103 with 440 steel ?

[Hawkeye5]

On E-Bay some one has a 103 that has 440 steel. I thought
that they 420hc steel. If so what year was it 440?
Thanks

 

[Mike Kerins]

Buck used 440C prior to 1981. Between 1981 and 1994 they used 425M and then switched to 420HC after that.

 

[Hawkeye5]

Thanks for the info. Mike