Buck 525 - Fake?
Buck 525 - Fake?
Hello,
Although I have little experience, I've not come across a Buck 525 with a marking like this. Makes me wonder about it's authenticity/origin. Is it real or fake/counterfeit?
Although I have little experience, I've not come across a Buck 525 with a marking like this. Makes me wonder about it's authenticity/origin. Is it real or fake/counterfeit?
Re: Buck 525 - Fake?
Though I have not seen that scripted tang stamp before, either, there's probably not enough of a profit margin for a counterfeiter to bother with, on a sub-$50 NIB knife
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Re: Buck 525 - Fake?
That "fancy" Buck stamp seems legit. I've seen them before on a number of different knives, including 11x and 5xx series.
Here are a few random examples from old sales listings or forum posts. The internet is lousy with pics of knives with this stamp if you want to do some deep research. I believe this stamp is a remnant of the 1970s but it may still have been in use afterwards.
Here are a few random examples from old sales listings or forum posts. The internet is lousy with pics of knives with this stamp if you want to do some deep research. I believe this stamp is a remnant of the 1970s but it may still have been in use afterwards.
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Re: Buck 525 - Fake?
It's real. Although it may not have an official designation, I've heard of that style called "Script", or a Script Tang Stamp. I have two 501's that bear that very mark. Click on the photo and you can clearly see it.
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Re: Buck 525 - Fake?
What these guys said....real.
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Re: Buck 525 - Fake?
Thank you all for responding. Must be pretty rare and valuable.
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Re: Buck 525 - Fake?
Actually they're not. They are fairly common in used condition but a bit less in mint or near mint. You could probably get one with the original box and paperwork for around $60 on eBay. Both of mine came that way but I bought both from the same guy. He had two of them and sold me both.blademoid wrote:Thank you all for responding. Must be pretty rare and valuable.
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Re: Buck 525 - Fake?
I came across this in BladeForums from 2003:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/scr ... ng.249967/
I've still not been able to find a picture of a "scripted" 525; well, other than the one above.
Spoke too soon:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/525 ... st-4410281
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/scr ... ng.249967/
I've still not been able to find a picture of a "scripted" 525; well, other than the one above.
Spoke too soon:
https://www.bladeforums.com/threads/525 ... st-4410281
Re: Buck 525 - Fake?
Real, not common but found on certain models for a certain time period. Called Script tang stamp. Most often seen on 500's. None on 300's.