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Buck 501 Question
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 6:41 pm
by jxr1197
I don't collect Buck knives - this 501 came to me as part of a group of knives and before I tossed it into the drawer of "other knives" I decided to look it up first and noticed that every other 501 I see has 2 pins. So now I'm curious why this one has 3?
Re: Buck 501 Question
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 9:53 pm
by Old Hunter
Very early (first) variation of the Buck 501 Esquire - thus the rocker pin. OH
Re: Buck 501 Question
Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2018 10:19 pm
by jxr1197
Old Hunter wrote:Very early (first) variation of the Buck 501 Esquire - thus the rocker pin. OH
Thank you OH. I couldn't find any pics like it. Maybe it was a bad design they caught early on and corrected? It's a nice size for EDC and if it wasn't tipped I'd take it around the block a few times. Oh well. Thanks again for the info.
Re: Buck 501 Question
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 2:40 am
by Old Hunter
You are welcome. It was a cosmetic change, the rocker pin is still there, it simply is under the handles. You could reshape the blade, it's already short, so put a new tip on it - plenty of life left in the blade. Alternately, you could send it to Buck for a new blade ($10.00) but the tang stamp would be current and not vintage to the knife. OH
Re: Buck 501 Question
Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2018 1:53 pm
by bertl
The rocker pin was exposed on the first 501s that appeared in 1975. Within a couple of years, Buck changed to the hidden rocker pin.
Re: Buck 501 Question
Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2018 5:31 pm
by eveled
I'd wharncliffe it, so it doesn't get any shorter. Then keep using it. It's a nice little knife.