All About Pocket Knives

Sorry to revive an old thread, but I just received a Buck Creek Whittler in "cracked ice" from a friend. The main Clip-point blade has a snake on it & it reads "Hand Made" & 93, along with being made in Solingen, Germany.

So, what keeps popping in my head is: Does the "93" denote the yr it was made? Also, I find it hard to believe these are actually hand made, so is that a marketing ploy? The blades on mine appear to be carbon blades (All 3, a Clip main, small Clip & small Pen blades). F&F is above average, snap's pretty darn good (Very firm, but not a nail buster).

So, overall, how are these knives? I've never heard of them until today (When I got this knife) & decided to research it on the net.

Thank you in advance for any info/opinions you can give me.

Not real sure about the '93, but I can tell you that they are top notch knives that were meant to be used and go the distance.

the number on the blade is generally the year

Gotta tell ya, with me being new to the knife world, I've never heard of Buck Creek. They are some pretty nice lookin knives....and the price is pretty good on the eyes too.

This is the only Buck Creek I have so far,
A FAT STAG DOCTOR's KNIFE
Camillus.

Little dumplin I got off ebay last week.

I'll try to update this with a pic later!

I have a Buck Creek Copperhead with Jigged Red Bone and EXCELLENT F&F.

Heavy booger! Has Solingen over Germany on the back of the larger blade.

OW Nice older BC looks like mid 70 model Darn good steel in those knives.

Thanks!

I think it has the remains of the LITTLE DIAMONDBACK on the main blade. Gonna sharpen it up and tote it too.

Here is another Buck Creek I acquired last week,
Indian Head !
Camillus

I have a cracked ice 4 blade congress Bear & bull, main blade etched "wildcat fever" Oil the joints, Solingen Germany. I hope to be able to submit pics tomorrow.

Marty

Not great pics but here is one of my Bear & Bull knives.

Purty!!

Thank you very much Owd Wullie! Is it a keeper or just one more good lookin knife with no value ??

buckeyefan wrote:Thank you very much Owd Wullie! Is it a keeper or just one more good lookin knife with no value ??

They're ALL keepers!! LOL

Value?

What one person is willing to pay and another is willing to accept.

Here is a before and after shot of my Buck Creek Diamondback Stockman (Thanks, Owd Wullie). I sent the Stockman to the spa for some new scales. The new scales are American Elk Stag from Idaho.
Before

After Mark Side

Pile Side

Looks great.

Twas a shame the way the original pile side stag was so plain on that knife.

Looks dandy now.

I use the search function to find a good informative topic on Buck Creek knives. This was the best one I could find. It is longer, has more pictured and more historical information than most of the other threads.
I realize this topic is 7 years old but I picked up a Buck Creek knife at an antique store yesterday and did some researching to see what I could find about the brand. This is the first BC I have ever held in my hand. I must say I am impressed with this little German knife.

Sorry for the quality of the pictures, we are at the coast camping. We went into town yesterday to do a little looking around and I found a few knives. I had to take these pictures with my phone on the picnic table at our campsite, but I think you can see the markings on this knife. Any blade etch that may have been there is long gone. No sign of off-gassing but I do see the scales are starting to raise ever so slightly at the ends so they come off as soon as I get home!

I would love to know more about this knife and the older Buck Creek knives in general. If you have some information about them please share with me and everyone else.
Thanks!

I have a few Buck Creek knives Orvet,
They have not taken a following as the Bulldogs have but still nice knives with a few different shields.
HANDMADE SOLINGEN GERMANY. BUCK CREEK. 1902 INDIAN HEAD. POCKET KNIFE.

Camillus

Thanks Ted, I like this one.
I think I will carry out for a while.

Dale you guys are always seeding my mind with something new to watch for. But thanks I guess. There sure are some quality under valued things out there.

Hello all could anyone tell about a Buck Creek swing guard and smooth black handles of some material and the shield is different than others I've seen on this forum, tang stamp says buck creek and solingen germany? All info is useful and all ways appreciated! Thanks Butch

There are some really nice Buck Creeks here!
I have several, unfortunately at least half of mine are celluloid, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
I rotate my EDCs every few weeks, but it seems like this old Buck Creek ends up in my pocket much longer than the others.
It sharpens up quickly and seems to hold an edge longer than any of my others.
I think the shield was once a banjo, as it was some sort of commemorative knife.

Thanks!
Keith

Dead Thread Revival!!

Seems to be a theme for me this week...

Anyways, thanks as always for the wealth of knowledge this community has and shares. I personally have never handled a buck creek, and when I have seen them in the past, I always assumed they were a chinese knock off trying to ride off the name "Buck" ... I had no idea they were German until recently.

Well, I saw a knife online that wasn't the prettiest, but had an H Boker stamp, so being a Boker fan, I picked it up dirt cheap. The only picture of the front of the knife was blurry and I couldn't tell what the shield was. Once it arrived, I saw the Buck Creek and assumed it was a Frankenknife Buck Creek with an H Boker main blade replacement. Surely an odd choice. Until I noticed the blade etch was a snake which said "Whittler" over "Hand Made" and "98"

After a bit of searching, I found that this exactly matches the whittler pattern from the snake series from Buck Creek. One of you mentioned (many moons ago) the alleged tie to Boker. Maybe that guy was on to something... What exactly do I have here??

Anyone got anything on this?
Pics to follow...