David Yellowhorse. The beginning.

[Old Folder]

Welcome aboard Oscar.
That's a real beauty. You were fortunate to have met David Yellowhorse at the show. I have not had that opportunity.

[Bucksway]

I have a early 'Lacy' 112 with a satin finish blade before he used mirror polished blades directly from Buck. One of 16 to 18..I read a add in a old online gun forum and contacted the poster entirely online. I ended up sending a postal money order and a return postage paid envelope to a PO box in New York lol! My brother said I would never see the money or the knife but 5 days later it came! It's a real rarity a USED Yellowhorse Buck. That was 10 years ago and right now it's going back to him to have a Sunface engraved on the bolsters making it a 'Fancy Lacy' and a true one of one. My Brother David just went out to his shop with the BCCI folks and had a great time!

[Doc B]

I have a early 'Lacy' 112 with a satin finish blade before he used mirror polished blades directly from Buck. One of 16 to 18..I read a add in a old online gun forum and contacted the poster entirely online. I ended up sending a postal money order and a return postage paid envelope to a PO box in New York lol! My brother said I would never see the money or the knife but 5 days later it came! It's a real rarity a USED Yellowhorse Buck. That was 10 years ago and right now it's going back to him to have a Sunface engraved on the bolsters making it a 'Fancy Lacy' and a true one of one. My Brother David just went out to his shop with the BCCI folks and had a great time!

Hope you can post some pictures...when it gets back

[Bill-in-Texas]

I’ve been out (from Central Texas) to California a number of times over the last 12 months...

On one of the drives, along I-10, IIRC, I saw the sign and building for Yellowhorse Knives. Now, I wish time was on my side and I had stopped. It seemed an unlikely birthplace for the knives so highly regarded by all of us here!

Thank you OF, for telling the story and sharing the stunning 112 in your collection.
Beautiful knife & great history.

-Bill

[Old Folder]

I’ve been out (from Central Texas) to California a number of times over the last 12 months...

On one of the drives, along I-10, IIRC, I saw the sign and building for Yellowhorse Knives. Now, I wish time was on my side and I had stopped. It seemed an unlikely birthplace for the knives so highly regarded by all of us here!

Thank you OF, for telling the story and sharing the stunning 112 in your collection.
Beautiful knife & great history.

-Bill

You're very welcome Bill.
If your future travels allow you time to stop at your above mentioned building, take some pictures for us.
Most importantly, drive careful.

[Bill-in-Texas]

I’ve been out (from Central Texas) to California a number of times...
Thank you OF, for telling the story and sharing the stunning 112 in your collection.
Beautiful knife & great history.

-Bill

You're very welcome Bill.
If your future travels allow you time to stop at your above mentioned building, take some pictures for us.
Most importantly, drive careful.

I’ll certainly make it a point to stop on my next trip that way.
I’d like to at least take some pictures of the building, and if possible, go inside to see the “goods.”

[Mark15434]

Somewhat true, but not the whole story. In 1978 Chief David "Dave" Yellowhorse reconstructed his Buck 112. 1982-1983 Chief got a deal with "Sharper Image mail catalog. Then he made less than "50" Buck 112's 4 Dots in 1982-1983. The Running Horse. His neighbor made the wooden display shell boxes and Chief Dave did the inside of those boxes. ALL HAND MADE. Satin Finished Blades. I have two of them. In 1987 Chief made around 500 Polished Mirrored Blades that appears in the Buck Catalog.

[Mark15434]

Also, these first Buck 112's only had the "Running Horse" design. If you compare these early 1980 models, the Running Horse is quite different in 1987 and on. The horse's mane and tail are different. Less than 50 of the original Buck 112's were made at first.

[Mark15434]

Chief David Yellowhorse's first Buck 112"s had his stamp on the read bolster. In 1978, his signature was put on the blade. A Mirror Polished Blade. Fisrt Buck 112's had a Satin finish blade.

[Railsplitter]

I didn't know David Yellowhorse was a Chief.

Both of mine were made within the last 3 years. I want a Money Clip too but I'm waiting for him to make the right one.

[Mark15434]

Nice. I need to make a correction to one of my Posts here. Chief David Yellowhorse started to put his signature on his blades in 1987. Not 1978.