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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Nice axe, I've never seen an import Buck handaxe either. OH
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New regular 110 in Ebony as I like the throw back to the originals and The Taylor Guitar connection.
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New 110 Slim Pro as I am curious what the moderns are like. Just couldn't do the clip so off it came as for me a clip on a 110 is a sacrilege. Don't mind it on the Vantage.
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New 119 Coco colored to keep my 120 company when hunting and camping.
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Welcome.. ::handshake:: And a GREAT line up of BUCK knives ya landed there!!! ::tu:: NICE!!! ::nod::
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jmh58 wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 12:17 pm Welcome.. ::handshake:: And a GREAT line up of BUCK knives ya landed there!!! ::tu:: NICE!!! ::nod::
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Thanks for the welcome and the compliment, Goodonya!
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Very nice set of Bucks, Skypeace. ::tu:: And Welcome to the party...stick around, have some fun!
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So, back on Oct 30, in this thread, John (JMH58) posted a pic of a Slimline Buck 110...his first. Bruce made a comment that John was lucky enough to get a "limited run" on that knife due to the style of handle. Instead of the normal checkered pattern, John's knife had the swirly (not sure what else to call them) pattern. I had not seen that pattern on the Slimline and went in search for one for my collection. But alas...not to be found. I mentioned it to my brother if he had ever seen it, and he hadn't. He has 'connections' in high places and made a phone call...and what do you know...some were sent back to Buck because 'someone' didn't like them. ::shrug:: ::doh:: Anyway...long story short, he was able to acquire two of them...and YAY! He got me one....LUCKY ME! ::ds:: This is a sweet pattern on these. (lighting was messed up on two of these photos)
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KLJ77 wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:09 pm So, back on Oct 30, in this thread, John (JMH58) posted a pic of a Slimline Buck 110...his first. Bruce made a comment that John was lucky enough to get a "limited run" on that knife due to the style of handle. Instead of the normal checkered pattern, John's knife had the swirly (not sure what else to call them) pattern. I had not seen that pattern on the Slimline and went in search for one for my collection. But alas...not to be found. I mentioned it to my brother if he had ever seen it, and he hadn't. He has 'connections' in high places and made a phone call...and what do you know...some were sent back to Buck because 'someone' didn't like them. ::shrug:: ::doh:: Anyway...long story short, he was able to acquire two of them...and YAY! He got me one....LUCKY ME! ::ds:: This is a sweet pattern on these. (lighting was messed up on two of these photos)
SCORE!!!! ::ds:: ::tu:: ::nod:: ::tu:: NICE!!!! I call the handle design topography.. ::hmm:: ::shrug:: Nice BUCK!!! ::tu::
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topography
That is a perfect description of that handle design! ::tu:: I trust you're liking yours more and more.
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Nice ::tu::

The handles are topo maps and the lines are contour lines. Being a retired civil engineer, I had to have one too :D
I notice yours came in a box. Mine came in a tin:
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These are LT series knives btw, at least down here in the states. The handles are the same size as the standard 110's. The slims are much thinner. Did they do a slim with the topo in Canada?
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I know Buck had some Swiss Army style knives made, but is this a Buck knife ?
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kootenay joe wrote: Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:55 am I know Buck had some Swiss Army style knives made, but is this a Buck knife ?
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Technically a Buck by Wenger. Wenger made the entire SwissBuck series. I think that model is called the SwissBuck Globetrotter. I had one, but someone had really treated it poorly, and had damaged the Phillips screwdriver and the liners surrounding its blade layer. I took it apart for modding spares. I put the scales on a Highlander I used as a work knife; which later was passed on during the POS exchange this year.
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Thank you Cody. So Buck only marked it with stickers on the handles, no markings on blade. Seems a little 'sketchy'. I recently watched an ebay auction for a Swiss Buck and it went over $100 which surprised me ++.
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Skypeace - welcome to the Buck Sub-Forum at AAPK - always glad to have a new Buck Knife user/fan! Very nice start to your Buck collection. Add a Buck 118 Personal and you will have the most versatile of their hunting knives. OH
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LJ, congratulations on your Buck 110 LT with the topo scales - you got a good brother! OH
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KJ, those SwissBucks are becoming quite collectible - Buck collectors and Wenger collectors pursue them. I bought two when they came out, gave my wife the small one (Classic size) and gave my daughter the larger one when she was a Girl Scout. Both of them still have and use their SwissBucks - like all Wenger's, very well built pocketknives. OH
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Old Hunter wrote: Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:43 pm KJ, those SwissBucks are becoming quite collectible - Buck collectors and Wenger collectors pursue them. I bought two when they came out, gave my wife the small one (Classic size) and gave my daughter the larger one when she was a Girl Scout. Both of them still have and use their SwissBucks - like all Wenger's, very well built pocketknives. OH
And that clip-point blade is a better whittling and woodcarving blade than the standard Wenger spear. A few Wenger models used that same blade, but it was mostly seen on the SwissBucks.
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Breeze...Congrats on being able to grab one. ::tu:: I know they're getting scarce and hard to find now. And...you're right, it is the LT, not the Slim. I stand corrected.

Thanks Bruce...I've been pretty fortunate here lately.
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My $30.00 119.. ::groove:: I am liking this knife ALOT!! ::tu:: ::nod:: ::tu::
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John...that 119 is very nice and looks to be in GREAT shape. Anytime one can pick up a 119 for $30.00, in that nice of shape...well, kudos to them, cause that's a steal. ::tu::
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KLJ77 wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:42 pm John...that 119 is very nice and looks to be in GREAT shape. Anytime one can pick up a 119 for $30.00, in that nice of shape...well, kudos to them, cause that's a steal. ::tu::
Thanks.. It was brand new in a blister pac.. ::facepalm:: :lol: ::tu::
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Great find Joe, brand new is always knice. Proud for you. ::nod:: ::tu::
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My $30.00 119.. ::groove:: I am liking this knife ALOT!! ::tu:: ::nod:: ::tu::
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The quintessential fixed blade Buck Knife! OH
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Old Hunter wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 3:31 pm
jmh58 wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:29 pm DSC07946.JPG

My $30.00 119.. ::groove:: I am liking this knife ALOT!! ::tu:: ::nod:: ::tu::
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John, that's a GREAT price. I paid $37 for a used one a couple of years ago.
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Thanks jerry. Craigs list score!!! ::woot::
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