VTG BAS PRO SHOP GAMESTALKER HUNTING SKINNING KNIFE - BUCK 119/619 COPY - JAPAN

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* MANUFACTURER : UNKNOWN - MAYBE TAK FUKUTA -HE MADE THE SAME PATTERN WITH A 5 & 6 INCH
BLADE
UNDER HIS OWN BANNER.
* BRAND : REDHEAD
* DISTRIBUTOR : BASS PRO SHOP
* MADE IN : SEKI, JAPAN
* MODEL :  CLIP POINT HUNTER SKINNER
* BLADE PROFILE : CLIP POINT
* BLADE FINISH : SATIN
* BLADE MATERIAL : AUS8 STAINLESS STEEL
* HANDLE MATERIAL : CONTOURED FIGERGROOVE TEXTURED GREEN RUBBER WITH INTEGRAL GUARD
AND " GAMESTALKER " STAMPED ON EACH SIDE
* BLADE ETCH : BASS PRO SHOP LOGO
* BLADE STAMP : JAPAN - STAINLESS STEEL
* OVER ALL LENGTH :  9 1/2 INCHES
* BLADE LENGTH : 5 1/4 INCHES
* ORIGINAL SHEATH : NO
* ORIGINAL BOX : NO
HEARD IT SAID THAT IMITATION IS THE BEST FORM OF FLATTERY. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THE MAKER
- TAK FUKUTA? - OF THIS KNIFE DID. SLIGHTLY SHORTER VERSIONOF THE BUCK 619 /119 MODEL
K
NIVES.
KNIFE IS  OUT OF PRODUCTION.
BOUGHT THIS BECAUSE IT IS A BUCK CLONE AND TO CARRY. HOWEVER MY HEALTH TOOK A DIVE AND
I NEVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE IT INTO THE FIELD.
THE BLADE WAS COATED WITH MUSEUM WAX TO PREVENT OXIDATION THEN PIECE WAS STORED IN A
FELT LINED NYLON CASE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
THERE ARE VISIBLE SIGNS OF HANDLING. VERY LIGHT SCRATCHING ON BLADE, NO INDICATION THAT
THE BLADE HAS BEEN SHARPENED OR HONED. EDGE IS UNMARRED AND SHARP. GLIDES CLEANLY
THROUGH 20 LB
BOND PAPER.
ALL COMPONANTS ARE TIGHT. FIT AND FINISH IS PRECISE. I'D SAY JUST AS GOOD AS THE
BUCK
619.
PERFORMED PERIODIC INSPECTIONS AND WIPE DOWNS TO PREVENT OXIDATION.
BLADE ETCH IS FULL AND WELL DEFINED.
BLADE STAMP IS DEEP AND BOLD.
ONE TO CARRY .WITH PROPER CARE COULD PROVIDE DECADES OF RELIABLE SERVICE.
* NO SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE U.S.A
* I AM A HOBBYIST I DO NOT RECEIVE BULK DISCOUNTS FOR SHIPPING AND
CAN NOT AFFORD TO ABSORB THE COST.
* I SHIP PRIORITY MAIL FOR MOST OF MY LISTINGS.
YOU GET YOUR ITEM SECURELY PACKED IN TWO OR THREE DAYS VERSUS A
WEEK OR TEN DAYS. I THINK IT'S WORTH THE ADDED COST.
* BUYER ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING
WITH ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS
* PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS I GENERALLY LIST MORE THAN ONE
ITEM AT A TIME. THANK YOU