and shipping

Packaging/appearance

I can fit my keys and the knife in the same front jean pocket without any hassle

It came razor sharp out of the box

Competitiveness

This knife replaced a spyderco para 3 lw

A bit more shaper than the competition but locking mech quality are wow

Win does not even have a product website

Buck now manufactures in the usa again

Overview

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This product had a total of 1,347 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 4 2023.