Who here is a member of the Buck 700 Club?

[Badhammer]

I know Sheriff Rusty is an ardent admirer of the 700 series Bucks as am I but was wondering who else my have an afinity for these ponies? Picked up my first 701 at an acution a year or two back and have been slowly acquiring examples of both it and the 703.



I don't have photos yet of most of them but will try and take more soon. Some of them are still in their prime while others have been rode hard and put up wet. A few have come up lame and I managed to rescue them from the glue factory.



Regardless of their condition I love them all. Just my opinion but if you were looking to compare a Buck slip joint to the 110 with regards to strength and ruggedness I'd say the 700 series in general and the 701 in particular is the knife that would do it.

This series offers a fair number of variations both in styles, markings and blade configurations and IMHO are still waiting to come into their own as collectible and sought after Bucks which means you can still get some very nice examples without breaking the bank or searching the yellow pages for a good divorce attorney.

Aside from that they are wonderful users. Built like a tank with materials and craftmanship that didn't come cheap then and wouldn't come cheap today.

If you haven't taken a Bronco for a ride lately or your idea of a Mustang is something with four tires and bucket seats you might take a look at joining the 700 club. I think you'll be very glad you did!

[Stelth]

I couldn't agree with you more. They are great knives. I've only got one but it is mint.

I'd like to find a nice 703 to go with it.

[ScottK]

I agree as well, just rescued this little 703, it had a missing shield, loose blades, warped frame and a cracked handle scale. I gave it a bit of a tune up and added some elk stag scales, touched up the edges and she is in my pocket ready for a tough day's work.

[David Martin]

Yes, I agree. I have all the models in my collection. The early ones you speak of from 1980 (703 Colt) to 1983 (the 704 Maverick), the Amigo and Compadre came in 81 and 82. These are up grade knives from the 300 series. With the use of 440C blades, polished stainless steel frames, walnut slabs and the old English script stamp
(until 84). Whats not to like about them. Plus, the Custom Shop did many variation with this model. DM

[orca8589]

Can Buck re-blade these models? I have one here that has blades in pretty rough shape, and the Stockman pattern is my favorite. I'd like to get it back into rotation.

I've left an inquiry with Buck today, I'm just wondering if anyone here knows if they have the material in stock to do it.

~Chris

[David Martin]

I doubt it unless a blade from the 300 series fits these models. DM

[Badhammer]

Can Buck re-blade these models? I have one here that has blades in pretty rough shape, and the Stockman pattern is my favorite. I'd like to get it back into rotation.

I've left an inquiry with Buck today, I'm just wondering if anyone here knows if they have the material in stock to do it.

~Chris

When I've inquired in the past it was suggested the LeRoy Remer would probably be the best person to contact about reblading these models. My plan is to get a few together with different degrees of wear and tear and maybe send them to him and see if he could put together a couple of nice complete knives from the parts.

[ItsTooEarly]

I like the 700s... I only a had a few of them until I bought a big Buck collection... And now I have a lot of them...
Here's a few pics of some of them... ITE

pics...

[nutoknives]

Sorry I do not have a more recent photo but here is the 700's all very early model's some very nice knive's.

[orca8589]

When I've inquired in the past it was suggested the LeRoy Remer would probably be the best person to contact about reblading these models. My plan is to get a few together with different degrees of wear and tear and maybe send them to him and see if he could put together a couple of nice complete knives from the parts.

Thanks for the info. Who's Leroy Remer? Is he a member here? I'd definitely like to get this one back into rotation.

~Chris

[ItsTooEarly]

Here is Leroy Remer e-mail address Triple-r-knives@cox.net ... He's from the old Buck Custom Shop...
He was also Bucks First Custom Knife Maker and here's his phone number 619-561-2442...

Good Luck...

[orca8589]

Thanks for the info! I'll email him tomorrow.

~Chris

[110 Dave]

I know Sheriff Rusty is an ardent admirer of the 700 series Bucks as am I but was wondering who else my have an afinity for these ponies? Picked up my first 701 at an acution a year or two back and have been slowly acquiring examples of both it and the 703.....
.......
This series offers a fair number of variations both in styles, markings and blade configurations and IMHO are still waiting to come into their own as collectible and sought after Bucks which means you can still get some very nice examples without breaking the bank or searching the yellow pages for a good divorce attorney.
Aside from that they are wonderful users. Built like a tank with materials and craftmanship that didn't come cheap then and wouldn't come cheap today.
If you haven't taken a Bronco for a ride lately or your idea of a Mustang is something with four tires and bucket seats you might take a look at joining the 700 club. I think you'll be very glad you did!

yowser there mate ... i have looked at the 700's quite a few times .. i dont carry slipies much but if i did it would be a 700
have thought of collecting them several times but lack the bulk buying power of its to early to add to my collections..
and be sides most o my extra pocket money goes to 110 's which are harder to find ones i dont have..
seems lot o form newbies ( **42 ** to early** dave andothers) jumped on the gold mineing band wagon
dang cost me whale of a lot to even think o biding on one on the flea market site..

[Badhammer]

Sorry I do not have a more recent photo but here is the 700's all very early model's some very nice knive's.

That's a very nice grouping. I've been focusing on the 701 for the most part but after seeing this pic I think I'll be branching out into the other models as well. That 704 is really catching my eye.

[HonkerRusty]

Good Luck in your quest and "hunt" for the 700 series.

[Larry Oden]

Thee 700 series knives are fun to collect. With only 5 models and just a few manufacturing changes, it is not that difficult to get examples of the entire run, even though it was spread over the 1980 -2002 time frame. Perhaps the most difficult 700s to find would be those with brass bolsters and the 704 with a Damascus blade. Oh, I should also mention the mastodon ivory models 705 and 709 with a little "gold nugget" on one inlay. In retrospect, they may be the rarest of all 700 series knives.

[David Martin]

Larry, Could you post a picture of those mentioned? DM

[Larry Oden]

David,
Sorry, I do not do pictures.
Larry

[sitflyer]

I have a 703 that I bought way back in about 1980 that the main spring let go on, I sent it in for repair back then and still have it. In the last year I have acquired a smattering of each pattern and love them all. I feel it is one of their Classier lines that were produced ...

[Badhammer]

Ran across a 703 at the gunshow yesterday. For $20 I guess I should have brought it home but alas, someone had taken a grinder to the spey blade in an effort to put a new tip on it. Not the worse one I've acquired but I guess I'm getting picky as I just didn't want another lame pony in the pasture.