184 Buckmaster Non Owners Club!

[TAH]

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.

Typically, full width teeth are for wood. Narrow pointy teeth, as found on the Randall #18, are for thin material like aluminum and plexiglass.

 

[Uncle Timbo]

I guess you can add my name to your list. I'm going to post a picture of mine below. Can you see it?

Here's an action shot of mine. Notice how deep it cut?

 

[jbmonkey]

I have a Taiwan made clone. it's okay for what it is..not a knife I'd want to carry around for using. too heavy and bulky. also not the best geometry for cutting tasks....but cool lookin.....

 

[David Nowlin]

Here's an action shot of mine. Notice how deep it cut?

Then you woke up?!

 

[STDK]

Dont own one but a local pawnshop has a well used one for $399. Going to keep an eye on it to see if drops low enough for me to grab it.

 

[DeSotoSky]

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

There has been noise about this knife for 3 years now. Every time I look at this picture I think of a Saguaro Cactus.

 

[David Nowlin]

Dont own one but a local pawnshop has a well used one for $399. Going to keep an eye on it to see if drops low enough for me to grab it.

Interesting. Keep us updated.

 

[David Nowlin]

There has been noise about this knife for 3 years now. Every time I look at this picture I think of a Saguaro Cactus.
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Yes that is a correct assertion. A Cactus. Did they ever make that knife?

 

[tommycopper1]

I remember the ads for the Buckmaster 2.0 but have never seen a real one. Must have put the project to the side? I guess I am not in the club! This is one of the few I own. It is a three liner,184 with a compass in the pommel and the dark grey from sand blasting. A very early edition. They stopped sand blasting and later used bead blasting because the sand was pitting the finish. The ones that were media blasted are silver. The 3-liner also tells it is an early edition. These were released in 1984 - 1985.

 

[David Nowlin]

Correction. You were never in the club? But there’s still hope…PM me and i’ll explain in more detail….

 

[David Nowlin]

I failed to mention your knife. It looks beautiful.
Your hoarding of “a few BuckMasters” enables more of us to be members of this club. Of coarse only a few Buck Collectors can be accused of HOARDING! Right?

 

[tommycopper1]

I wouldn't call it hoarding. I have acquired several through my time on earth?

 

[David Nowlin]

Very nice collection. You could be president bof the 184 club? Once again thank you for enabling 3 others to be members of this club.

 

[David Nowlin]

Which was first the one with BUCKMASTER in the blood groove? I am very interested in the history of this knife.

 

[pjsjr]

Which was first the one with BUCKMASTER in the blood groove? I am very interested in the history of this knife.

BUCK 184 BUCKMASTER SURVIVAL KNIFE LIST

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survivalknife184.com

 

[David Nowlin]

BUCK 184 BUCKMASTER SURVIVAL KNIFE LIST

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survivalknife184.com

Thanks. I found this very very informative. And what it insinuates is there are tons of these 184’s out there yet only a handful of people seem to have them? It certainly is a conversation piece.

 

[tommycopper1]

Yes that page is very informative, I like it and will most likely print it out. BTW they stopped putting the compass in the pommel because people would put the anchor pins in the handle, they would slide back and forth and break the compass.I have a few with the pommel compass. There is a book by Richard Neyman Buckmaster 184 and 185. The 185 I have been looking for. I do have the book but misplaced it. Very informative. I also have different M-9's.

 

[David Nowlin]

Cool. I collect a few WWII bayonets in my time. M9 i think falls in that category thought not sure if it actually can mount to a rifle. Just not familiar with it.

 

[tommycopper1]

This is an M - 9 Bayonet it was used in Vietnam. It actually mounts to a rifle. It was a Buck/ Phrobis compilation.

 

[tommycopper1]

Here is CJ Buck mounting the M-9 on a rifle to see if it cuts rope. The one in these pictures are different than what was produced. The knife he is using looks more like a Buckmaster front for cutting rope. The picture is from the book " M9 Bayonet - The Authorized History." This knife was the prototype that was first sent to the Army.