Whats your newest addition to your Buck family and why?

Hoyt Buck produced the first Buck Knife in 1902. Hoyt and his son Al moved to San Diego and set up shop as H.H. Buck & Son in 1947. Al Buck revolutionized the knife industry in 1964 with the infamous Model 110 Folding Hunter. The company's innovative history and attention to quality have made for many great collectible knives.
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Thank you Byrd and Old Hunter. It is in good shape and still locks up like a bank vault.
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David the two dot is the first Buck I bought for work in 1975 and I'm still using it today,she is my favorite LB bar none shown with her repaired sheath and sum ware::tu::
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garddogg56 wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:04 am David the two dot is the first Buck I bought for work in 1975 and I'm still using it today,she is my favorite LB bar none shown with her repaired sheath and sum ware::tu::
For Christmas this year, I got a Carhartt like that and it was made in the USA (Dearborn, MI), which replaced a Berne (which is still holding together, but on the way out) made who knows where. And hard to believe, it cost the same as the Berne did about 10 years ago. And a lot better made. I've chosen my 2014 Case Carhartt Mini Trapper as the knife I typically keep in that coat for farm chores--it matches the coat quite well, since it has the "Rugged Duck" (Earth Brown) G-10 handles.

Last week, I picked up a 112LT. A bit more reasonable for an EDC, and I've really liked my '74-80 112 (440C!), but the blade is shot due to someone really treating it rough (about half worn, plus a huge ding), so it's gonna have to go to Buck before I can carry it--and I've put that off nearly two years.

And, like the 110LT, I'll likely never use the belt sheath.
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garddogg56 wrote: Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:04 am David the two dot is the first Buck I bought for work in 1975 and I'm still using it today,she is my favorite LB bar none shown with her repaired sheath and sum ware::tu::
Looks like your 112 has served you well and still has a lot of miles left in it. ::tu::
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Yes Dave she has served me very well ::handshake:: Cody them made in USA Carhartts are hard to find ::shrug:: the Case Carhartt. Knives are nice,I like the grind and bolsters.
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Doc B wrote: Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:10 pm I only have a handful of Buck knives. Picked this up: 110 LT , S30V steel and OD micarta; just to check it out.
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Doc, have you used it yet? I have some of the old Bucklites and the newer 110LT but haven’t bought the LT Slim yet. Just interested in your view of handling and feel in the hand. I know an S30V blade will cut! OH
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Old Hunter wrote: Tue Jan 07, 2020 10:20 am
Doc B wrote: Sun Jan 05, 2020 3:10 pm I only have a handful of Buck knives. Picked this up: 110 LT , S30V steel and OD micarta; just to check it out.
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Doc, have you used it yet? I have some of the old Bucklites and the newer 110LT but haven’t bought the LT Slim yet. Just interested in your view of handling and feel in the hand. I know an S30V blade will cut! OH
OH, I have. It feels very good in hand and cuts very well. My biggest long-term concern about it is that it has slight side-to-side play. Not enough to be a problem at this point; however, I see no evidence of any type of metal liner. I'm assuming there is a small one, based upon the way the pivot pin looks...but it isn't big enough to see. I'm wondering if it gets any support, from the micarta? If that's the case...I can't see micarta holding up, like metal, over the long haul and possibly leading to additional movement? I'd really like to see this knife apart and see what Buck is relying on, to support the pivot area. Obviously, the reduction in metal, leads to less weight in the knife. I doubt it will be an issue, in my lifetime...and Buck has a lifetime warranty...but after using it, I'd probably stick with metal liners and heft.
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Doc, thanks for the detailed sharing of your impressions. Blade wobble over the long run is a concern with heavy use of the knives with synthetic frames. I have Bucklites that remain tight after many years of use, but haven’t been subjected to heavy stresses. OH
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Old Hunter wrote: Thu Jan 09, 2020 1:12 am Doc, thanks for the detailed sharing of your impressions. Blade wobble over the long run is a concern with heavy use of the knives with synthetic frames. I have Bucklites that remain tight after many years of use, but haven’t been subjected to heavy stresses. OH
Interestingly enough, the 112LT I posted has pretty severe wobble in the closed position, but only a little bit open and locked. My 110LT and 442 on the other hand, little open or closed.

The 110LT I bought new in 2018, and have used quite a bit. The 442 is a vintage "BuckLite" from 1996, and was quite beat up when I got it.
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Here is something you don't see that often, a '72-'86 Buck #307 Wrangler in Yellow Sawcut Delrin made by Camillus for Buck. I've seen this handle color in post '86 Buck-made knives, but this is the first one of this color and vintage that I've seen for sale, so I couldn't resist, (I have seen other models of this era in Yellow Delrin but this was the first yellow #307 I've seen). I have Yellow Delrin knives of models #301, (post "86), #303, (also post '86), #332, #331 Barlows & #322 Congress, (all '90's SFO's for SMKW). Found this one on the bay, mislabeled as a #305 Lancer, which was weird, so I ended up getting it for substantially less than it could have brought if correctly labeled, and less than the price a regular '72-'86 #307 in Black Delrin would usually go for. Of course it's considered as one of my 300 Series collection now, but it has been used enough to warrant being put in my edc rotation as a user. Already found a sheath for its' 4.25" closed length, (too big for my pocket so I carry it in a sheath). Still sharp, still tight, still snappy, just gently used; doesn't get much better than that in my world. Now if I could only find the elusive #313 Muskrat in yellow, they are rare but I know they exist, there may even be a #311 Slimline Trapper or even a #317 Trailblazer out there, (or maybe a #309 Companion or a #315 Yachstman, (which both exist), or maybe even a #319 Rancher? Oh yeah, I also have 2 different #329 Trappers in smooth Yellow Delrin, (90's SFO's for SMKW). The Buck hunt never ends and the "versions" are infinite.
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Railsplitter wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:27 pm Old Hunter is correct. Buck made that blade swap to all of the 300 series Stockman knives in 1988 when they also added a third back spring. The blade swap was necessary because each spring acted as a spacer and therefore, two spacers could not be next to each other. The sheepsfoot is wider than the spey from edge to spine and unless it was the center blade, it would cover the nail nick of the spey blade making it difficult or impossible to open the spey.
I have a 301 that I believe was assembled wrong at the factory. See if you can spot the error.
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Tsar Bomba wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2020 8:49 pm
Railsplitter wrote: Sun Aug 25, 2019 3:27 pm Old Hunter is correct. Buck made that blade swap to all of the 300 series Stockman knives in 1988 when they also added a third back spring. The blade swap was necessary because each spring acted as a spacer and therefore, two spacers could not be next to each other. The sheepsfoot is wider than the spey from edge to spine and unless it was the center blade, it would cover the nail nick of the spey blade making it difficult or impossible to open the spey.
I have a 301 that I believe was assembled wrong at the factory. See if you can spot the error.
The nail nicks on the secondaries are hidden behind the clip blade. They are installed in the wrong places.
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Baykeeper wrote: Fri Jan 17, 2020 6:58 am Here is something you don't see that often, a '72-'86 Buck #307 Wrangler in Yellow Sawcut Delrin made by Camillus for Buck. I've seen this handle color in post '86 Buck-made knives, but this is the first one of this color and vintage that I've seen for sale, so I couldn't resist, (I have seen other models of this era in Yellow Delrin but this was the first yellow #307 I've seen). I have Yellow Delrin knives of models #301, (post "86), #303, (also post '86), #332, #331 Barlows & #322 Congress, (all '90's SFO's for SMKW). Found this one on the bay, mislabeled as a #305 Lancer, which was weird, so I ended up getting it for substantially less than it could have brought if correctly labeled, and less than the price a regular '72-'86 #307 in Black Delrin would usually go for. Of course it's considered as one of my 300 Series collection now, but it has been used enough to warrant being put in my edc rotation as a user. Already found a sheath for its' 4.25" closed length, (too big for my pocket so I carry it in a sheath). Still sharp, still tight, still snappy, just gently used; doesn't get much better than that in my world. Now if I could only find the elusive #313 Muskrat in yellow, they are rare but I know they exist, there may even be a #311 Slimline Trapper or even a #317 Trailblazer out there, (or maybe a #309 Companion or a #315 Yachstman, (which both exist), or maybe even a #319 Rancher? Oh yeah, I also have 2 different #329 Trappers in smooth Yellow Delrin, (90's SFO's for SMKW). The Buck hunt never ends and the "versions" are infinite.
Just found out on the BCCI Facebook Group that the #307 that I posted about above was actually a 1995 exclusive for SMKW, it just looks like a pre '86. Apparently there were only 1,000 made; wow!! This was confirmed by a "like" from a well known company official. It was dumb luck, but being fostered over the years by fellow AAPK/BCCI members bertl & 300bucks has trained my eye, but these guys deserve most of the credit. "the sawcut yellow Delrin Buck 307 was made by Camillus as an exclusive for SMKW in 1995. One-thousand of them were made, and since it was a Camillus knife no date code was used. Nice find." Here is a corrny but true statement:, "if you don't look you don't find". ::ds::
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Nice find Baykeeper ::tu::

I picked up a 301 and a pair fo 319's recently.
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Breeze wrote: Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:56 am Nice find Baykeeper ::tu::

I picked up a 301 and a pair fo 319's recently.
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Way to go. I'm always looking for a #319 with a smooth awl, I know they exist, but they don't show up for sale much.
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A minor boneheaded OCD mistake. I occasionally browse Etsy for stuff on my knife and multitool list. I saw this Buck Tool Bucklite one for $27, and bought it without hardly thinking. It's rusted, and the right handle is floppy where it pivots at the pliers. I've whacked it a few times with a ball-peen hammer and it hadn't helped. For $8 more, I could have had a near-mint one. I'm thinking I'll buy that one, and save this one for parts if I can't fix it. If I can--beater user.
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cody6268 wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:47 am A minor boneheaded OCD mistake. I occasionally browse Etsy for stuff on my knife and multitool list. I saw this Buck Tool Bucklite one for $27, and bought it without hardly thinking. It's rusted, and the right handle is floppy where it pivots at the pliers. I've whacked it a few times with a ball-peen hammer and it hadn't helped. For $8 more, I could have had a near-mint one. I'm thinking I'll buy that one, and save this one for parts if I can't fix it. If I can--beater user.

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Yeah Cody, you don't have an exclusive on bonehead impulse purchases. Ask me how I know. ::facepalm::
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This is my most recent and as near as I can tell it's a 433 Juno though the model isn't marked, I guess because it was a commemorative.

It came from a firearms and related estate sale where for some reason no one was bidding on the knives. I got it and another folder (a Myerco Stinray Aus-8) for $1, though to be fair I didn't know what they were until after I bought them since I hadn't really looked closely.
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Prior to that one, my most recent was this 1994 Buck Camo Crosslock that I also picked up at an estate sale.
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cody6268 wrote: Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:47 am A minor boneheaded OCD mistake. I occasionally browse Etsy for stuff on my knife and multitool list. I saw this Buck Tool Bucklite one for $27, and bought it without hardly thinking. It's rusted, and the right handle is floppy where it pivots at the pliers. I've whacked it a few times with a ball-peen hammer and it hadn't helped. For $8 more, I could have had a near-mint one. I'm thinking I'll buy that one, and save this one for parts if I can't fix it. If I can--beater user.

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Got a buck vantage in Damasteel.

Anyone know what the factory lock up is on these? Mine is about 60-65%....maybe more.
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A Christmas gift ordered the day after Christmas from the Buck Custom Shop. Just arrived today. Model 503 in Buckeye Burl.
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Your knife has strikingly good looks. Well photographed in black and white makes for a very fine presentation. ::tu::
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Railsplitter wrote: Wed Feb 05, 2020 9:05 pm A Christmas gift ordered the day after Christmas from the Buck Custom Shop. Just arrived today. Model 503 in Buckeye Burl.
Great looking burl, Buckeye has such a distinctive pattern to it and is hard as nails.
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Thank you for the compliments fellas.

Quick Steel, it never occurred to me that my photos appear black and white but now that you mentioned it, I see what you mean. Those were taken using a light box that I got a few weeks ago and they are actually color photos. I took another pic yesterday of my small Custom Shop collection which includes an orange knife. Same camera settings as my pics above.
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