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Where is 100 series fixed blade history on AAPK?
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 7:17 pm
by Modern Slip Joints
The 121 is my favorite 100 series because it is the only one that I know of that was made from thin steel. I believe a greedy knife dealer at a gun show tried to feed me a line of B.S. about his over priced "rare" 121 a couple days ago. That got me interested in the dates 121s were cataloged. My guess is the majority of people reading this sub-forum own one or more 100 series fixed blades and would appreciate having their history available.
The dates for 300 series slip joints were posted a few days ago but not in a location that will be easily found in the future. Adding a BUCK RELATED RESEARCH TOPICS & RESOURCES area similar to the ones for other brands would make a good place to start accumulating this type of information.
Re: Where is 100 series fixed blade history on AAPK?
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:51 pm
by bertl
If you use a search you can find a lot of information. Here is a thread for the 300 Series. I'm not sure there is a summary for the 100 Series on AAPK. Join the collectors club where you can look at the archives of model history articles and newsletters.
Bert
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Re: Where is 100 series fixed blade history on AAPK?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 1:55 am
by Old Hunter
I have a fondness for the Buck 100 Series myself, I do not have an extensive collection, but I do have a decent collection of working knives in this series. The Buck 121 has quite a few blade variations, the old Fisherman variations being thin (as in filet knife thin) and the later Buck 121 Guide being almost a Buck 105 (but not quite). I like both for different uses - but I like the thin blades for their design purpose. OH
Re: Where is 100 series fixed blade history on AAPK?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 4:16 am
by Modern Slip Joints
I did not know 121 blades were thicker in their later years. I know of a few early thin 121s that were mis-appropriated by wives for kitchen duty. That speaks to how much better slicers they are then the rest of the 100s. I could not find the 121 on Buck's website so apparently it is out of production. That's too bad.
Re: Where is 100 series fixed blade history on AAPK?
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:32 am
by Old Hunter
The 121 and the 118 come and go on a fairly regular basis. The 121 today is known as the guide when they make some up. I measured the blade thickness on several a couple of years ago, but I am so upside down and backwards since our move late last fall that I don't know if I'll ever get it all together again - can't find the info now. OH