Buck Knives builds its catalog around accessibility and volume, with scarcity reserved for the rare exception. Our EDC Knife of the Week pick is one of those exceptions: the 532 BuckLock, a folder Buck had quietly discontinued and brought back as a limited drop. The run is capped at 500 units, priced at $250, with materials Buck usually reserves for anniversary editions. The drop landed mid-month.
Price: $250
Where to Buy: Buck Knives
Father’s Day on June 21 has just passed, but Buck is still shipping the 532 direct on standard windows. The 500-unit production cap sets a fixed inventory ceiling on any late-gift orders.
What’s in the Spec Sheet
The 532 pairs a 3-inch satin-finished S35VN drop point blade with a long pull nail notch and Buck’s BOS heat treatment, the same protocol the brand uses across its premium SKUs. The handle gets Indian rosewood inlays set between nickel silver frets, with a nickel silver bolster and filework along the spine.
The lock is a traditional lockback, weight comes in at 3.7 ounces, and Buck ships every unit with a leather sheath and a Certificate of Authenticity. The provisional SKU is 0532RWSBOTM-B, pending Buck product-page confirmation.
Why the Return Matters
The Bucklock had been off Buck’s regular catalog for years. Buck originally positioned the 532 as a midsize companion to the 110, with a shorter blade aimed at pocket carry rather than belt carry. Standard production used 425M from the late 1980s and switched to 420HC around 1994, with limited editions in BG-42 (1998 Master Series), S30V (2010 BCCI Heritage), and 154CM (2023 Legacy Collection).
This release runs CPM-S35VN steel, the same alloy Buck uses on select limited runs and Legacy Collection releases. CPM-S35VN has higher edge retention than the 420HC Buck runs on its standard production folders, and better corrosion resistance than the 154CM used on the 2023 Legacy variant. The 2026 532 is a limited-edition reissue rather than a regular-catalog return.
The Bucklock Versus the 110
For shoppers cross-shopping the 532 against Buck’s more famous folder, the spec differences come down to scale, steel, and materials. Both knives use the same lockback mechanism, which is where the Bucklock’s name comes from: “Buck” sounds close enough to “back” that the brand used the phonetic similarity for the product name. The 3-inch blade is smaller and lighter than the 110’s 3.75-inch clip point, with pocket-carry dimensions rather than belt-carry dimensions. The current 110 lineup is covered alongside other sub-$100 folders in our EDC knives under $100 round-up.
| Spec | Buck 532 BuckLock | Buck 110 Folding Hunter |
|---|---|---|
| Blade length | 3 inches | 3.75 inches |
| Blade steel | CPM-S35VN | 420HC |
| Blade shape | Drop point | Clip point |
| Weight | 3.7 oz | ~7.2 oz |
| Lock | Lockback | Lockback |
| Handle | Indian rosewood + nickel silver | Ebony + brass |
| Price (MSRP) | $250 | $89.99 |
Materials and the Heritage Pitch
The nickel silver bolster, nickel silver frets, and Indian rosewood inlays follow a template Buck has used on past 532 Heritage variants. The 2026 release keeps that bolster format intact and swaps in rosewood for the inlay material, paired with filework along the spine. Buck builds and finishes the 532 at its Post Falls, Idaho factory, which has been the brand’s manufacturing base since 2005 after relocating from El Cajon, California. The Idaho facility handles blade grinding, heat treatment, and final assembly for Buck’s premium lineup, the same workflow used on the brand’s Heritage and Legacy releases.
The included leather sheath is a belt-pouch style, following the carry format Buck uses on its Heritage and Legacy variants rather than the clip-carry setup on the brand’s modern EDC folders. There is no pocket clip on this version, which lines up with the limited-collector format rather than a daily-carry pitch. The Certificate of Authenticity ships in the box with the knife and pouch, matching the packaging pattern Buck uses on its other limited-edition releases.
Price: $250
Where to Buy: Buck Knives
Availability and Pricing
The 532 BuckLock is live now at Buck Knives, sold as a Buck-direct exclusive limited drop. Buck ships free on US orders over $99, and once the 500 units sell through, the run ends. Past Buck-direct exclusives, including prior 532 limited editions, have surfaced on secondary markets like eBay and BladeForums classifieds after their original runs. Buck’s standard US fulfillment processes orders through its direct online store, and international buyers can order from the same site at standard rates outside the free US threshold.
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