120s for Jan 20th!! (1/20)

[DrMegabyte]

I'll start. This is my 2024 BCCI 120 knife with Shockwood Handles and a S35VN blade with no fuller. One of 200 made.

 

[wonderboy1377s]

 

[BP_]

Happy 1/20 all! I have been enjoying the daily shows. It’s like a SPS every day. Stay warm

 

[FlyingFinn]

This one-twenty is from a treasured family member that passed some time ago. Happy 120 Day Owen!

 

[Generalist]

Next to their smaller 119 siblings for scale.

 

[eveled]

 

[pjsjr]

 

[guy g]

 

[DeSotoSky]

120 General Brass & Phenolic with 5160 steel, Copper & Clad c.2016

120 General with white Melamine handle c.62/63

120 General with unpolished heat treated blade, stacked aluminum & leather (1 of 24) 2020 Web Special.

 

[DeSotoSky]

100 of these Buck 120 Generals were made for the 2007 NRA Convention in St Louis.

 

[DeSotoSky]

A custom 120 I fished out of the Bay a few years ago. It came to me naked, no sheath, box, or information. I've paired it with a custom sheath I had in my extras box. The sale description was "bone" but I think it is stag. I think it is a contemporary customization on an older blade. The 3-line stamp gives some clue to the blade's age but I'm thinking it is a 425m steel so 82-85 based on the grind. The handle is excellently done, its no hack job. The knife looks to me like the type of thing Joe Houser would have done. Anyone have any thoughts on that?
addendum: I posted this picture on the BCCI FB page tagging Houser and he replied that it looked like his work.

 

[GPyro]

Desoto, that is one cool knife!

 

[Generalist]

120 General Brass & Phenolic with 5160 steel, Copper & Clad c.2016

120 General with white Melamine handle c.62/63

120 General with unpolished heat treated blade, stacked aluminum & leather (1 of 24) 2020 Web Special.

Maybe I'm seeing things...is the melamine 120 pinned? I didn't realize any melamine knives were pinned.

 

[Your Name Goes Here]

A custom 120 I fished out of the Bay a few years ago. It came to me naked, no sheath, box, or information. I've paired it with a custom sheath I had in my extras box. The sale description was "bone" but I think it is stag. I think it is a contemporary customization on an older blade. The 3-line stamp gives some clue to the blade's age but I'm thinking it is a 425m steel so 82-85 based on the grind. The handle is excellently done, its no hack job. The knife looks to me like the type of thing Joe Houser would have done. Anyone have any thoughts on that? Mr Houser?

Whoever did it, definitely has some skills. Fit & finish look excellent, nice catch !

 

[DeSotoSky]

Maybe I'm seeing things...is the melamine 120 pinned? I didn't realize any melamine knives were pinned.

Good eye. Every other Melamine knife I've seen pictures of were leather spacered barrel nuts. I corresponded with Larry Oden a long while ago and he suggested it was a factory re-handle or repair (Lifetime Warrranty in action?). The failure of the Melamine handles was that they cracked if dropped when cold. I belong to a local club, St Louis Antique Arms Collectors, and you would hear on occasion.... "if they could only talk". Just to be contrary, the difference between a barrel nut and a pinned pommel could be one day..... ;o) /R

 

[Generalist]

That's a special piece of history. What a neat knife!

 

[Vaporstang]

 

[DeSotoSky]

I show these same pictures on 1/20 every year.
13 120's spanning 50 years, about 1963 to 2013. Progressing downward from oldest to newest.

BUCK / BUCK* / 2-line / 3-line inverted

3-spacer / 3-spacer stag / 2-spacer / 620-1988

2001 / 2002 / 2005 / 2011 / 2013

 

[jb4570]

 

[Tecate]

A day late

120 blades look significantly cleaner without a fuller. All of the 100 series blades look cleaner. Just say no to fullers!