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Ridgegrass wrote: Mon Nov 30, 2020 4:22 pm Thank you Gentlemen. I have very few Buck knives and don't really collect them but for $8, Mama didn't raise any fools! It's a nice piece! J.O'. :D
I am willing to triple your money!!! ::facepalm:: :lol: ::tu:: :lol:
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JMH:
Thanks and I'll keep that in mind. Most Bucks I see have been well used and aren't in great "collectible" condition. This one is, so I grabbed it. It is literally the only Buck in my collection. Right now it's still "new" to me so I'll hang on to it for a little while. Try me in a month or so. ridgegrass@hotmail.com
Maybe we can trade or whatever.
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Ridgegrass wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 2:19 pm JMH:
Thanks and I'll keep that in mind. Most Bucks I see have been well used and aren't in great "collectible" condition. This one is, so I grabbed it. It is literally the only Buck in my collection. Right now it's still "new" to me so I'll hang on to it for a little while. Try me in a month or so. ridgegrass@hotmail.com
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Have a blessed and Happy New Year ya'll.

Thought I would post a photo of my "300's".


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::tu:: 8) ::tu::
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I have three 301’s but the one I use and carry the most is my early 70’s model (non- stainless springs & double brass liners on one side). It’s a much better slicer than newer models due to the full flat grind also. Why did they change to the current Sabre grind?
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It's bad when you post on a forum, then forget where you put those pretty knife photos. I posted photos of my "new" old Buck 303 just yesterday, now I haven't clue where I put them.

Maybe I can remember a forum with a title like this one. I hope I'm not breaking any rules.

My lovely wife bought me this little beauty at the Boaz knife show last weekend. It was just laying on the table looking like an orphan, all dirty and unkempt. I brought it home, cleaned it up, found out it's a 1st cousin to my 301 and 307, so I'm in the process of adopting it. Still has some dirt behind it's ears and other places, but I'm working on it.

It looks good in the family photo. I bought the 301 new sometime around 1970/75, the box paper insert has a date of Apr 4, 1972, and the 307 at a gun show about 3 years ago.

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Congrats all around Leon. 🤩
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Jmh58: Pretty knives, I don't have a bone handled one, but I was promised a set of deer antlers, I gotta pick them out myself.

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My absolute favorite 300 series..Somehow Craig had Buck use BG42 steel and I for one am really glad he did.
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Ole Joe Clark wrote: Wed Feb 10, 2021 1:58 am Jmh58: Pretty knives, I don't have a bone handled one, but I was promised a set of deer antlers, I gotta pick them out myself.

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For years and years, I carried a regular black 301 Stockman. It still is a fine knife. But about five years ago, I saw the chairman series 301 and picked that up as a replacement. After 50 years of black Bucks, it was fun to have one so colorful. The Chairman 301 is in my pocket every day now. It doesn't look quite as pretty as this stock photo, but it's holding up well. Right after that, they came out with a similar configuration with no signature and brass bolsters. I picked up a Stockman and a Cadet in that as a backup. But with a Buck knife, the only way you ever need a backup is if you lose it. They won't wear out if you give them a little bit of care. This is the only knife I really ever need... but I still have others of course. I'll see if I can rustle up all my other 300 series and shoot a photo for this thread.

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Real nice bigshot!! 👍🔪👍
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Here is my collection of black 301s. Not complete, but they make a nice set.

Trailblazer, Wrangler, Stockman, Congress, Cadet

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I'm not a collector of anything but I have acquired and still have these 300"s:
321 1986
309 1999
327 2011
325 2017
389 2019

I don't carry them anymore, have gone over to middle sized SAKs, mainly the Vic Recruit.
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mariniao61,
Seems to me you are already a collector with all those Bucks! ::poke:: :)
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treefarmer wrote: Mon Nov 01, 2021 2:22 am mariniao61,
Seems to me you are already a collector with all those Bucks! ::poke:: :)
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bigshot, You have a very nice assortment of Bucks. I do particularly like your red one. If I come across one, I'll probably pick it up.
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Looking at all these, it strikes me that it is a real shame that Buck seems to be gradually getting rid of the 300 series.
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knifeaholic wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 11:38 pm Looking at all these, it strikes me that it is a real shame that Buck seems to be gradually getting rid of the 300 series.
I'm inclined to agree. The 300 series knives have been in production for so long that there are probably many owners, whether a knife enthusiast or not, who have carried one for decades. My boss at work showed me his 303 approximately 15 years ago and it had some age on it then. I assume he still carries it but I don't know that for sure.

Change of course, is inevitable but I agree that this is a shame. The 300 series knives are icons in the Buck lineup.
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Railsplitter wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 3:36 am
knifeaholic wrote: Sat Jan 08, 2022 11:38 pm Looking at all these, it strikes me that it is a real shame that Buck seems to be gradually getting rid of the 300 series.
I'm inclined to agree. The 300 series knives have been in production for so long that there are probably many owners, whether a knife enthusiast or not, who have carried one for decades. My boss at work showed me his 303 approximately 15 years ago and it had some age on it then. I assume he still carries it but I don't know that for sure.

Change of course, is inevitable but I agree that this is a shame. The 300 series knives are icons in the Buck lineup.
It may be worse than we thought - just out of curiosity I searched both Ebay and Amazon for new current production 301's and 303's...zip/zero/nada on both sites.
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knifeaholic wrote: Sun Jan 09, 2022 11:46 pm It may be worse than we thought - just out of curiosity I searched both Ebay and Amazon for new current production 301's and 303's...zip/zero/nada on both sites.
I recently acquired a list of Buck knives discontinued for 2022. There are 22 models on the list and fortunately, the 301 and 303 are not among them.
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does buck make any of the 300s ? are some of them made in china ?
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harryekarmun wrote: Sat Jan 15, 2022 4:03 am does buck make any of the 300s ? are some of them made in china ?
Yes to both questions.

This list is from 2019. There are a few exceptions now but it's still pretty accurate.


BUCK KNIVES MADE IN USA
Buck Quickfire 288
Buck 55, 055
Buck Folding Hunter 110
Buck Squire 501
Buck Knight 505
Buck Vantage 340
Buck Vantage 345
Buck Vantage 346
Buck Vantage 347
Buck SpitFire
Buck Omni Hunter 10pt 390
Buck Folding Omni Hunter 10pt 395
Buck Omni Hunter 12pt 392, 393
Buck Folding Omni Hunter 12pt 397, 398
Buck Alpha Hunter 194, 193, 694, 693
Buck Folding Alpha Hunter 279, 278
Buck Folding Alpha Hunter Rosewood 277, 276
Buck Mini Alpha Hunter, 195, 196
Buck Mini Alpha Hunter Camo
Buck Alpha Dorado, 271, 270
Buck Bantam Nano 283
Buck Bantam BBW 284 – black, camo
Buck Bantam BLW 285 – black, camo
Buck Bantam BHW 286 – black, camo
Buck Prince 503
Buck Ranger 112
Buck X-Tract 730
The Lux line 014, 015, 016, 816, 816T
The Paklite Field Master and other Paklites 141
TOPS CSAR-T line
Vantage Force 845, 846, 847
Solitaire, 302
Duet, 306
Folding ErgoHunter, 598, 597, 595
ErgoHutner, 498, 497, 495
ErgoHunter WaterFowler, 492, 491, 490
ErgoHunter Caping Knife 571, 570
Ergo Hunter Boning Knife 581, 580
BuckLite MAX line
Buck Zipper 191, 691
Buck Vanguard 192, 692
Pathfinder, 105
Skinner, 103
Woodsman, 102
Smidgen, 160
Buck Hartsook Ultralite
Rush, 290
Impulse, 292
Paradigm Line
MiniBuck, 425
Stockman, 301
Lancer, 305
Companion, 309
Cadet 303
Buck Bantam Nano Orange Camo 283
Bantam BBW Orange Camo 284
Buck Bantam BLW Orange Camo 285
Buck Bantam BHW Orange Camo 286
Buck Compadre Axe 106
Buck Black Camp Axe 757
Buck SpitFire 722
Buck Mini SpitFire 726
Buck Ranger Skinner 113
Buck General 120
Buck Sprint Ops Pro 842
Buck Compadre Camp Knife 104
Buck Sprint Pro 841
Buck Nighthawk 650
Buck 113 Ranger Skinner
Momentum, 294
Open Season 556, 557

BUCK KNIVES MADE OVERSEAS
Buck Revel 766
Buck Redpoint 750
Buck X-Tract LED 731
Buck Nobleman, 327
Buck Colleague 325
Bones, 870, 869
Silver Creek Versa, 222 and the entire Silver Creek line
Parallex, 318, 316
Camp Axe, 757
Folding Saw, 755
Stockman 371
Trio 373
Deuce 375
Solo 379
Large Trapper 384
Canoe 389
Buck Redpoint Rescue Knife
Buck Nobleman Carbon Fiber Handle, Titanium Blade 327
Buck Apex Knife 818
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