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by bertl
Tue Mar 05, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Bucks and guns
Replies: 21
Views: 523

Re: Bucks and guns

Buck 117 and Ruger M77 make a pretty good combination.
M77 & 117.jpeg
by bertl
Sat Feb 03, 2024 6:10 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Replies: 2292
Views: 308648

Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?

Thank you both, Reverend and CCC. This is the first Yachtsman I’ve owned and thrilled to find one in unused condition with box. About what year do you think this is from? Since the 315 was made by Camillus for Buck, there will be no date stamp. What is the tang stamp—"BUCK/Made in USA" or...
by bertl
Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:29 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 1976-82 Buck 119 With Double Bands At Pommel
Replies: 10
Views: 328

Re: 1976-82 Buck 119 With Double Bands At Pommel

Approximate years for introduction of the various spacer materials are: leather-1955; hard fiber-1962; micarta-1969. Many thanks bertl ... Good info! Does the introduction of hard fiber relate to the introduction of delrin? I always think of Delrin in relation to the 300 series folders and black ph...
by bertl
Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:19 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 1976-82 Buck 119 With Double Bands At Pommel
Replies: 10
Views: 328

Re: 1976-82 Buck 119 With Double Bands At Pommel

Approximate years for introduction of the various spacer materials are: leather-1955; hard fiber-1962; micarta-1969.
by bertl
Wed Dec 20, 2023 12:59 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 1976-82 Buck 119 With Double Bands At Pommel
Replies: 10
Views: 328

Re: 1976-82 Buck 119 With Double Bands At Pommel

What is the tang stamp? The red arrow is pointing to the tang stamp. On older knives it may just be one line of "BUCK"; others may be two lines of "BUCK/USA"; and eventually three lines of "BUCK/MODEL NUMBER/USA". From 1986 on, the model number will be followed with a ...
by bertl
Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:16 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 1976-82 Buck 119 With Double Bands At Pommel
Replies: 10
Views: 328

Re: 1976-82 Buck 119 With Double Bands At Pommel

What is the tang stamp?
by bertl
Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:42 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: left over Buck 110
Replies: 10
Views: 385

Re: left over Buck 110

Nice job—what is the material next to the rear bolster?

Bert
by bertl
Wed May 17, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 317 with serrated blade
Replies: 2
Views: 974

Re: 317 with serrated blade

You have a fairly rare model of the 317. In 1989 Buck introduced the N1 Series. This series featured several models with serrated blades. Some models had thousands of knives produced, but for the 317N1 only 700 or so were made.

Bert
2 317 Trail Blazer serrated.jpeg
by bertl
Sun Mar 05, 2023 9:03 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Replies: 2292
Views: 308648

Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?

BC4.jpgI just liked it, wanted a Drop point and this came up, was going to sell it on but will probably keep it for a while ::facepalm:: That was done by Wilde Bill Cody when he worked for Buck. The handle is Impala. Buck had 4 models of the 500 Series with Impala handles. They marketed the handle ...
by bertl
Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:42 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Replies: 2292
Views: 308648

Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?

BC4.jpgI just liked it, wanted a Drop point and this came up, was going to sell it on but will probably keep it for a while ::facepalm:: That was done by Wilde Bill Cody when he worked for Buck. The handle is Impala. Buck had 4 models of the 500 Series with Impala handles. They marketed the handle ...
by bertl
Sat Dec 24, 2022 10:07 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 703 ID / value
Replies: 4
Views: 847

Re: 703 ID / value

I think that is the first version of the 703, produced from 1980 to 1984.

Bert
by bertl
Fri Dec 23, 2022 11:40 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Buck Stockman?
Replies: 9
Views: 1001

Re: Buck Stockman?

Buck referred to those scales as Poly Pearl. I think they were a WalMart exclusive, and that it's a 303. I don't think the 301 was offered in Poly Pearl. Any idea why they didn’t put 303 on the tang like other 303’s I’ve seen? The year 2005 was an exception. The Buck Anvil was used to denote 2005, ...
by bertl
Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:41 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 303 Stockman pre date ?
Replies: 1
Views: 410

Re: 303 Stockman pre date ?

Hi Guys, I got a little Stockman in a bunch of Knives I bought in an UK Auction. In it was a great little 303 Stockman in awesome condition, it also has the Champion Sparkplug logo etched on the main Clip point blade. Could anyone point out a year of production ?? Cheers JT That knife was made for ...
by bertl
Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:20 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Question
Replies: 8
Views: 583

Re: Question

just bob wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 11:13 pm No I don’t own that knife. It is in a local auction and all they say is Buck Knife. It looks to me like you nailed it. I was concerned it was imported junk. Thank you

Prater is a well respected custom knife maker. Most of his work is a little too ornate for my taste, but he does good work.

Bert
by bertl
Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:44 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Question
Replies: 8
Views: 583

Re: Question

Any chance this is an imported knock off ? I can’t find another with Buck Custom on the tang stamp. The attached photos show a Michael Prater Painted Pony 303. I see some similarities between this knife and yours. Do you have a photo of the other side of the knife? Mine has a stamp on the back side...
by bertl
Mon Nov 14, 2022 4:34 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Question
Replies: 8
Views: 583

Re: Question

Railsplitter wrote: Mon Nov 14, 2022 12:28 pm Could be Yellowhorse but it looks more like Santa Fe Stoneworks.
Santa Fe Stoneworks hasn't done any Buck knives since Buck moved to Idaho. I think there's a possibility this is a Painted Pony knife by Michael Prater.

Bert
by bertl
Tue Nov 08, 2022 4:51 pm
Forum: Gerber Legendary Blades Knife Forum
Topic: Show off your Gerber Knives
Replies: 179
Views: 67849

Re: Show off your Gerber Knives

purdo wrote: Sat Jul 02, 2022 8:30 am These followed me home.
What year would these have been made?


I have a note from somewhere that says the green box was used from about 1970-1973.

Bert
by bertl
Sat Aug 27, 2022 4:46 pm
Forum: Gerber Legendary Blades Knife Forum
Topic: Help ID Gerber Knife
Replies: 2
Views: 1532

Re: Help ID Gerber Knife

Maybe the knives shown came after the C and A Series,
by bertl
Sat Jun 04, 2022 3:51 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Replies: 2292
Views: 308648

Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?

Ridgegrass wrote: Sat Jun 04, 2022 3:41 pm Thanks berti. It has a little chip on the spey tip but I really don't care. Would you say BUCK made it or a contract? Thanks again, J.O'.
The 314 was always made by Buck.

Bert
by bertl
Sat Jun 04, 2022 3:32 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Replies: 2292
Views: 308648

Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?

this near mint,1990 (X), Buck 314 Trapper. First one I've ever seen; didn't know Buck made trappers. It's a big, 4-1/4" hoss. The 314 Trapper was introduced in 1990 and production ended in 1998. In 1992, the spring rivet changed from brass to stainless steel. You have a nice example. Bert
by bertl
Sat Apr 09, 2022 5:42 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 317 trailblazer
Replies: 1
Views: 750

Re: 317 trailblazer

You have an interesting knife. The 317 was always by Camillus under contract for Buck. The early models (1972-1974) had a tang stamp of "BUCK/Made in USA". From 1974 onwards the tang stamp was "BUCK/317/USA". All production knives were two-bladed with a clip blade and spay blade—...
by bertl
Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:26 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Help needed on a Buck 102 from 1971
Replies: 7
Views: 1057

Re: Help needed on a Buck 102 from 1971

The inverted 3-line is specific to 1972. Although they aren't found every day, I don't think of them as rare; however, for a 102 collector that knife is an important one.

Bert
by bertl
Thu Oct 21, 2021 3:49 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Replies: 2292
Views: 308648

Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?

::hmm:: BUT is that made by Buck Knives?? Oops! ::oh_my:: Now I am even more curious as to who made it... ::paranoid:: This link has a history of Buck Brothers, not to be confused with Buck Knives. In the early 1950s Buck Brothers was acquired by Great Neck Saws. http://brianwelch.galootcentral.com...
by bertl
Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:23 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Replies: 2292
Views: 308648

Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?

garddogg56 wrote: Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:11 pm ::hmm:: BUT is that made by Buck Knives??
No, it was a much older company started in the 1850s, and they made woodworking tools. I have some of their chisels that I inherited from my great-grandfather.
by bertl
Fri Oct 01, 2021 3:23 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Older Buck Knife 1 line Inverted with a Sheath?
Replies: 4
Views: 1035

Re: Older Buck Knife 1 line Inverted with a Sheath?

Going through my dad's knife collection which is huge, I came across this old Buck knife in this sheath.... is it an original sheath for the knife or was just put in this case. I can't see some necessary detail for either the knife or sheath for complete identification, but my guess is that the kni...

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