1993 BCCI buck 110

Were these etches done in house? I was thinking the person doing the etching took an old blade and put the tech on.

The keys as I see it.

The blade is older than it should be.

That etch doesn’t even belong on a 110 blade.

The knife shouldn’t exist.
 
Der Verminator said:
A bunch of leftovers from what?

Does it seem likely that they would slap gold etches on a "bunch" blades if they hadn't chosen whether to use the 110 or the 532?

Seems to me it must be a prototype......and the only one.

That still seems like a good guess........especially if you got it from a reliable person.
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I wasn't doubting the possibility of it being a prototype. I was just asking Mak a question about his comment.

I ment could the blades be leftovers from and attempted run of 1993 etched blades that were supposed to be produced but never made it so they were turned into build outs.
 
Brhowser87 said:
I wasn't doubting the possibility of it being a prototype. I was just asking Mak a question about his comment.

I ment could the blades be leftovers from and attempted run of 1993 etched blades that were supposed to be produced but never made it so they were turned into build outs.
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Well, it's a 1990 blade with a 1993 BCCI etch.

Those etches are gold and they're not easy or cheap to put on a blade, so I doubt they'd do more than one prototype and I doubt that any worker could put on an etch for himself. My guess would be that they were done by an outside company......not right at the Buck factory.

Not likely that there were a whole bunch of these etched blades lying around.

I don't understand Mak's comment either. Maybe he will explain. He seems to have a lot of inside contacts at Buck.
 
Every sale has random build outs. Different blades mixed with newer or older bodies. Buck has boxes of different knives, blades etc in the archives. JOE can put these together and come up with built out knives. Knife builds that were never documented except when a COA was included in the box. People purchase these knives then sell and not include any documentation of how the knife came to be. So we end up with knives that dont make sense.
They are cool collectables but I don't think extremely valuable. This 124 is guard stamped. No logo or stamp on the blade. The coa is the only document that could explain and be believed by the skeptical.



 
Der Verminator said:
Well, it's a 1990 blade with a 1993 BCCI etch.

Those etches are gold and they're not easy or cheap to put on a blade, so I doubt they'd do more than one prototype and I doubt that any worker could put on an etch for himself. My guess would be that they were done by an outside company......not right at the Buck factory.

Not likely that there were a whole bunch of these etched blades lying around.

I don't understand Mak's comment either. Maybe he will explain. He seems to have a lot of inside contacts at Buck.
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There were quite a few blades left over from the days they used to build them. I saw a box of them recently and will more than likely end up build outs.
 
Makael said:
There were quite a few blades left over from the days they used to build them. I saw a box of them recently and will more than likely end up build outs.
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I'm sure there are many boxes of blades sitting in the dusty corners and closets, but the question all along has been:

Are there a bunch of 1990 110 blades with the gold 1993 BCCI etch on them lying around?

Are you saying you definitely saw a box of THEM recently?

And why would they make a bunch if they were still in the process of choosing between the 110 and the 532? That gold etch process can't be cheap or easy.

Thank you in advance for again blessing us with your valuable insider information.
 
Der Verminator said:
I'm sure there are many boxes of blades sitting in the dusty corners and closets, but the question all along has been:

Are there a bunch of 1990 110 blades with the gold 1993 BCCI etch on them lying around?

Are you saying you definitely saw a box of THEM recently?

And why would they make a bunch if they were still in the process of choosing between the 110 and the 532? That gold etch process can't be cheap or easy.

Thank you in advance for again blessing us with your valuable insider information.
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I’m sure there is lots of older blades lying around, @Mak if you see any old Damascus blades or BG42 buy them for me ;)

I doubt there would be any 1990 with a gold etch which later only applied to a 532.

Either way it was nice to mull over possibilities.

Ps anyone know how the pyramids were built... ‍♂️
 
Der Verminator said:
I'm sure there are many boxes of blades sitting in the dusty corners and closets, but the question all along has been:

Are there a bunch of 1990 110 blades with the gold 1993 BCCI etch on them lying around?

Are you saying you definitely saw a box of THEM recently?

And why would they make a bunch if they were still in the process of choosing between the 110 and the 532? That gold etch process can't be cheap or easy.

Thank you in advance for again blessing us with your valuable insider information.
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Yes, recently.
Like the 110 with 30 plus year old ebony just released. You never know what might surface.
 
Joe has saved all kinds of parts,blades and handle materials..I remember a story he had a box of old wood for handles he started to use as kindling for his fireplace or stove...Till he found his mind..
 
Makael kinda sorta has it down...
I have seen boxes of old bladez sitting inthe factory and around Joes desk...
Like as not some one picked up a mp blade and etched it... that could have happened from 90 to93...
It is likely a art test rather then a prototype
 
....further it could have been mounted in a handle at the time for the artest or review by the bcci OR a employee pickef it up and finished it up OR Joe found it and finished it ...tbese things all happened and still do...tbo Joe is better at having a coa with his...
With iut a coa it also could have been a lunch box knife from 1990...
Either way it is the kind of oddball buck 110s i try to collect to show in my displays...
 
Yes, Dave.......you should buy it from Skeletor!!!

It's indeed a rare and interesting knife and even if there are stories of similar blades that exist somewhere in a dark and musty buck closet.......there is no denying that this knife has no brothers........it's unique and one of a kind due to its beautiful and interesting slabs and mysterious past.

There.......did I drive the price up?

:D
 
Der Verminator said:
Yes, Dave.......you should buy it from Skeletor!!!

It's indeed a rare and interesting knife and even if there are stories of similar blades that exist somewhere in a dark and musty buck closet.......there is no denying that this knife has no brothers........it's unique and one of a kind due to its beautiful and interesting slabs and mysterious past.



There.......did I drive the price up?

:D
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Somebody else in here beat Dave to it.. I'm sure we will see it again in about two weeks
 
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