184 Buckmaster

Please make a small run of the 184 BuckMaster in the Custom shop.

That would be so cool.
 
Richard Gross said:
Count me in big time. That is the knife I need and WANT!!!! I don't care what the cost is, I WANT ONE!
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Well thats what it all boiled down to with me. :) I'd never use it and would never want to get into a debate with a survival type person on whether or not it is a good survival knife because I dont know that world.
I know the world of "cool" though, at least my interpretation of it, and I need another 184 in that world!!!:D

But unfortunately, there are no plans to bring the Buckmaster back at the current time. :grumpy:
 
If you do bring it back, make sure the tip is ground thicker. That was one of the drawbacks of such a design.
 
If there was one thing everyone agreed upon the Buckmaster, was that - it's a cool lookin' knife.
Which meant that the design looked exceedingly great.
So if ever there was goin' to be any sort of reissue of the Buckmaster, it just has to come out lookin' about the same.
Though, it could do with some improvements like - "cutting down on some weight", for one.
(The fuller could be "cut-out" like the Hibben's Rambo III knife. The wide spaced sawteeth is what gives it that "look", it would be a shame to loose that even though it's not the best saw in the world. But so what? Let's mantain those classic lines).
The valid complaints about it's weight alone, made it a sore point for many who didn't appreciate the fact that it was first and foremost designed for use in a marine environment - where weight is looked at in a different way.
And so, for the landbased outdoor enthusiast a lighter overall package with a pocket saw accessory would be all that is required.
 
You got that right, it was kind of heavy for land use.
Heres an FYI:
Of the few 184's that did come back to Buck for warranty work, the number 1issue was broken tips.
Number 2 reason? There was no number 2. Just a small handful of assorted issues.

I can say that of the few that we did get back, we maybe got 3 or 4 with a broken tang. If I remember right, they were all the first version, just before we added a tang anneal operation to make sure they would not break there.
 
So why would Buck not consider making it again even on a limited basis? Its got to be one of the coolest knives ever made to date! Whats the downfall for Buck? Its not that difficult to make the parts up even in limited numbers. You must still have the patterns/rights to make it etc. I mean even if it isnt on a full scale run, how about a limited custom shop run? I think you would be very surprised on the amount of work/orders you would receive. You could charge a premium and make a decent return on your investment and give guys like me that have never owned a Buckmaster 184 a chance to get a NIB Custom with all the goodies. ;)
 
YES YES YES YEEEEEEESSS ! ... and why not the CLEAR LANCAY too ahahah §§§ Great idea ! but don't see behind ..... AMERICAN will see a long way ahead

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By today's standards it is a peculiar looking knife. But when I saw it in the flesh in 1985 when I was 14 it looked like it was from another planet and it was definitely the coolest knife I had ever laid eyes upon. It was given to my cousin as a gift from his father and we were never permitted to take it out of the yard. That knife still comes out of hiding after a night (never carried, never sharpened/used & still in box) of drinking and I admit I still covet it, but mostly as a collector piece. I am over the hollow handle Rambo knife fascination but I suspect if Buck resurrected it it would still sell even if no changes were made.
 
The biggest roadblock to even a limited run is the fact that the tooling, which was worn out and subsequently scrapped, was VERY expensive to produce. In order to offset this expense, we would need to sell quite a few. So then if we are looking at bringing back a knife that we plan to sell a lot of, it would be prudent to do the research and make the improvements that our customers want. The whole thing involves quite a big commitment on the companies part in regards to both money and manpower and the sad fact, at least to those of us who would like to see the 184 again, is that we have all of our resources working on other exciting projects. I not sure I ever see the 184 making sense enough to be put back on the drawing board. :(
 
I didnt realize the tooling was worn out and/or gone. That does make a big differance. Too bad, would have been way cool and Buck would have made a pretty nice profit to boot!
 
Jim Smyth said:
I didnt realize the tooling was worn out and/or gone. That does make a big differance. Too bad, would have been way cool and Buck would have made a pretty nice profit to boot!
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:cool:...Seems to me a discontinued model that would become a "new" profit-maker might be the 532...A knife that would be affordable to the economically challenged...( me :eek:)...and a knife that seems to win admirers whenever it's seen or held...Send me that old tooling Joe...I'll get it up and humming again...:D:D
 
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