1994 Buck 691

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Buckeyes963

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So my dad had a collection of knives that got passed down to me, and I found this Buck 691, figured out it was made in 94 due to the \ marking, but also noticed mine has PAT. PEND. right above the handle along with the rest of the markings, but when looking online I noticed that the only ones for sale are ones that don't have the pat pend marking and are also in a different spot on the blade, i can't find any information about this so I was wondering if anyone here may know anything about this and if it's actually worth anything
 
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Buck Collector's Club model history shows the 691 in the 1993 catalog. Don't know if that is the first year it was out but would assume so. In the catalog it's called 'The Zipper' and the grind of the gut hook is emphasized. So maybe they patented that.

My guess is that if the PAT. PEND. is stamped, Buck had trouble with it. Either a lot of waste because of breakage or placement and stopped trying after a short time. That guess goes out the window if it is etched. Again a photo would help.
 
pjsjr said:
Welcome to the Buck Forum. Post a photo of the knife, there are many knowledgeable people here willing to help with information.
As per forum rules you have to be a paying member before values can be discussed.

Buck Collector's Club model history shows the 691 in the 1993 catalog. Don't know if that is the first year it was out but would assume so. In the catalog it's called 'The Zipper' and the grind of the gut hook is emphasized. So maybe they patented that.

My guess is that if the PAT. PEND. is stamped, Buck had trouble with it. Either a lot of waste because of breakage or placement and stopped trying after a short time. That guess goes out the window if it is etched. Again a photo would help.
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yea im tryin, it just keeps saying image could not loaded from the passed link, no matter what website i use
 
Try this, HTH, if not I don't think I'm going to be able help.
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The 191/691 were introduced in the 1991 catalog as the Quest. (difference is the handle) The gut hook was found to be insufficient in size. It was re-designed larger and released in 1992 as the Zipper. The enlarged guthook is the patented feature. The tang mark is moved from above the guard to parallel to the spine sometime in 1994(?) and the PAT PEND notation removed.
191-691-quest-zipper-comparison-jpg.2246267
 
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