1962 General

RevJim

RevJim

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Today is my first visit to the Buck Forum. I turned eleven in 1962. My dad gave me a Buck General. I still have it, but the handle is loose and end of handle (metal part) broke off. Does anyone have a guess how much Buck would charge me to bring this knife back to speed. I don't know if the knife is worth much now (it was $21 retail then). This knife is a keepsake and I'd like to get it up to speed - pass on to my son, etc. Thanks for your advice.

RevJim
 
Welcome to the forums RevJim. If it can be repaired Buck will do it and it probably will not cost you anything except what it costs to send it to them. Buck has a super customer service and they advertise their knives to have a lifetime warrenty. Watch for replys from Joe House, C.J. Buck or one the other guys on this forum and I think you will find that they will help you any way they can. Hope you enjoy the forum.



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I just talked to the folks at Buck. They said that they didn't do repair work on fixed blades. I don't want a replacement knife (at least unless I can't get it going at all.) The tip of the tang is broken off. The tang is still fairly long. Do any of you know someone who could put a handle on this knife for a reasonable price? Thanks for the help. (If there is no hope of fixing the knife it won't make much of a keepsake, so I'd be better off to send it in for a replacement.)
 
Welcome, RevJim!

A good place to start would be your local gun shops, they may know of someone who could re-handle that classic for you. If that doesn't uncover any leads, you could also ask over at the General forums in the Blade Discussion Forums. If it's just the threaded part of the tang that is broken off I'd think that a new one could be simply brazed on, but I may be wrong.
 
Warhawk,
Thanks. I'll do all of these and maybe I can get the knife going again.
 
>"I just talked to the folks at Buck. They said that they didn't do repair work on fixed blades."

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That really surprises me. What a bummer.
 
RevJim,

Leroy Remer used to work at Buck Knives for years in the custom shop. He is now a knifemaker on his own, however he does repairs and restorations on Buck knives. He should be able to help you out. He is very reasonable with his labor rates. Email me if you would like his phone number.
 
Maybe you can email Joe Houser direct.:) That doesnt sound right.
guy
 
Rev.Jim,
I do not think what you have been told is accurate. I know that Joe Houser @ Buck would be very disturbed by someone saying they wouldn't repair a Buck Knife. I have been a lifelong Buck Fancier and just recently started collecting Buck Knives. I have met some of the best people, both collectors and Buck employees in the last few months. I recently met Chuck Buck and had the opportunity to converse with him at great length, and he is no exception. I am thouroughly convinced that you have been given BAD info and encourage you to PLEASE email Joe H. His email is address Jhouser@Buckknives.com Again, please contact him before you let anyone else work on that knife and void the LIFETIME warranty. Peace,
 
Thanks for all the leads and ideas. Maybe I can get this project pulled off after all. I've written Joe H. at Buck. I don't want to misrepresent things here. I do believe Buck would have given me a new knife with no problem at all. I respect that. That's a solid warranty, as always with buck. I stressed to the lady that I wanted this knife back, not a new one. That's when she told me they didn't do repairs on fixed blades. If Joe isn't able to help, I'll be contacting some of the people you told me about. I sure look forward to getting the knife going again. I'll post some pics when the project is completed.
 
I got your email and sent you a reply. Now, i need to talk to my customer service reps and let them know, that in this type of circumstance, we might be able to fix a fixed bladed knife. If the break is anywhere from the guard to the end of the pommel, we have a decent chance of repair. If the knife was given to you in 1962, it might be a barrel nut. There are two guys here, with a combined 60 years experience, that can repair barrel nut knives. Send it on in, I'll bet we can make it right. This would be a warrantee repair, so there is no cost.
Take care,
 
After swapping email with Joe Houser the old General is on its way to Buck. I made some "before" pictures. I'll be pleased to post the "before" and "after" pictures when it gets back home. Special thanks to Mike B for giving me Joe's email address. Regardless of what a barrel nut Buck is worth to collectors, this one is priceless to me and my family. When I get the knife back I'm going to take it to my Mom and show it to her. My Dad died about 18 months ago. I'm sure she will have a story to tell me about them sneaking and buying this knife at Rich's (department store in Atlanta)while one of them occupied my attention. I can't wait.

Obviously, Joe Houser has been great. Buck is great!

Thanks again for all the help.

Jim
 
Glad to help Jim! I will also "host" those pictures for you to the forums. I don't think you can do it with a basic membership. Peace,
 
This just proves that Buck has some of the best customer service of all knife companies.
 
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