Some of you might have seen my post from about a week ago with my new 112 that I received with some minor issues. I fiddled with the blade centering enough to just go with it.
The 2nd day of it in my pocket the clip snagged on a doorway as I walked through and it snapped clean off. Pretty minimal force. The clip looks like some crappy pot metal… beyond disappointed considering how hyped I was for this knife. It is getting returned through GovX.
Finally received my Buck 112 crossbar from GovX. My excitement was met with a little bit of disappointment when I saw the blade. It is extremely off-center; rubbing on one side. The blade has a ton of lateral play when closed and I think the tip is chipped—although maybe I am being over analytical there.
The blade slop aside, the knife is everything I had hoped for. Very smooth action, great feel on the finishes, sharp right out of the box.
New to the sword scene. I’ve bought a LK Chen town guard, swordier type xvia, ronin katana, and now this. The others do not have any sort of corrosion. How common is it for new swords to ship like this?
I am an aircraft metalsmith by trade so I am more than capable of cleaning it up, but honestly just a tad disappointed that I have to because the sword is otherwise beautiful.
How frequently do you encounter issues? I am contemplating pulling my EV off because about 1 in 6 trips are running into major issues due to lack of EV knowledge from guests.
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