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by 300Bucks
Tue Jun 01, 2021 3:35 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Sudden passing of David Martin
Replies: 3
Views: 1388

Sudden passing of David Martin

Many of you have read posts from David Martin on all manners of info on Buck knives. Lots of folks were shocked when he passed away last Thursday from a massive heart attack. He was an outdoorsman and wrote about all sorts of activities using Buck knives. He was very knowledgeable and he served as m...
by 300Bucks
Sun Nov 29, 2020 5:21 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 300s and such.
Replies: 63
Views: 11637

Re: 300s and such.

Some late 300's made by Camillus , sold by Smokey Mountain Knife Works, were made with nail nics, not long pulls. Big Trappers, fish knives as examples. Cami.,, SMKWs got good friend naming rights from Buck, just not date codes. Yachtsman had such a long life because Camillus was making them and wer...
by 300Bucks
Wed Nov 25, 2020 11:05 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 300s and such.
Replies: 63
Views: 11637

Re: 300s and such.

Wow, posts from past to near current date. I doubt anyone from past will read this post but lots of the photos shown were of Camillus made contract era 300''s. If it doesn't have a date code it generally wasn't put together in the Buck factory or had Buck steel and heat treating of blades. To have m...
by 300Bucks
Fri Jul 31, 2020 5:57 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 119 handle replacement.
Replies: 8
Views: 2519

Re: 119 handle replacement.

Trying to not start something negative here but this 119 looks like it has already had the handle off. The micarta spacers, and for that matter the aluminum spacers have been damaged. I doubt the post office damaged the handle scales. Buck has no answer for you because the nature of the damage/chang...
by 300Bucks
Wed Nov 20, 2019 4:13 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Buck 303 handle attachment
Replies: 13
Views: 4184

Re: Buck 303 handle attachment

I was interested in how history almost always circles back around while reading this thread. Someone is always re-discovering construction methods of 300 series Buck folders. But, always remember 300 series knives started off first as contract made knives, then went to models 301,303,309 and 305 kni...
by 300Bucks
Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:49 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Buck Knives Bill Lowen Bass Trapper
Replies: 9
Views: 4417

Re: Buck Knives Bill Lowen Bass Trapper

Likely a contract made Buck knife ordered and sold only by Smokey Mountain Knife Works via special promotion. I believe there were three or four different versions. I have only one featuring the Crappie. Its been a spell but I believe if you after ordering from SMKWs you opened up your box and the f...
by 300Bucks
Wed Sep 11, 2019 4:34 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Buck knives for sale
Replies: 9
Views: 3617

Re: Buck knives for sale

Just for knowledge: Only the Model 301, shown above was 'actually' made by Buck. The other 300 series knives were contract knives made by Camillus but marked with Buck stampings. ( A common action by Camillus as they made a bunch of other peoples knives.) Buck was trying to get into the pocket knife...
by 300Bucks
Sun Dec 30, 2018 12:13 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: New 1989 buck 303 red stag handle
Replies: 8
Views: 2173

Re: New 1989 buck 303 red stag handle

I looked in all my spots. Brown bones have no spring rivet showing. The nearest color of the knife in the photo is a brown jigged bone special with limited edition disc in place of the regular Buck knife, bolt and hammer. But they have silver scale and spring rivets. The red bone sets of the late 80...
by 300Bucks
Tue Dec 18, 2018 5:56 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: When did Buck start stamping stag knives CUSTOM?
Replies: 11
Views: 3479

Re: When did Buck start stamping stag knives CUSTOM?

Since I am already logged in. I think a lot of the confusion comes from the Custom Stamp being put on semi-production knives. If someone comes up with a special limited issue it is usually marked Custom, as is groups of knives special ordered with special steel or scales. You or I could contract the...
by 300Bucks
Tue Dec 18, 2018 5:22 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 4 Dot 112 Ranger -Oddity!
Replies: 9
Views: 3352

Re: 4 Dot 112 Ranger -Oddity!

The blade is four dots and the scale is three pin that looks sanded. Was going to say it is a two dot scale that was re-bladed back when with four dot blade. But if spring rivet is sanded flat (it does to me) it is a four dot that has been sanded. The radius edges can be found on four dot handles. C...
by 300Bucks
Sun Nov 18, 2018 12:12 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Buck 303 with screw driver????
Replies: 5
Views: 2003

Re: Buck 303 with screw driver????

Hope you were buying it because you like the screw driver. This 303 would be consider a "oddball" by collectors. It appears in photo to have the spey blade found on the factory model, reground into a screwdriver. If you like to collect odd conversions than this is a good one, decently done...
by 300Bucks
Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:40 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: anyone know when Buck bought artum
Replies: 7
Views: 3015

Re: anyone know when Buck bought artum

If anyone does research and finds out for certain I would like to hear about it. I took it to be never also. 300Bucks
by 300Bucks
Wed Aug 08, 2018 1:27 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: How do you carry the 301?
Replies: 51
Views: 16448

Re: How do you carry the 301?

I have written of this in one of the 'other' forums. I principally took a leather slip, like the one shown above, and punched a hole in it and used my old Boy Scout skills and braided a lanyard into a loop that fit over your belt and the slip hung in your pocket at just the right height to stay agai...
by 300Bucks
Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:55 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Dating Early Folders
Replies: 16
Views: 6752

Re: Dating Early Folders

Go back and search this forum for ' Model 300 Descriptions" or even all posts by 300Bucks. About a year ago I posted a complete listing of details to date 300 series knives from 1966 to 1990 and beyond for some models. Only the 301, 303, 309 and 305 WITH date codes after the Model number were m...
by 300Bucks
Tue Mar 27, 2018 2:53 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: 309 Blade Adjustment?
Replies: 10
Views: 2006

Re: 309 Blade Adjustment?

Sorry I am getting here late. FIRST...ALWAYS. For any folder carried in pocket or used without ever being washed out well , Check for lint or crud in the blade well under the blade kick. Even just carrying it in jeans pockets, time and time again, I have seen folders with this problem be cured with ...
by 300Bucks
Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:45 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: What is happening with the old standby #110 Folding Hunter??
Replies: 20
Views: 6503

Re: What is happening with the old standby #110 Folding Hunter??

Trying to decide about going to Blade Show and/or Idaho or not. I think they will keep making some 301s and 303s with 2018 date codes but someone talked to a Buck person and they are on the chopping block also after that. I think they should drop the Chairman but keep the sawcut. I think part of it ...
by 300Bucks
Mon Jan 29, 2018 9:27 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Single blade Buck 303?
Replies: 8
Views: 2292

Re: Single blade Buck 303?

Single blade factory made will be a store special or lunch box or maybe a 'Missionary" knife with no notch ground in the bolster. I got Leroy Remer to make a couple of stockmen with just clip and sheepsfoot blades. Tips of sheepsfoot blades were rounded to try an simulate a warcliff blade. Seem...
by 300Bucks
Fri Jan 26, 2018 11:02 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Jimping a 110
Replies: 21
Views: 6284

Re: Jimping a 110

It may get interesting when you try for a new blade. They often do not work on any modified model. 300Bucks
by 300Bucks
Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:55 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: What is happening with the old standby #110 Folding Hunter??
Replies: 20
Views: 6503

Re: What is happening with the old standby #110 Folding Hunter??

I don't know about the rest of you but I am feeling like a dinosaur. Auto 110s, plastic 110s, Moose skinners. My gut feeling is that Buck has younger folks marketing knives for a younger crowd. Very few Bucks do I like. I would say find you a deal and pick up a 110 or two for the future if they are ...
by 300Bucks
Tue Jan 02, 2018 4:35 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Buck 303 score today/ help w/ i.d.
Replies: 25
Views: 5205

Re: Buck 303 score today/ help w/ i.d.

Bert showed a knife the same version as the one in question. Both would be described as last versions Camillus contract made. The fairly large loss of clip blade by sharpening likely gives some increased appearance of the swedge. As stated Camillus hand finished their knives and some variations in a...
by 300Bucks
Thu Dec 28, 2017 12:23 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Buck 303 score today/ help w/ i.d.
Replies: 25
Views: 5205

Re: Buck 303 score today/ help w/ i.d.

I think everyone has hashed it out. If the OP was concerned that he had a special blade and didn't want to mess it up, let those concerns disappear. That blade has been sharpened beyond a collectors desire. It is a user, for fine tip cutting, or could be re-bladed if you so desire. Likely the best w...
by 300Bucks
Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:54 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Replies: 2292
Views: 308654

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

My bad. I do believe it fits in the Muskrat description. If you look in a Buck catalog they probably have one there. It is not a large folder, almost same size as a 303, I would consider a Moose to be a 301 or 307 two blade sized folder. Bucks Camillus history of 313s call the two blade , near 301 s...
by 300Bucks
Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:58 am
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Replies: 2292
Views: 308654

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

Here is photo of the 'one and only ' imported Buck with 303 stamped on the tang. One and only meaning it was the first overseas 303 sized stockman imported by Buck. The next and rest of 303 copies have a different number. (373) China is stamped on the reverse tang......The second photo is a imported...
by 300Bucks
Fri Oct 20, 2017 3:42 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Mystery Buck 389
Replies: 2
Views: 1499

Re: Mystery Buck 389

Take this question and photo to the Customized Factory Knives forum, found on the home page. Someone will know. My guess is it is a job by a stone scale craftsman that goes by the name of Redrumm on other non-AAPK forums. He is on the west coast and does lots of stone scale rehandles. Especially, 11...
by 300Bucks
Thu Oct 19, 2017 11:02 pm
Forum: Buck Knife Collector's Forum
Topic: Buck collectibles.
Replies: 18
Views: 4617

Re: Buck collectibles.

"Collect what you like" are sage words. Collecting is a subject that has many directions. Some collect just one model such as 110's. Some collect only straight knives and some collect only ivory or pearl scale knives. These are just examples of collections. Some people just collect somethi...

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