Buck Knives The 55 Folding Pocket Knife 2-3/8″ Blade

主に渓流釣りに携帯しています。食材のカットはもちろん魚をさばいたりしてますが切味は良いです。そんなに期待はしてなかったんですが、手の大きくない私にはとても使い易いです。

I am not a knife collector, but I do like to have a few good knives to choose from to keep around me when a need for one arises. After a while of contemplating getting my first Buck, I went to a local store and held the 55. I immediately loved it. It is small and narrow and easy to hold. The transitions from the wood to the metal is the smoothest I have ever seen. There are a lot of small details about this knife, such as the beautiful two-tone ebony wood. This knife also came quite sharp. My son and I tried it out on a piece of wood and very little effort was needed to do a decent whittle. It opens easily, but is stiff enough not to worry that it will open when not desired. The lock is easy to disengage, with a little more pressure than I usually use, but not so much that my thumb gets a groove (it’s also a new knife, so that’ll work in some more).

While I was not excited to spend approx. $70 on a knife (I had never spent more that $30 on a knife that I can recall), I was excited to get my first ever Buck and I love that the 55 is like a tiny 110, which adds to the feeling that I have a small piece of history in having this knife. I also get Buck’s forever warranty with this knife, which is an added bonus. I do want this knife to last a lifetime and to hand it down one day. It is well made, comfortable to hold for smaller hands, and is easier to carry in a woman’s selection of pockets and such things without issue. I was on the fence, but I am very happy I made the purchase. It is my absolute favorite knife. You can see and feel the Buck quality that everyone has been talking about.

Love the 110 and have owned several for over 50 years. Saw this little gem and just had to have it. Must say that the fit and finish is really good. Sharpens and holds an edge very well. Slips into the pocket and you forget that it is there until you need it.

I carry this knife everywhere and use it for so many tasks. I’m not careful with it because I bought it for a tool to work for me not to pamper it. I use it when gardening and cutting up cardboard boxes and 100 other little tasks. The point is still very sharp And the blade seems as sharp as it was when new. I haven’t needed to sharpen it yet. It’s a good size and is very attractive. I’m a woman so I have smaller pockets to carry things in and this is just right.

This is a great knife and concept, a 110 shrunk down to an adorable yet useful pocket knife size. The thing just exudes quality and class, feels good in the hand, has zero blade play, and it came scary sharp (bald patch on my forearm to prove it!) with a needle-pointy tip as well. I thought about getting a 500 series, but I prefer the clip point over the drop point for its fine detail and piercing ability (it looks cooler, too), and also the brass bolsters over the nickel silver bolsters because I like how the brass patinas.

It’s easier to just grab the blade with your thumb and forefinger than to use the actual nail nick. It’s refreshing to use an old-school lockback after having fiddled with a liner lock knife before. You would think the handle would be too small to be comfortable but it’s not really. I have pretty big hands and I can still get good leverage on it. The brass and wood composite are so nice to hold that I tend to turn it over in my hand while thinking about something.

The blade steel is 420HC, as most of Buck’s knives are. It may not be the latest gee-whiz supersteel, but I’ll tell you what, it’s an honest working steel that’s proved its worth from decades of hard use on 110s. During my research, reviewers on Youtube have stated that this particular Bos heat-treated 420HC is at least on-par with 440C and AUS-8.

I repair and build computers, so I used it recently to open packages of new gear and cut cable management zip ties (another plus of the clip point, the end of the blade is thinner so it can fit inside the zip tie better). I’m also finding myself pulling it out for miscellaneous uses that I didn’t think of before I carried a knife, such as cutting a loose thread instead of pulling on it. It hasn’t dulled yet after a week of sporadic use, but I got a ceramic sharpener for when it does.

Overall I couldn’t be happier and I expect it to serve me well for years to come.

Note: I saw some people saying the lockbar is raised slightly on the back end while in the closed position, this is normal. They grind the lockbar flush in the open position so you have a smooth surface while using it. If they ground it flush closed then the opposite would be true. I heard their custom knives don’t do this, though.