184 Buckmaster Non Owners Club!

[David Nowlin]

I wonder how many non owners of the Buckmaster 184 would want desperately to get out of this club?
I know this is silly but I wonder just how big this club is?
DN

 

[Puggernaught]

I have wanted one since I was a teen in the 80's, couldn't afford one then don't want to spend the money now. But they sure are cool!

 

[Old Hunter]

Frankly I always thought they looked too RAMBO for me, sorta the knife for Army/Marine wannabes. This is no put-down to those that like them as Buck Knives and collect them, it’s just the way I saw them and sized them up - and the reason I never bought one. OH

 

[DeSotoSky]

The two most overpriced knife series in the Buck lineup are Buckmasters and Harley Davidson knives. Both were made in in large numbers.
The price structure I think relates to their appeal to lifestyle culture groups. I have a couple used ones I purchased cheaply years ago but for the
typical $ask there are Buck knives I'd want more.

 

[David Nowlin]

DeSotoSky sell one to me and P Puggernaught and i can enroll you in our club! Oh wait then we won’t be in the club!!
I’m willing to make that sacrifice…..

 

[David Nowlin]

But pictures of yours would be welcome.

 

[bucksway]

My son bought a exact Japanese copy in 440 C and if it had copied the Buck tang stamp you would have been hard pressed to to tell the 2 apart. I played with that for a hour or so and decided if I wanted a big Buck get a 124.

 

[David Nowlin]

I love my 124 any i guess it falls in the same badass category for sure.

 

[GPyro]

Doesn't Buck have a replacement knife for the Buckmaster in the works?
I believe there's been posts alluding to that.....

I probably won't have one of those either.

I think the biggest thing that discourages me from buying a Buckmaster is having never seen or given the opportunity to hold one...... That's a lot of money to spend just to find out if you like it or not.
I've purchased knives online before only to get them and think "eh".

Cool idea for a club!
It's one I can easily afford the membership requirement!
Thanks.

 

[Happy Hippo]

To be honest, I do not want one. I think those pins are dumb looking. If I found one for a good price, of course I'd pick it up. But there are other things I'd rather get. I have the 124 and 120, so those fulfill my needs to hold a big knife for now.

Oh, and I have the USMC Case and Ka-Bar knives that also are on the large side.

 

[David Nowlin]

GPyro & H Happy Hippo well said and both good points.
I did see something about a replacement for the BM but that was a 2 year old YouTube video?? So who knows? I mean that, “Who Knows? “

 

[Stelth]

It's big, heavy, impractical but I'm glad I have it. I got it for Christmas in 1985.

 

[TAH]

It's big, heavy,....

Heavy is good. Heavy is reliable.

For a hollow handle survival knife, I always thought the Buckmaster was one of the better looking examples. It has nice proportions and lines. To make the wood saw more effective, the only design feature I would change is the main grind. The teeth are properly offset, but the grind needs to be raised to right below the teeth, so the saw doesn't bind. Other than that, I like the Buckmaster and would be thrilled to own one. Good thread and interesting question, David.

 

[Uncle Timbo]

I guess you can add my name to your list. I'm going to post a picture of mine below. Can you not see it?

 

[pjsjr]

To make the wood saw more effective

I thought I read that it was not designed for wood but the thin metal of an aircraft's shell. I been wrong many times so maybe this is one of them.

 

[David Nowlin]

This is my pilots survival style knife with the saw blade on the top. It was designed to penetrate the thin metal skin of an aircraft for egressing a downed plane if necessary. Not a Buck but pertinent to the question above.
Seems the teeth on the BM are too wide and flat for cutting anything? But I don’t have one to test? If i only had one to test it would certainly be helpful! IJS?


Ok got one out and different but wider than I remembered.
I’m sure a lot of research went into both designs?

 

[tommycopper1]

David What kind of knife is that in your first to third picture above? The knife above looks to me as a 117 stacked leather Buck. I also read that the saw on a Buckmaster is made to saw through plane bodies , Aluminum.

 

[Your Name Goes Here]

I own a Boker Apparo because I always wanted a 184 Buckmaster. I really like the fit and finish, balance and looks of the Apparo. Similar characteristics between the two knives and the Apparo receives good reviews online as a solid user knife.

I do one day plan to get out of this club

 

[Happy Hippo]

David What kind of knife is that in your first to third picture above? The knife above looks to me as a 117 stacked leather Buck. I also read that the saw on a Buckmaster is made to saw through plane bodies , Aluminum.

I am guessing that one is Ontario 499 and the other is Buck 117

 

[David Nowlin]

yes what HH said. I was at a big box store I frequent too often and always check their knives.
They had two of these on clearance for i think $20. Think they were originally north of $50. Anyways its not a BM but just used as an illustration.