1990 Buck 301 - the variation king?

[Hickory n steel]

Here is a Camillus 303.

I guess what I meant to ask, in terms of machining, what's the difference between "cut" and "drawn"?

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I don't really know for certain, but I imagine that one swedge is cut in with the stone / belt while the other is drawn across it.

 

[bertl]

I don't really know for certain, but I imagine that one swedge is cut in with the stone / belt while the other is drawn across it.

Thanks, and just so I understand, is the swedge I have labeled as "cut" actually cut or is it drawn, but sort of looks cut?

 

[Hickory n steel]

Thanks, and just so I understand, is the swedge I have labeled as "cut" actually cut or is it drawn, but sort of looks cut?

A cut swedge has a plunge line , a starting point that you can feel
A drawn swedge just tapers off.
I believe the 2 types of swedges are defined by how they look, but named after the manner of how they're ground into the blade.

 

[MT_Pokt]

I always thought the swedge would be on the side with an adjacent blade as to make it easier for that blade to close without binding on the other blade.

 

[Delgadonine]

I lost my 301 some time back.

I bought it several decades ago.

I will grieve for several decades.



Thank you for sharing pictures and stories of your 301's.

 

[plb]

The new 2025, redesigned 301s and 303s have the blades moved again and it's causing some clearance and nail nick issues. As mentioned by the OP, here's the 1990 transition year where 2 of the nail nicks were on the wrong side of the spey and sheepsfoot blades. This is my 3 spring variation. The main clip point has to be lifted to open the spey that is sandwiched in the middle.