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.
Post Reply
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

Thanks, Doc...I appreciate the comment. ::handshake::
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
User avatar
jerryd6818
Posts: 39458
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:23 am
Location: Farther down the road.

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

Post by jerryd6818 »

It must be great having a twin brother and especially one as thoughtful as that.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.

This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.

"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
doglegg
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 23847
Joined: Mon Sep 18, 2017 2:35 am
Location: Grand Prairie, Texas

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

Post by doglegg »

A wonderful gift, even more special because of the giver. ::nod:: ::nod::
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

jerryd6818 wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2020 8:20 pm It must be great having a twin brother and especially one as thoughtful as that.
::tu:: We've had a lot of fun over the years when we were much younger. We don't look as 'identical' today as we did back then. We fooled girlfriends, friends, school teachers (traded classes several times where we were better in some courses than others). I can't tell you how many times people have asked us; "are you two twins?" We would just laugh and say; "nope, we were just born this way." :lol:

Thanks for the thoughts, Jerry. ::handshake::
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

doglegg wrote: Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:36 pm A wonderful gift, even more special because of the giver. ::nod:: ::nod::
Truer words never spoken, Doglegg. Thanks for the comment. ::handshake::
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
User avatar
Old Hunter
Posts: 8409
Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:14 am
Location: Beaufort County, NC

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

Post by Old Hunter »

Wow, that is a beautiful, keepsake gift knife! You already know you have a special brother, now we know it too! Happy Birthday! OH
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
User avatar
treefarmer
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 15106
Joined: Sun Oct 04, 2009 6:53 am
Location: Florida Panhandle(LA-Lower Alabama)

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

Post by treefarmer »

That is a wonderful knife and your brother has good taste!
But tell me KLJ77, do y'all know who is who in the picture? I suppose the mustache is so you know who is who. ::hmm:: ::poke::
Treefarmer

A GUN IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN A COP ON THE PHONE.
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

Old Hunter wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:41 am Wow, that is a beautiful, keepsake gift knife! You already know you have a special brother, now we know it too! Happy Birthday! OH
Thanks, OH...I appreciate the thoughts & comments.
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

treefarmer wrote: Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:02 am That is a wonderful knife and your brother has good taste!
But tell me KLJ77, do y'all know who is who in the picture? I suppose the mustache is so you know who is who. ::hmm:: ::poke::
Treefarmer
Thanks, Treefarmer...and yes, he does have good taste.

As to the photo of us...I've always had a stache, but he doesn't grow one due to his job working in a meat department. He's done that for over 50 years. And no, I don't color my hair, in case someone was wondering. ::shrug:: :lol:
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
EeDeCe
Posts: 151
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:59 am

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

Post by EeDeCe »

I mentioned this one elsewhere, but I'll share here anyway. Got this mini Spitfire for my wife, but I like it so much I'm tempted to get one just like it for me, or maybe the larger 722. Even with the engraving it got here in 8 days. Not bad Buck!
Attachments
IMG_20200612_1045147.jpg
User avatar
jerryd6818
Posts: 39458
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:23 am
Location: Farther down the road.

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

Post by jerryd6818 »

I have my eye on a blue 722 come the first of July. ::nod::
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.

This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.

"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

BladeHQ has them on sale right now. GREAT price. Just passing along what I received in an email advertisement.


https://www.bladehq.com/?search=buck+722
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
EeDeCe
Posts: 151
Joined: Tue Mar 10, 2020 2:59 am

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

Post by EeDeCe »

Y'all are making this really hard to hold off on. LOL
That orange is nice, I have a 770 in that color.
I see the blue on the custom knife order on the Buck site, that will be a nice one.
User avatar
jerryd6818
Posts: 39458
Joined: Sun Jan 04, 2009 5:23 am
Location: Farther down the road.

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

Post by jerryd6818 »

KLJ77 wrote: Sat Jun 13, 2020 6:30 pm BladeHQ has them on sale right now. GREAT price. Just passing along what I received in an email advertisement.


https://www.bladehq.com/?search=buck+722
Thanks LJ. I appreciate your heads up. I saw that but I have all of them except the black one, the blue one & the black/white one and at this time it doesn't interest me.
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.

This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.

"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

You're welcome, Jerry...I'm always glad to push the drug of addiction. (knives, that is) ::groove::
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

BD gift from my wife. ::groove::

Buck 891 GCK in Coyote Tan.
Attachments
DSCF2370.jpeg
DSCF2372.jpeg
DSCF2376.jpeg
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
User avatar
Old Hunter
Posts: 8409
Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:14 am
Location: Beaufort County, NC

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

Post by Old Hunter »

LJ, although I am very Hunter oriented in my fixed blade knives the Buck tactical style knives can really be head turners - like your birthday gift. Very nice! OH
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

Thank You, OH, for the thoughts & comment. I agree, although I too am 'hunter' oriented, so this one would never reach the woods.
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
User avatar
Tsar Bomba
Posts: 3637
Joined: Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:14 am
Contact:

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

Post by Tsar Bomba »

I think I may have forgotten to share this one as I bought it for the expressly utilitarian purpose of all-terrain chopper for a go-bag. :lol:
Attachments
IMG_20200618_174328.jpg
IMG_20200618_174351.jpg
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

TB,

Those 619's are great knives. You have the 'Woodsmate' model. (Black Kraton handle) Those were made from 1986 - 1996. There was another model 619 called the "Gamemate", and I believe sold exclusively through BassPro shops and had the Olive Drab Kraton handle. There were made from 1985 - 1988. The Kraton handles on them are rugged and tough.
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
User avatar
Tsar Bomba
Posts: 3637
Joined: Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:14 am
Contact:

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

Post by Tsar Bomba »

I see I also forgot to wish you a happy belated birthday... ::paranoid:: So consider it wished. 8)
KLJ77 wrote: Thu Jun 18, 2020 11:32 pm Those 619's are great knives. You have the 'Woodsmate' model. (Black Kraton handle) Those were made from 1986 - 1996. There was another model 619 called the "Gamemate", and I believe sold exclusively through BassPro shops and had the Olive Drab Kraton handle. There were made from 1985 - 1988. The Kraton handles on them are rugged and tough.
Thanks for the info, KLJ! ::handshake:: If I had to make a guess, I'd say it's more a faded OD green than black. Well, I guess it could be VERY faded black, too; I don't have any green Kraton to compare... it's 'blah grey' right now or, if you prefer, "just drab, hold the olive." :mrgreen:

The weight of the handles is a selling point; it pitches the balance of the knife towards the blade but it's a great way to carry such a large and sturdy hunting knife without a big weight sacrifice. The MIL-K it is joining in my Oh Spit Bag might account for nearly as much mass as the Buck. ::smirk::
User avatar
edge213
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 8444
Joined: Sat Jan 25, 2014 12:48 am
Location: The Crossroads of America

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

Post by edge213 »

KLJ77 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:45 pm BD gift from my wife. ::groove::

Buck 891 GCK in Coyote Tan.
That's a cool looking FB.
David
"Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" Meat Loaf
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

Thanks TB for the BD wishes. Appreciate it. ::handshake::

Your handle is definitely black. If it was OD, you would know it. BTW, are you aware that the blade is the standard blade Buck uses for the Buck 119? You have a very sturdy knife in great condition.

Here's a photo of another 619 like yours, and a 639 with OD handle.
Attachments
BUCK 619 & 639.jpg
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
User avatar
KLJ77
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 2055
Joined: Sun Aug 05, 2018 9:45 pm
Location: Virginia ~ Tidewater Area

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

Post by KLJ77 »

edge213 wrote: Fri Jun 19, 2020 12:28 am
KLJ77 wrote: Wed Jun 17, 2020 3:45 pm BD gift from my wife. ::groove::

Buck 891 GCK in Coyote Tan.
That's a cool looking FB.
Thanks, David. It is a sweet fixed blade and balanced very well.
LJ

"The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living."
User avatar
TripleF
Gold Tier
Gold Tier
Posts: 19574
Joined: Mon Feb 14, 2011 3:42 pm
Location: West Central FL
Contact:

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

Post by TripleF »

Been bumping into some Buck knives lately......gonna carry this one to the woods the next few trips. It's the size of
a Mora and I love the BUCK steel.....
This is the 679.
Attachments
IMG_7828.JPG
Post Reply

Return to “Buck Knife Collector's Forum”