119

Okie,welcome.That size and shape came out in the 50's only designated as the 105. Later in the early 60's it was designated the 119.Probably 1960 or 61.DM
 
In the 1956 Buck catalog it was shown as the 119 spacial it was available in a stag handle as well as the black handle.
I got this information on the BCCI site in the old catalog section.
 
The early 105 did not have the size or shape of the 119. It was the same size as the pathfinder of today. I think you might be thinking of the 104 which was before the 119 and about the same size but was shaped differently. The 104 was called the camper.
 
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great info, the reason i asked is my cousin told me he carried one in vietnam in 68 and 69 and i just wondered when it came out. he still has the knife. did they have a date system back then?
 
I got my information from Blade's Guide To Knives.Page 367 left colum under picture states the model 119 was first introduced in 1961.However, if the BCCI site has been up dated then I'd go w/ that. As I've found other errors in that book in the Buck section.DM
 
Okie, No date system back then.But the one you speak of would be a two liner.Hence easily identifiable.DM
 
Okie,

He's refering to the stamping on the blade. When Buck started selling in Canada they added USA below the Buck stamp. ie 2 liner. Later came the model number and that's your 3 liner. I think the dates are around 67 for the 2 liner and 73 for the 3 liner.
 
I was wrong on the stamp it did not say Buck 119 USA, it only said Buck USA. I just check my 68 model 120, 119.
 
According to the hand outs Joe H. gave us at the 20yr reunion on the 100 series.Two liners were made from 1967-71.Then in 72 came 3 liners inverted and later that year, 3 liners up right.DM
 
So they only did the 3 line inverted for about 1/2 year, thats why I am having a hard time finding them......:eek:
 
You should also be aware that in the beginning, you could order the "119" with various blade lengths...It was only later that the 119 was stabilized at 6" and the 120 added as a separate model...

I had a copy of the original catalog pic of the "119" but it's lost in the jungle of magazine cutouts, notes, catalogs, bills, receipts, and pr0n in my home office... :(
 
You guys have correctly nailed down the introduction of the 119 to the mid 1950's. FYI. The earlier knives that ultimately became the 119 are the 104 camper (introduced the wider/heavier blade in the 1940's) and the 104 Fighter (introduced the blood groove in the early 1950's).
 
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