Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
As small as it gets in the Bucklite world, a made in 2000, green handle Bucklite 425 from a pawnshop couple days ago. OH
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
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Most of the 425s I see are black. Nice pick-up! 

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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Just knew I needed one of these in my life 

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Nice Titanium Buck Jon Terry! OH
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
This one is on the way (had one, but gave it away as a gift… so buying it again for my collection)
Bought it from a wacky AAPK store
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Bought it from a wacky AAPK store

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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Mmmmm Daddy like. Now I'm on the search for one.
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The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Old Hunter wrote: ↑Tue Jan 17, 2023 1:55 am Love that Buffalo Horn 303, really unique and great looking too. OH
Thanks guys

Mike
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
This one finally made it into my mailbox yesterday. A bit smaller than expected but I like the handles so..........
Forged on the anvil of discipline.
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
The Few. The Proud.
Jerry D.
This country has become more about sub-groups than about it's unity as a nation.
"The #72 pattern has got to be pretty close to the perfect knife."
--T.J. Murphy 2012
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
The 425/525 are about the smallest Buck lockbacks made (traditional style, not sure about of the more modern stuff). Nice size like a peanut with a real blade. Nice patriotic American Flag handles Jerry. OH
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
The February Buck of the Month arrived in my mail box a couple of days ago and I just got around to opening it.
It's a 301 Stockman with wood grain carbon fiber scales. The knife came very sharp, but with a disappointingly uneven grind on all three blades, and especially on the spey blade. The grind angle is very steep too...I have never seen a slip joint pocket knife with that large of angle.
The scales are unique and they are growing on me.
I'm debating cleaning up the grinds myself using my Lansky system Vs. sending the knife back to Buck. I'm confident Buck will take care of it since they are a great company, and I'm sure once the QAQC team sees the knife they will wonder why the knife went out. But sending a knife back is not very convenient.
Anyway, here is a photo of the knife (please excuse my photo skills!!).
It's a 301 Stockman with wood grain carbon fiber scales. The knife came very sharp, but with a disappointingly uneven grind on all three blades, and especially on the spey blade. The grind angle is very steep too...I have never seen a slip joint pocket knife with that large of angle.
The scales are unique and they are growing on me.
I'm debating cleaning up the grinds myself using my Lansky system Vs. sending the knife back to Buck. I'm confident Buck will take care of it since they are a great company, and I'm sure once the QAQC team sees the knife they will wonder why the knife went out. But sending a knife back is not very convenient.
Anyway, here is a photo of the knife (please excuse my photo skills!!).
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That was done by Wilde Bill Cody when he worked for Buck. The handle is Impala. Buck had 4 models of the 500 Series with Impala handles. They marketed the handle material as "Siberian Impala", which confused me since Impala distribution is limited to Africa. Cody told me that the material came from a game farm in Russia, hence the "Siberian".
Bert
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Keeper that is handsome 

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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Cheers Bert,bertl wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:42 pm
That was done by Wilde Bill Cody when he worked for Buck. The handle is Impala. Buck had 4 models of the 500 Series with Impala handles. They marketed the handle material as "Siberian Impala", which confused me since Impala distribution is limited to Africa. Cody told me that the material came from a game farm in Russia, hence the "Siberian".
Bert
This is Golden info !!!
Do you have any idea how many they made ? .........mine is #427
Cheers
JT
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
I don't know the number made. These knives were a limited addition from the early 1990s and my guess is the number may have been 1000. They appeared in the 1991, 1992, and 1993 catalogs.JonTerry wrote: ↑Sun Mar 05, 2023 8:01 pmCheers Bert,bertl wrote: ↑Wed Mar 01, 2023 5:42 pm
That was done by Wilde Bill Cody when he worked for Buck. The handle is Impala. Buck had 4 models of the 500 Series with Impala handles. They marketed the handle material as "Siberian Impala", which confused me since Impala distribution is limited to Africa. Cody told me that the material came from a game farm in Russia, hence the "Siberian".
Bert
This is Golden info !!!
Do you have any idea how many they made ? .........mine is #427
Cheers
JT
Bert
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Bucklite Tool #355, bought off the AAPK store to keep in my truck (and use while hunting and fishing). OH
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
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Nice OH those are hard to find 

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Thanks Dogg! I was surprised and pleased to see it in the AAPK store - jumped on it. OH
Deep in the guts of most men is buried the involuntary response to the hunter's horn, a prickle of the nape hairs, an acceleration of the pulse, an atavistic memory of his fathers, who killed first with stone, and then with club...Robert Ruark
Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Nice find there O.H.Old Hunter wrote: ↑Sun Apr 09, 2023 11:18 am Bucklite Tool #355, bought off the AAPK store to keep in my truck (and use while hunting and fishing). OH





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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
I picked this #103 in a pawnshop and paid more than I wanted to, but I did not to pass it up because it a 1961-67,
and I don't many of them 'round here
The blade has some nasty scratches from a not so great sharpening job, but overall it nice and tight and lot's of blade left... for ME to screw-up next time it needs sharpening... 



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They say, “Hard work never hurt anyone”, but I'm still not willing to risk it.
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
My re-entry into Buck knives.
Needed some minor edge work and scratches dealing with, but overall happy with the result so far.
Needed some minor edge work and scratches dealing with, but overall happy with the result so far.
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Re: Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?
Got this Buck 055 yesterday. It’s this months Buck of the month. I like wooden handles and this one has ironwood handles. Plus it has 154CM blade. I really like this smaller size, very tempted to carry this one, of course my wife says I say that about almost every knife I get.
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Very nice knife, Mark!
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