Yup I'm hooked, no doubt about that. This thread has become somewhat of a chronicle of my Buck journey, so I will keep posting photos of my various acquisitions here. Who knows what I will come up with next?Old Hunter wrote:Wow, the Baykeeper roll keeps steamrolling along! Nice. OH
Look what I found today! Buck 311 Trapper
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Re: Look what I found today! Buck 311 Trapper
Here is a good reason for a bump, to post photos of the process I began with this thread, the completion of my quest for all models of '72-'86 Buck 300 Series pocket knives made by Camillus, and the completion of gathering all the 300 Series SFO's.
The first photo shows the '72-'86 300 Series collection in a briefcase carrier among a few other Buck models, and some other US_made knives at the bottom. The "regular" models are #301 Stockman in both Schrade & Camillus versions including the first version Schrade with lined bolsters, #303 Cadet, #305 Lancer, #309 Companion, #311 Slimline Trapper, #315 Yachtsman, (3 of those including one without bolsters), #317 Trailblazer, #319 Rancher, #321 Bird Knife. There are more knives in there, but trust me the basic model collection is in there. Other models in the bottom of the case are #305S Clipper, (2 one blue & a violet bought & in transit), #310 Whittler, (2), #312 Small Trapper, (one in Buck Bone & one in Black Jigged Delrin), #314 Large Trapper, (one in Buck Bone & one in Black Sawcut Delrin), various post '86 versions of the #301, one of 3 #110 Folding Hunters, #105 fixed blade & #111 fixed blade BCCI Club Knife with Carbon Swirl handles, two Swiss Bucks, all in the top portion of the briefcase. I also have various duplicates of the above in sheaths, (not shown). The second photo is a 1985 advertisement that I used for inspiration while collecting the above.
The third photo is of the SFO's, (Special Factory Orders for Smoky Mountain Knife Works, never sold in the Buck Catalog): #321 Congress in Yellow and Black Sawcut Delrin, #329 Freedom Trapper in both imprinted and non imprinted Smooth Delrin, (not sure if they have SFO status?), #331 Granddaddy Barlow in Black & Yellow Sawcut Delrin, and one in Genuine Jigged Bone, (not Buck Bone, better, at least better looking than Buck Bone), #332 Small Barlow in Black and Yellow Sawcut Delrin, #333 California Toothpick in both Stagalon and Buck Bone, (was the hardest to find by far, was beginning to think it was unobtanium), #334 Millennium Trapper Limited Edition in Genuine Stag and numbered #82 of 1000. I think that is all the SFO models, though I am missing one "version" of the #334 Millennium Trapper, the Smooth Black Bone version, (coming soon). If there are any other SFO's of this series I don't know about them, so if I missed anything please speak up.
I'm not only posting these photos here because it's my thread, and I want to document the collection, but I am hoping 300bucks and bertl see this, completing these collections is truly a tribute to both of them. They both inspired and helped me, (or is that enabled me?), whatever it is I am forever grateful. 300bucks told me I would be searching for "versions" for years, he was right and I still search constantly for anything I don't already have. Now my quest is to get every handle variation of the '72-'86 models, and from what I can see, that search will indeed take years.
The first photo shows the '72-'86 300 Series collection in a briefcase carrier among a few other Buck models, and some other US_made knives at the bottom. The "regular" models are #301 Stockman in both Schrade & Camillus versions including the first version Schrade with lined bolsters, #303 Cadet, #305 Lancer, #309 Companion, #311 Slimline Trapper, #315 Yachtsman, (3 of those including one without bolsters), #317 Trailblazer, #319 Rancher, #321 Bird Knife. There are more knives in there, but trust me the basic model collection is in there. Other models in the bottom of the case are #305S Clipper, (2 one blue & a violet bought & in transit), #310 Whittler, (2), #312 Small Trapper, (one in Buck Bone & one in Black Jigged Delrin), #314 Large Trapper, (one in Buck Bone & one in Black Sawcut Delrin), various post '86 versions of the #301, one of 3 #110 Folding Hunters, #105 fixed blade & #111 fixed blade BCCI Club Knife with Carbon Swirl handles, two Swiss Bucks, all in the top portion of the briefcase. I also have various duplicates of the above in sheaths, (not shown). The second photo is a 1985 advertisement that I used for inspiration while collecting the above.
The third photo is of the SFO's, (Special Factory Orders for Smoky Mountain Knife Works, never sold in the Buck Catalog): #321 Congress in Yellow and Black Sawcut Delrin, #329 Freedom Trapper in both imprinted and non imprinted Smooth Delrin, (not sure if they have SFO status?), #331 Granddaddy Barlow in Black & Yellow Sawcut Delrin, and one in Genuine Jigged Bone, (not Buck Bone, better, at least better looking than Buck Bone), #332 Small Barlow in Black and Yellow Sawcut Delrin, #333 California Toothpick in both Stagalon and Buck Bone, (was the hardest to find by far, was beginning to think it was unobtanium), #334 Millennium Trapper Limited Edition in Genuine Stag and numbered #82 of 1000. I think that is all the SFO models, though I am missing one "version" of the #334 Millennium Trapper, the Smooth Black Bone version, (coming soon). If there are any other SFO's of this series I don't know about them, so if I missed anything please speak up.
I'm not only posting these photos here because it's my thread, and I want to document the collection, but I am hoping 300bucks and bertl see this, completing these collections is truly a tribute to both of them. They both inspired and helped me, (or is that enabled me?), whatever it is I am forever grateful. 300bucks told me I would be searching for "versions" for years, he was right and I still search constantly for anything I don't already have. Now my quest is to get every handle variation of the '72-'86 models, and from what I can see, that search will indeed take years.
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