111 with timeless design?

Haebbie

Haebbie

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yesss, I am sure, the 111 has a timelessly elegant design!
But is it true that this is becoming manifest in leaving out to stamp
the blade with the date code? I bought a 111 whose Box is marked with
05/14/08. And the knife? Have a look if you like. What do you think?

Best, Haebbie




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Early in 2008 many Bucks got out of the factory without a date code, I have 2 110's without one.
 
As I understand it the blades were made in 2005 before they had the Idaho date code stamp but weren't put in the knives until this year when they were cleaning out the last of the 111 inventory. These blades were actually nonconforming and were set aside originally. FYI.
 
Interesting replies...IIRC, Joe Houser has posted elsewhere that the date stamp tooling was late in arriving at Buck, so some knives were shipped without a date stamp, for a short time...
 
that was on 110 only as i recall and most of them went to Russia on two orders of 50 from dealers..
what rich said is what i heard also..
heck and i was trying to get some of them earlier but could not!!
 
chickentrax said:
Interesting replies...IIRC, Joe Houser has posted elsewhere that the date stamp tooling was late in arriving at Buck, so some knives were shipped without a date stamp, for a short time...
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That actually may help explain why I have a Cabela's Alaskan Guide 110 from the same time frame with NO stamps at all.
 
No kidding Mike? No stamps at all?
When did you order that?

I didn't know the 111 was still around for sale. May "have" to get one :)
BTW, thread jack, I think the 55 is more like a mini-111 than a mini-110.
 
334dave said:
that was on 110 only as i recall and most of them went to Russia on two orders of 50 from dealers..
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Are you talking about the recent 2008 110's?

I got one on Ebay and one in a Gander mountain store, both boxes were dated within 2 weeks of each other in January 2008.

Some 112's are around without a date code also.
 
Mine has no date stamp either
 

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Buckaholic said:
No kidding Mike? No stamps at all?
When did you order that?
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Absolutely blank on the side where Buck USA and the date code should be. The BOS Heat treat stamp is on the other side. I bought the knife from Cabela's right when they first came out.
 
Did any of you who took the Buck factory tour take a pic of the tang stamping process??? :confused:

I have no idea how Buck does it, but somewhere I have a pic of how S&W stamps their auto pistols...The "stamp" is actually a hardened steel drum with the letters/numbers embedded (or maybe ground in; I don't know) and the frame passes under it and the letters/numbers get roll-pressed in...under tons of pressure...it's the last step in the manufacturing process... :cool:

I'm wondering how Buck does it...
 
chickentrax said:
Did any of you who took the Buck factory tour take a pic of the tang stamping process??? :confused:

I have no idea how Buck does it, but somewhere I have a pic of how S&W stamps their auto pistols...The "stamp" is actually a hardened steel drum with the letters/numbers embedded (or maybe ground in; I don't know) and the frame passes under it and the letters/numbers get roll-pressed in...under tons of pressure...it's the last step in the manufacturing process... :cool:

I'm wondering how Buck does it...
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Trax,
They don't allow picture taking on the plant tour, but aside from that, I don't remember seeing a station that was used for applying the stamps. It could have been incorporated into one of the other stations, but was not called out on the tour.
 
Mike Kerins said:
Trax,
They don't allow picture taking on the plant tour, but aside from that, I don't remember seeing a station that was used for applying the stamps. It could have been incorporated into one of the other stations, but was not called out on the tour.
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At a WAG, it was probably the last station right before the heat treat...
 
chickentrax said:
Did any of you who took the Buck factory tour take a pic of the tang stamping process??? :confused:

I have no idea how Buck does it, but somewhere I have a pic of how S&W stamps their auto pistols...The "stamp" is actually a hardened steel drum with the letters/numbers embedded (or maybe ground in; I don't know) and the frame passes under it and the letters/numbers get roll-pressed in...under tons of pressure...it's the last step in the manufacturing process... :cool:

I'm wondering how Buck does it...
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this one is a vertical press or 'really stamped', it is not a roll press as i seen it..placement is by hand to a guide slow firm press not "hit" or a ' fast strike'
knives are stamped after first thickness grind then in to heat treat..if ya had not been haveing a can can 'meeting' that day at the days inn ya would have seen it.. ;)
 
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