Buck 284BK Small Bantam Lock Back Folding Knife
Buck 284BK Small Bantam Lock Back Folding Knife
Buck Knives 284BK Bantam TM BBW is the small entry into Buck’s popular Bantam Series. It is a small, lightweight, mid-lockback pocket knife. It features a 2-3/4″ drop point 420HC stainless steel blade with a one hand opening thumb stud. It is 3-3/4″ long closed and weighs 1.5 oz. The Small Bantam features a textured thermoplastic handle, with a contoured finger groove and grip ridges at the front of the handle for an extra secure grip. It also sports a lanyard hole for different carry options, and as with all Buck Knives, features Buck’s 4-Ever Unconditional Lifetime Warranty.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars good knife for the money
cheap and sturdy. Does not open quickly, but works well as a EDC knife, small and handy. razor sharp blade.. but it will not stand to any heavy duty task. As a collector i love the shape and design. i call it the baby face assassin…
3 Stars Good knife but thick handle
This is a good looking knife with a sharp blade. It would be a perfect pocket knife if the handle were not so thick. The handle is 14mm wide. This is just enought to put a buldge in your pocket. By conteast a knife by Victornox with an identical length blade has a width of 9.5mm.
5 Stars Exceeded My Expectations
I’ve got an old Buck folding knife I bought for camping, back in… what was it? 1975 or so. Still rock solid.
Here is another one. Clearly Buck quality. Sharp as a razor. I learned to open it with one hand in about 20 minutes.
This little puppy will be around long after I am gone. May it always have a responsible owner.
4 Stars Good for day-to-day use
Opens easy and is nice and sharp. Not as heavily made as some of my more expensive knives but for what you pay for this it is a lot of bang for the buck. The rubberized handle would make it a good choice for light fishing duty too.
5 Stars Looks great- good value
This is a good looking knife that is not too big or too little. It is quite possible to open this knife one handed using the thumb stud, it just isn’t all that fast a process (about as fast as opening a standard pocket knife with two hands). Much smaller than my Gerber knife with nearly the same blade length. I got this for light duty camping work and it works fine for that. Haven’t decided if I like the clip on the handle yet (I might take it off).
