Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?

Hoyt Buck produced the first Buck Knife in 1902. Hoyt and his son Al moved to San Diego and set up shop as H.H. Buck & Son in 1947. Al Buck revolutionized the knife industry in 1964 with the infamous Model 110 Folding Hunter. The company's innovative history and attention to quality have made for many great collectible knives.
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Thanks gents. I bought that knife due to its Buck brand, unusual appearance, and good price. I seriously doubt I will use it on our smallish whitetail (200 lbs. is a monster here) as the blade is too wide for my liking and the handles are a bit thick for my comfort (stick with the Buck 118 much of the time). OH
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Old Hunter wrote:Thanks gents. I bought that knife due to its Buck brand, unusual appearance, and good price. I seriously doubt I will use it on our smallish whitetail (200 lbs. is a monster here) as the blade is too wide for my liking and the handles are a bit thick for my comfort (stick with the Buck 118 much of the time). OH
I'd buy that knife based on it's brand & looks alone too OH.
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A Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours Baykeeper, and to all our Buck brothers here at AAPK. OH
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I just had to have this when I seen it, can is about full two stones and sharpening instructions :D
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Miller Bro's wrote:I just had to have this when I seen it, can is about full two stones and sharpening instructions :D
Cool, those are getting hard to find complete. I managed to find a can of oil, (half full), and the stones, but no box or instructions. Good find! ::tu::
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Nice find Dimitri. I had one of those Buck kits years ago, all I have left now is a little residue of oil in the bottom of the can - always thought the look of the red oil on the white stone was badass. OH
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Baykeeper wrote:Cool, those are getting hard to find complete. I managed to find a can of oil, (half full), and the stones, but no box or instructions. Good find! ::tu::
Thanks, the front of the case cover has some melted spots on it like it was in a tackle box and something made of plastic reacted with it and damaged it but it's not too bad. I already had a can but I never seen a complete kit before.
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Old Hunter wrote:Nice find Dimitri. I had one of those Buck kits years ago, all I have left now is a little residue of oil in the bottom of the can - always thought the look of the red oil on the white stone was badass. OH
Thanks Bruce ::tu::

The stone is red now I didn't know it was originally white ::doh::
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Dimitri, the stone in mine was pretty light, nearly white, but I have seen them in various of hues of color - guess washita and arkansas stones have a lot of variance. OH
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I am going to wash it off and I will let you know what color the stone is ::tu::

Also I just noticed the original price sticker on the end of the case $3.25 :shock:
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Buck 118 in D2 blade steel came in the mail from SC today. I've been wanting to try a Buck made with D2, this SFO from 2014 was available in my favorite Buck deer hunting pattern. OH
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That d-2 is great steel OH sharpens up real easy ::nod::
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My buddy Billy cleaning a doe with the Buck 118 I recently gifted him with - he likes it so far. I helped out using a Buck 121 Guide (more modern, stiffer version of the Buck 121 Fisherman) - I didn't care for it as a deer skinner and deboner. At 5-1/2" the blade is too long - you could really tell that when cutting out the backstraps, the leverage on the cut was quite different from that of a shorter blade. I'll stick with the narrower, shorter (4-1/2") blade on the Buck 118. OH
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Buck #322 Congress in Yellow Sawcut Delrin, a 1995 SFO sold only by SMKW. This one is in perfect "unused" condition. A knife you don't see every day, (or every week, month, year or decade). Christmas present to myself, been hunting for one these for over two years. I already have the Black Sawcut Delrin version, (both hard to find), but this one is much prettier.
I found this here on one of the AAPK stores. If you collect specific models, do yourself a favor and check out the "local" AAPK Stores, ya never know what might turn up.
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Dumpy wanted toothpicks Grandies delivered ::ds::
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I've been looking at it for a couple of years and Santa finally brought this 113. I don't hunt but it looks like it would do what it's designed for. Buck calls it the "Little Skinner".
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I can vow for the 113 as a great skinner as OH convinced me and she worked well with my Buck .112. But she was short lived as while at hunting camp during bad whether and bad card playing skills she ended up in the pot never to be recovered ::facepalm::
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Poor ole dogg. What a sad, sad story.
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Tanks pal ::teary_eyes:: ::mdm::
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Very nice Jerry, I think you'll like the 113; a lot of blade in a compact size. Mine came extremely sharp without need for initial touch up. OH
Ps. Now you know about card sharks Dogg - I can see losing money, but losing your Buck Knife!!
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Baykeeper wrote:Buck #322 Congress in Yellow Sawcut Delrin, a 1995 SFO sold only by SMKW. This one is in perfect "unused" condition. A knife you don't see every day, (or every week, month, year or decade). Christmas present to myself, been hunting for one these for over two years. I already have the Black Sawcut Delrin version, (both hard to find), but this one is much prettier.
I found this here on one of the AAPK stores. If you collect specific models, do yourself a favor and check out the "local" AAPK Stores, ya never know what might turn up.
Nice find on a rare 300 series; I've seen them, but never been willing to come off the coin for one.
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Ps Dogg - how big is the large Buck Toothpick? I like the looks of that. OH
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Right on the heels of the #322 Congress came this '94 #310 Whittler, so this is currently the "newest addition" to my Buck family. Why? I wanted a 300 Series other than my display-only models to carry, and this is it, (for now). Cleaned up nicely after the photo was taken, the master blade shined up really well compared to this photo, (that is dried up tape residue on the master blade). Tight blade(s), sharp, snappy; doesn't get much better.
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OH ya should have seen the pot ::facepalm:: the toothpick is 7" overall three.75" blade.
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Couple more this week, all this yellow makes it look like spring around here. You may ask why?? I would have to say why not???

Photo 1: Buck #332 Barlow in Sawcut Yellow Delrin, (Camillus, 1995).
Photo 2: Buck #329 Trapper in Smooth Yellow Delrin, (Buck 1988).
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