BUCK CREEK
BUCK CREEK
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AND RESENENTLY FOUND THIS OLD BUCK CREEK.THIS ONE HAS NO ANTLERS(PLAIN SHEILD),NO "OIL THE JOINTS"HAS HAND MADE GERMANY ETCH ON MASTER BLADE.WOOD HANDLES.ANYONE ELSE LIKE BUCK CREEK?
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I collect buck creek as well as german eye. Here is an older copperhead with the plain shield.
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Hey,
I happen to have one myself. Here is a nice 4 blade congress with stag handles and the antler shield.
I happen to have one myself. Here is a nice 4 blade congress with stag handles and the antler shield.
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GOOD LOOKING KNIVES.THOSE BEAR AND BULL ARE MY FAVORITE PATTERN.ANY BODY KNOW WHAT YEARS THEY USED PLAIN SHEILDS?
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Nice Congress there.
The plain shield were used 1970- 1973 or therabouts i have to check my book to be exact. I love the plain shield and crossed sword shield knives. I'm looking for a trapper to add to my collection. I recently got to handle a mint example with slick black and it was a jewel of a knife. I like how thin they ground thier blades, take an effortless edge
The plain shield were used 1970- 1973 or therabouts i have to check my book to be exact. I love the plain shield and crossed sword shield knives. I'm looking for a trapper to add to my collection. I recently got to handle a mint example with slick black and it was a jewel of a knife. I like how thin they ground thier blades, take an effortless edge
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well heck if no one else is gonna post any more buck creecks I guess I will
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Nice bunch of Buck Creeks showing up here.
Kaleb I would gladly post a few if I still had any. I've had several, but they all left home somehow. Still like em though, so keep em coming.
Phil
Kaleb I would gladly post a few if I still had any. I've had several, but they all left home somehow. Still like em though, so keep em coming.
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Love that goldstone,those knives really grab the eye!
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Here is a red sparkle bear&bull congress.
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Nice bear and bull, I have one just like it in cracked ice.
My favorite buck creek pattern is thier copperhead. Here is one in ebony with the second variation shield.
My favorite buck creek pattern is thier copperhead. Here is one in ebony with the second variation shield.
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"I DIG COAL" bear&bull.Somebody needs to help i think will run out before mm.
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nice, is that a crossed swords shield I see on that one? That's interesting becuase the bear and bull trademark wasn't used until the early 80's and that shield was discontinued in the early-mid 70's. Nice knife though, I liked thier slick black.
Here is my favortie buck creek stockman pattern, thier "premium stock", the blade shape really appeals to me. This is also a 2nd shield varient with cracked ice
Here is my favortie buck creek stockman pattern, thier "premium stock", the blade shape really appeals to me. This is also a 2nd shield varient with cracked ice
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Was any other well known German Cutlery companies involved or connected to Buck Creek knifes? I had a few Buck Creek knifes but they weren't in the patterns I was looking for so sadly, I sold them to buy some knifes that were in the patterns that I collect. The Buck Creek knifes seemed to be good quality made with very good fit and finish and would have suited me well if they were in the patterns I collect. Funny thing about the Buck Creek knifes I bought was the guy I bought them from sold them to me at a really low price. He said he was told that they were a new line of knifes from Boker when he bought them, and after he bought them he found out they weren't Boker in any way. He said "I aint going to stand here and lie to you mister, they're probably some of those slant eyed made knifes. I think he was asking $6.00 each for them separate or $4.00 each if I bought them all. So I bought them all. Wish I had them all back at the price I paid for them the first time. Hind sight is always 20-20.
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$4.00 Each!?
The buck creek knives were made by Kaufmann and sohne up until they were bought my taylor cutlery I think in the late 80's early 90's. They had a very limited range of patterns. So far I have recorded few patterns compared to most cutlery manufacturers.
4 different styles of congress (both 2 and 4 blade)
5 different styles of stockman (including the two of the indian head variation before Clarence Risner got ahold of the trademark)
copperhead
whittler
trapper
swing guard
small barehead lockback
The stockmen included: diamondback, little diamondback, premium stock, large indian head, small indian head
The congress included: slim 4 blade, slim 2 blade, large 4 blade (bobcat) large 2 blade (cobra)
They used a lot of snakes in thier etches, thier whittler had a snake etch, as did thier small lockback.
they used a wide variety of handle materials, mostly various celluloids but later knives also had jigged bone and stag handles. A few earlier knives had ebony handles as well.
hope this is of some interest/help
The buck creek knives were made by Kaufmann and sohne up until they were bought my taylor cutlery I think in the late 80's early 90's. They had a very limited range of patterns. So far I have recorded few patterns compared to most cutlery manufacturers.
4 different styles of congress (both 2 and 4 blade)
5 different styles of stockman (including the two of the indian head variation before Clarence Risner got ahold of the trademark)
copperhead
whittler
trapper
swing guard
small barehead lockback
The stockmen included: diamondback, little diamondback, premium stock, large indian head, small indian head
The congress included: slim 4 blade, slim 2 blade, large 4 blade (bobcat) large 2 blade (cobra)
They used a lot of snakes in thier etches, thier whittler had a snake etch, as did thier small lockback.
they used a wide variety of handle materials, mostly various celluloids but later knives also had jigged bone and stag handles. A few earlier knives had ebony handles as well.
hope this is of some interest/help
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Nice stockman MM!the shield on the bear&bull is a pick and shovel (has "I DIG COAL" etch on blade). Millard Burns of Burns &Company of London Kentucky started importing knives in 1968,knives were made to Burns specifacations by the Heinrick Kaufmann & Sohnne Co. of Soligen Germany until 1985.Taylor and Frost were in on later knives. Here is a cobra "MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME"
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Nice cobra I have one identical to it
Here is something different. A true Kaufmann, not a buck creek branded knife, but note how similar the pull is to the pull on my premium stock. I have two of these "little" beauties.
Here is something different. A true Kaufmann, not a buck creek branded knife, but note how similar the pull is to the pull on my premium stock. I have two of these "little" beauties.
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Here's something to look at. Here is the kaufmann lineup. Note how all the patterns are identical to thier buck creek counterparts.
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Yea, there were about ten knifes that I bought all together. That was back in the late 70's or into the 80's. A couple were stockmans and the rest were congress pattern. Some two bladed and some four bladed. Seems like I remember a couple of the congress knifes were a tad smaller than the others. I remember they all cost $40 back then. I let a friend pick any one he wanted and I sold the rest to buy some swell end jacks and moose pattern knifes. I don't think I sold a one of them for more than $10. Like I said hind sight is always 20-20.muskrat man wrote:$4.00 Each!?
The buck creek knives were made by Kaufmann and sohne up until they were bought my taylor cutlery I think in the late 80's early 90's. They had a very limited range of patterns. So far I have recorded few patterns compared to most cutlery manufacturers.
4 different styles of congress (both 2 and 4 blade)
5 different styles of stockman (including the two of the indian head variation before Clarence Risner got ahold of the trademark)
copperhead
whittler
trapper
swing guard
small barehead lockback
The stockmen included: diamondback, little diamondback, premium stock, large indian head, small indian head
The congress included: slim 4 blade, slim 2 blade, large 4 blade (bobcat) large 2 blade (cobra)
They used a lot of snakes in thier etches, thier whittler had a snake etch, as did thier small lockback.
they used a wide variety of handle materials, mostly various celluloids but later knives also had jigged bone and stag handles. A few earlier knives had ebony handles as well.
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Enjoyed seeing the Kaufmann line up.May have to pick up a few.These old buck creeks imo are a whole lotta knife for the money. Here is another bear&bull simulated stag.
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nice, never seen one in imistag. Yes. They are a lot of knife for the money, better than most anything being currently produced in the states. Can't reply without a pic of one of my own
So here is a pic of my one and only swing guard, it's got stag on it
So here is a pic of my one and only swing guard, it's got stag on it
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jrlw and Muskrat Man,
Following this thread is a bit like watching a tennis match. It's your serve JRLW.
Just playin with ya. I'm enjoying the show. Wish I had a bunch to post. Those Buck Creeks are one of the most under appreciated brands out there IMO. I had a stag Bobcat years ago I'd sure love to have back today. One of the best looking knives I've owned, and a great knife to carry, quality steel, and excellent construction.
Phil
Following this thread is a bit like watching a tennis match. It's your serve JRLW.
Just playin with ya. I'm enjoying the show. Wish I had a bunch to post. Those Buck Creeks are one of the most under appreciated brands out there IMO. I had a stag Bobcat years ago I'd sure love to have back today. One of the best looking knives I've owned, and a great knife to carry, quality steel, and excellent construction.
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Here you go phil! I am going to have to trade for some more to keep this thread going.
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you got some nice bear & bulls jrl. My serve I guess
Gonna have to trade for some more myself, I'm running out
Gonna have to trade for some more myself, I'm running out
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another nice bear and bull!
Here's a copperhead in yellow I EDC every now and again
Here's a copperhead in yellow I EDC every now and again
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