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It's such a shame that the Buck Mayo TNT was discontinued. It's been one of my "grail" knives since I found out about the model because it looked like a titanium framelock Vantage to me (of course, I'm aware that the TNT predates the Vantage, so if anything really it should be that the Vantage looks like a linerlock TNT with a flipper). Seeing the pictures of the TNT that Plumberdv received in error only served to further fuel my desire for the knife. So when I had the opportunity to snag a Buck Mayo TNT shortly afterwards, I took it.
The box is pretty beat up, but the knife (which is really what matters to me) is pretty much in new condition as far as I could tell. The knife isn't perfect - the edge grind is a bit uneven at the tip and the chamfering of the holes in the handle is a little rough and uneven. The edges of the handle could also use some rounding; the knife is mildly uncomfortable when gripped tightly. Aside from these points, the fit and finish of the knife is fantastic.
I really dig the design of the knife. I love the rounded spine and the high hollow grind of the blade. Unlike some reviews I read, I don't find the horns annoying; if I use the crescent shaped cutout in the handle as a rest for my index finger, my thumb rests behind the top horn; if I hold the knife normally, my thumb rests on the spine of the blade. In short, I like pretty much everything about the knife except the edges of the handle. If I ever manage to score a second Buck Mayo TNT, I would like to try getting the edges of the handle rounded and re-blasted to make it a user knife; for now, this knife is strictly an admiration piece for me.
Anyway, pictures! I compared the TNT against my EDC Vantage, since the similarities (or what I perceive to be similarities, anyway) between the two were what drew me to the TNT in the first place.
If it wasn't obvious already, I'm really glad I got the chance to snag my Buck Mayo TNT. Does anyone know why the TNT and other Buck/Mayo collaboration knives were discontinued? Were they not selling well? Did the collaboration come to an end, and if so was it a contract expiration thing or did they have a falling out?
The box is pretty beat up, but the knife (which is really what matters to me) is pretty much in new condition as far as I could tell. The knife isn't perfect - the edge grind is a bit uneven at the tip and the chamfering of the holes in the handle is a little rough and uneven. The edges of the handle could also use some rounding; the knife is mildly uncomfortable when gripped tightly. Aside from these points, the fit and finish of the knife is fantastic.
I really dig the design of the knife. I love the rounded spine and the high hollow grind of the blade. Unlike some reviews I read, I don't find the horns annoying; if I use the crescent shaped cutout in the handle as a rest for my index finger, my thumb rests behind the top horn; if I hold the knife normally, my thumb rests on the spine of the blade. In short, I like pretty much everything about the knife except the edges of the handle. If I ever manage to score a second Buck Mayo TNT, I would like to try getting the edges of the handle rounded and re-blasted to make it a user knife; for now, this knife is strictly an admiration piece for me.
Anyway, pictures! I compared the TNT against my EDC Vantage, since the similarities (or what I perceive to be similarities, anyway) between the two were what drew me to the TNT in the first place.
If it wasn't obvious already, I'm really glad I got the chance to snag my Buck Mayo TNT. Does anyone know why the TNT and other Buck/Mayo collaboration knives were discontinued? Were they not selling well? Did the collaboration come to an end, and if so was it a contract expiration thing or did they have a falling out?
. It was interesting to me to note that the Buck/Mayo logo and the end of the hollow grind were placed differently on both knives. My "new" TNT has the logo placed further from the thumbhole and the hollow grind terminates closer to the handle than my first TNT. It's also easier to actuate the lock on my "new" TNT; I noticed that the lockbar relief was just slightly larger on than on my first TNT. I wonder if my first TNT was an earlier run, and these changes I'm noticing were refinements made later in production.
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