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What do you guys think about the buck 119 cabela alaskan guide?
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I'm not into "commemorative" knives but if that's your thing, go for it.
At $200 it's not outrageous but I've got & prefer the regular 119 for $125 less.
I actually don't like the commemorative thing in the center of the knife, kinda ruins it a bit for me but there's another version without it if Im not mistaken.
Yeah the og one is quite nice, I have myself and love it.
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the old version with dlc coating was a good deal back when it was around. the current one is a cerakote and I'm just not a fan of it on stainless.
not sure why y'all are calling that one a commemorative knife? that's just the Alaskan guide knives logo deal. all these knives have that logo on the blade. can only get these versions from cabelas/bass pro....I'm gonna call it a private label deal....
before the cabelas and bass pro merger. they each had one. one had s30v the other 154cm, if I remember right....
not sure why y'all are calling that one a commemorative knife? that's just the Alaskan guide knives logo deal. all these knives have that logo on the blade. can only get these versions from cabelas/bass pro....I'm gonna call it a private label deal....
before the cabelas and bass pro merger. they each had one. one had s30v the other 154cm, if I remember right....
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The cerakote Im neither here nor there on, one moment I like it, another I don't really.
Maybe they changed it now but the logo isn't visible on this one video of a dude showing it off.
Yeah im not sure how i feel about the coating tbh, idk if they have rosewood as an option though
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what video?
here's an old version alaskan guide vantage with the dlc coating and lots of fingerprints, next to a first version with the cerakote...
both have the Alaskan guide logo on them.
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the "rosewood" is just a colored dymondwood type product. layers of birch epoxied together and dyed a certain color. it isn't actual solid rosewood.
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Doubt it would cut any better than any other 119. FWIW, Buck's 420HC is very tough, easy to sharpen and will hold up fine through half a moose before needing a touch-up, speaking from personal experience.
One of my favorite steels when done by buck.
Commemorative pieces I've always avoided however
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why so y'all think this knife is a commemorative one? it's just a private label made by Buck for cabelas/basspro
Oh I was talking about the logo on the handle. I hope that logo on the blade itself can come, would be pretty ugly with it.
Woah. And the touchup is just a bit of stropping or just a few strokes on a stone?
:/ man. well ig that's ok since its more durable as you said...still disappointing
No more than plywood is micarta. Its just laminated wood with layers of colored veneer that has been impregnated with resin to make it more durable.
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I think he thinking of the dymondwood as layers of birch like micarta is layers of material.....and that wouldn't be wrong......
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that picture ya used is a just a stock older version photo. the alaskan guide 119s haven't had that insert in the handle for years. that's long gone other than a used one from someone. I assumed from the get go you are talking about buying a new one and just used an old stock picture ya found? did I get that wrong? you're trying to find that year of the 119 run with the medallion in the handle?