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An American Tradition, Buck Knives
After fighting in WW II Hoyt. H Buck setup his first shop with his son Al called "H.H. Buck & Son" in San Diego and the rest is history. Anyone who has ever hunted, fished, camped or spent some time outdoors has had or seen one form of a buck knife. Buck Knives are as American as apple pie and the tradition is just as long. 70% of buck knives that are manufactured are still made in good ole America. I can still remember when I bought my very first "Buck Special" when I was just 14 years old with money I had saved from working for my father at his company. It cost me $50, which is a lot to a 14 year old boy. No matter though I was happier than a pig rolling around in slop. It was going to be my lifelong fishing and hunting knife. My father would always joke saying "that's a big knife for such a small boy," and I would just laugh because I loved that knife and guarded it with my life. That knife gutted and skinned my first deer, my first catfish and went on many adventures with me over the years. It departed from me though, one day when I was out fishing for catfish in Utah and had it stuffed in the front pocket of my waders. As I bent over to grab some line and being in chest high deep water my precious Buck Special slipped out of my waders and into the muddy, murky Utah Lake and was gone forever. That's one day I'll never forget. I don't what it is about an outdoorsman and his knife but men develop a love for their "good ole knives." Maybe it's because having a good reliable knife outdoors with you is very important. Or maybe it's because of the adventures you have together and the country you see together or the deer and elk that you gut and skin with it. Whatever it is, it's a great thing. Article Directory: http://www.articledashboard.com |
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