Buck 277 Folding Alpha Hunter Rosewood Handle Liner Lock Folding Knife with Leather Sheath for sale

Buck 277 Folding Alpha Hunter Rosewood Handle Liner Lock Folding Knife with Leather Sheath for sale
Primarily, this up-scale "rosewood" version is described (don and doff Amazon) to 154CM Crucible steel. Well, it may not be.
The blade is stamped 12C27M. That is Sandvik strip steel used in kitchen cutlery. I'm not really a metallurgist. I'm not really here to debate the relative merits of any particular steel. But in my opinion, this kind of bait-n-switch is a violation, and puts THIS knife in a very different use / value / price category. I've had to send it back immediately.

I own many Buck knives, including my original Buck 110 folder circa 1970's. The company says until this Alpha folder is surely an "evolution" of the venerable knife. After handling the Alpha even briefly, I can tell you with full confidence that Alpha is just not during the same BALLPARK as that 110. Not in different category, not by any stretch on the imagination. It's insulting to even report that. It's like comparing a Mc'Grease Burger to a slice of Prime Rib.

Despite it's outward appearance of an heavy, tough knife, you will need to SEE the liner lock to think it. I'm suggesting, is it doesn't thinnest, weakest looking lock of it's type that Possess seen, on any knife, ever. That is certainly sad. Worse than sad. I've it side-by-side (at this time) using a $10 San Ren Mu folder from China which is 1/2 the scale, and the lock-up on that knife is quite a bit thicker and stronger. BUCK!!! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING???