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I ordered a Buck fish knife from SMKW.  The shield is in the shape of  a bass fish.  The normal shield is nickel silver.  However ten of the knives were made with a gold plated shield.  The recipients of these ten knives are the winners of a Bill Lowen prize package.  There is a winner's certificate packaged with these ten knives.

http://www.smkw.com/webapp/eCommerce/products/Buck/Buck%C2%AE+Bill+...

I received my knife Saturday.  When I opened the packing box, I found the knife box had already been opened.  There was no sign of damage to the packing box or that it had been opened since leaving SMKW.  So the knife box was definitely opened before it left SMKW.  This is a picture of the way I found the box.

Buck Fish Knife Box

When I started examining the knife it looked like a golden shield.  Inside under artificial light it was hard to tell for sure.  Depending on lighting and angle, sometimes it looked golden, sometimes it was hard to say for sure.  But when I took it outside in the natural sunlight, it definitely is golden.  In the sunlight or shadow, it looks golden.  Angle doesn't matter.

Here is a picture I took outside.  Compare the shield to the bolster.

But there was no winner's certificate in the box.  I am convinced that someone at SMKW opened the box and took the winner's certificate.

I plan to contact SMKW Monday and see what they can do.

The knife itself is fine.  I love it.  It will make a great addition to my fish knife collection.  I would just like to be able to claim my prize package!

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That's a shame. I hope you get your prize.

You can tell it's the Gold one, just compare it against the silver bolster.

Hope you get this straightened out Charles. I can definitely see a gold color to that fish.

Charles, you certainly have a collectors piece there, with a story to boot. Good luck with it.

Hey what happened with todays calls?

I had a letter from my sister in law opened and robbed today. There's some bad people out there.

Robert, you are so right there are!  Makes knowing good folks all that more precious to me

I called SMKW today.  They said send the knife back to them and if it is a winner, they will make it right.

So now another wait!  I'm getting very familiar with their customer service dept.  LOL

So Charles, you pay shipping there and back? I am not sure I'd play that game. I think an email picture, would do. How about your picture on IKC. I'll bet you they have probably seen it.



Robert Burris said:

So Charles, you pay shipping there and back? I am not sure I'd play that game. I think an email picture, would do. How about your picture on IKC. I'll bet you they have probably seen it.

I believe SMKW will make it right, it just seems there is a lot of having to make it right lately.  Maybe they have some new staff?

Miss Jan is right, SMKW is a good knife company but can't watch every employee all the time. I hope everything works out for you.

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