124 White Handle... SWEEEEEET....

ITE, as I remember Joe told me that there are two white 124 variations.
One with corian and one with micarta scales. Production: 250 each. The
micarta variation was produced for the European market, the corian one
was sold in the U.S.A.
Best,
Haebbie
 
Great bunch of 124's. I really like the white handles and the yellow handles. I don't see any way I would use one of those white handled knives. That 110 is a real beauty.
 
Haebbie said:
ITE, as I remember Joe told me that there are two white 124 variations.
One with corian and one with micarta scales. Production: 250 each. The
micarta variation was produced for the European market, the corian one
was sold in the U.S.A.
Best,
Haebbie
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Thanks Haebbie, for the info... So now I need to find me a micarta handle 124... :eek: ...
 
Sorry to bring back a dated topic but I would like to share....
Herbert is accurate about two variations of white 124s. For a European vendor order, white micarta was manufactured and distributed only there. Those in the States are those that have returned accross the pond. Approximately 250 were provided, perhaps a few additionally. A Canadian vendor placed an order for 300 white Corian 124s for sale in that land. 250-odd knives were documented as produced but likely all 300 were in-fact made. Tinkering in the Custom Shop have some other versions floating around such as camoflaged laminate scales and then 12" bladed ones and such others off-topic.
Hope this helps with the enigmatic white scaled 124 beauties and those that pursue such!

Dave
 
GD, nice to "see" you. And thank you for the confirmation.
I'm still searching for a corian 124. I don't shed hope to find one.

Best,
Haebbie
 
Dave,
Nice to see you post. It's been a while. I bought 10 of the corian knives about 10 years ago from a store in Thunder Bay, Ontario, called The Moose Hunter. I sold them to some members of The BCCI. Harold klinkhamer and a few others. I kept two and I sold one of them not too long ago to a member who posts on this site. Haebbie, don't give up, one will come along. I will personally keep you in mind.
 
The white Corian knife with the polished blade was made for the US market. The white micarta handled knife with the polished blade was made for the European market. The white corian handled knife with the satin blade was probably reworked by Leroy Remer. FYI.
 
Richard Matheny said:
The white Corian knife with the polished blade was made for the US market. The white micarta handled knife with the polished blade was made for the European market. The white corian handled knife with the satin blade was probably reworked by Leroy Remer. FYI.
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Thanks RM, for the info... Mine as a mirror polish Blade and it's very shiny... It was real cloudy when I took the pictures... I've never seen a satin blade one... ITE ... :)
 
There are less than 300 hundred made but they were a special order for europe not the US. I had mine autographed/engraved by cj buck at the grand opening of our new cabellas here in wichita, ks. I asked him about the history of the knife because i couldnt find out much about it. He said it was a very rare knife to find in the states and should only go up in value. I also asked the buck historian Joe Houser about it.This is the email i received from Joe Houser the Buck Knife Historian

Hello Chris,
I did some research and found that Buck did a run of 124’s with bone colored corian handles in 1991. This was the model 124bc, catalog #8014. They made about 266 of them and if I remember correctly, most were shipped out of the country.
I hope this information helps.
Sincerely,
Joe Houser
 
I wish they would make all 100 Series with a white handle and the 112... :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
Very beautiful knife. I read up on the 124's before ordering one from Knife Center a few days ago. Somewhere there is a whole thread about the history of them, the connection between the 122 and the 124.

One thing I wondered about is whether when Buck made the transition from hidden tang to full tang construction on this knife if they also switched to the ubiquitous aluminium guard and pommel at that time. Or did 124's continue to have stainless
guards and pommels through out the rest of it's original and subsequent run?

The catalog descriptions and photos I've seen of the 124 le (reproduction) indicate it's aluminum. Magnets make testing this very easy.

What's the material of these components on your white 124?
 
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