Single blade Buck 303?

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Corso
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Single blade Buck 303?

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Is there such a thing as a single blade Buck 303? Saw this a while back and was wondering if it was production or a custom job?
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Hmm - I've never heard of that. Single blade should be the 302 Solitaire or 379 Solo.
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Never seen a factory or build-out (Buck made limited run) in a single blade 303. There are folks who do conversions (our own JerryD had a Buck two blade jack made from a 303). There are some 302 Solitaires floating around -built on the 301 frame - but they are discontinued and disappearing. OH
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302's I can get but this is something I can't find aside from this pic

maybe its something I can knock up myself?
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I am certain Buck never made a single blade 303. Some were modified after production, and 300Bucks can shed a little light on this.

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Bert, now that you mention it I seem to recall 300Bucks had a few made and sent to Buck Knife in order to convince them to build some. Hopefully he will see this and post pictures of his custom built 303. OH
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interesting

how long ago was that? maybe some alternatives to the 303 could be born out of them dropping some of their range

I'd love to see a single blade Cadet or one with a caplifter
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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. Seemed more folks wanted a sheepsfoot or warcliff blade in a two blade model than a pen blade. There was a limited special run of a single blade 303 in onyx and pearl. A fancy single 303, almost too pretty to put in a pocket to get scratched.
P.S. I never heard a word from Buck or even got my knives back.
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Thanks for the info, I think I'll have to have a go at knocking one up myself
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