BUCK CREEK
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I only have one Buck Creek knife;a swing guard with celluloid scales.Bought it brand new and in less than a month the blade started showing signs of corrosion.Looked like celluloid breakdown but the scales looked undamaged.Should have returned the knife but decided to clean off the corrosion and keep it.
Seemed like about every 3 months or so the corrosion would return but the scales still looked good.They still looked good the day I went to close it and the entire rear bolster and part of the liners broke away from the rest of the knife.
Inspection revealed that even though the scales looked OK they were in fact outgassing and had corroded the brass liners to the point that when I pressed down on the lock they separated.
I wound up using JB Weld to re-attach the rear of the knife but the blade will not lock open any more due to no pressure on the spring.What a waste of a knife!
So this should be an incentive to VERY carefully inspect ALL your celluloid scaled knives periodically.See pictures.
Seemed like about every 3 months or so the corrosion would return but the scales still looked good.They still looked good the day I went to close it and the entire rear bolster and part of the liners broke away from the rest of the knife.
Inspection revealed that even though the scales looked OK they were in fact outgassing and had corroded the brass liners to the point that when I pressed down on the lock they separated.
I wound up using JB Weld to re-attach the rear of the knife but the blade will not lock open any more due to no pressure on the spring.What a waste of a knife!
So this should be an incentive to VERY carefully inspect ALL your celluloid scaled knives periodically.See pictures.
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thats a shame, I hardly trust celluloid anymore
Here's a trio of mint swinguards I recently acquired from different sources.
Here's a trio of mint swinguards I recently acquired from different sources.
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that's where i'm confused on these the blades are marked 90' 89' and 94' yest two of the knives has the older soligen shield. Tehy stopped use of that shield around '76 iirc. so I can't say for sure. maybe they used some old stock shields on them.
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got one last week bear & bull,real nice 'wildcat fever' etched on the blade but the shield is missing,any body have a photo of one or know anything about the shield
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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.
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.
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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.
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the number on the blade is generally the year
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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.
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This is the only Buck Creek I have so far,
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A FAT STAG DOCTOR's KNIFE
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Little dumplin I got off ebay last week.
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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.
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.
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Thanks!
I think it has the remains of the LITTLE DIAMONDBACK on the main blade. Gonna sharpen it up and tote it too.
I think it has the remains of the LITTLE DIAMONDBACK on the main blade. Gonna sharpen it up and tote it too.
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Here is another Buck Creek I acquired last week,
Indian Head !
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Indian Head !
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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.
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Not great pics but here is one of my Bear & Bull knives.
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Purty!!
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Thank you very much Owd Wullie! Is it a keeper or just one more good lookin knife with no value ??
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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
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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.
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Looks great.
Twas a shame the way the original pile side stag was so plain on that knife.
Looks dandy now.
Twas a shame the way the original pile side stag was so plain on that knife.
Looks dandy now.
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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 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!
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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.
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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.
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Thanks Ted, I like this one.
I think I will carry out for a while.
I think I will carry out for a while.
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