Buck Knives 252 Trunk Folding Liner Lock Pocket Knife Cleaver Blade (Black)

This knife is tiny. Thought it was bigger. But nice tiny knife if your looking for a tiny pocket knife.

Hubby loves this one. Sharp blade, easy use

Not too bad for the price, the bottom of the clip catches on things a bit more than other knives and I had to retighten the tiny torx screws but other than that it came fairly sharp and it sharpens alright, I also like how the clip is reversed from other knives, though it took some getting used to, it makes for a smoother pull out and open with the tab, the design stands out too and gets lots of comments, pretty solid knife

I have a friend who is also a very good bbq and smoking guy. One of those that has a couple of cookers bigger than a 55 drum easily and holds a ton of meat. Did I mention all on wheels? Lol Anyway I gave him and most of the guys in the family and friends one like this but a different brand. Everyone that got one like this really loved em. And Mr BBQ asked if I could get another because one of his fellow Smokey friends saw and used his and loves it too. ( they liked em so well because of the cleaver blade and was handy on a cook if needed quickly). Well wouldn’t ya know they’ve not had anymore of this style and this is from Christmas time to today, May 11th. I was looking around and saw this Buck. It was a little higher but it was a BUCK. I went ahead and ordered one and didn’t say anything. When it came in I couldn’t believe it. I’m a knife collector, and trade and buy knives of all kind year round. This buck was awful. I guess a lot of people could’ve lived with it but not me. The flip action, no spring, just ball bearing action was pathetic. I know sometimes it may take a little flick of the wrist sometimes to flip one of these open but this was crazy. Btw I stopped carrying a spring action flipper a few years ago. I was carrying one in front pocket in my preferred carry position for one of these things. Blade to the back of the pocket and point down. Reason for that I carelessly stuck myself with a point on my hand, once it accidentally popped open via the spring and as I was reaching for it DUH. So I started buying and carrying same position but point down. Also ball bearing instead of spring action. So now if the flip handle is accidentally opened from working or just getting things out of the same pocket it only moves just a tiny bit and it against the back of my pocket and point down it’s not near as dangerous. In my opinion! I’ll take the opportunity here to say I first tried the position exactly as I described but with a spring action knife I just had laying around. Well… sure enough. I was sitting in a metal folding chair in my shop and somehow just moving around just a little. Pop blade popped open and it finally pushed the handle away and left the point in a nasty position. When i moved a little and was starting to stand up out of the chair, i, uh…. Well… stabbed my leg and made a nasty cut. I’m throwing all this in just as something to think about. So no more spring actions for me! Back to this knife. I don’t think it would be a problem because it was super hard to open! The blade was terribly off center and touching the metal on one side in there. Heavily touching. I moved the blade as I could by playing with both of the torx screws at the blade axle. But it was still hard to open! I’m not sure the reason as I didn’t want to dig into a brand new Buck but something was wrong. I mentioned I moved it away from the inner wall to hopefully help its opening but now rhere was no way to locate the blade anywhere near center. I’m sure this was probably a one out of a hundred that slipped through inspection but it was the one I bought. And to pass it on to Mr bbq Would’ve been insulting.

Love the cleaver-style blade shape on this little folder—super slicey for boxes, food prep, and random shop tasks. The liner lock feels solid, action is smooth out of the box, and the profile rides easy in a pocket without the brick vibe some cleavers have. Gave this one as a gift and it was an instant hit; honestly I’m buying one for myself now. After drifting to other brands for a few years, this knife hooked me back on Buck. It’s practical, cleanly built, and does exactly what you want a daily-use pocket cleaver to do. If you’re on the fence, get it—you’ll end up reaching for it more than you think.