2024 Buck Knife Combos in Gift Tins

[Triton]

What a cool idea for a collection!

 

[tom19176]

I always bought the 110 and the 112 tins. Nice to see someone collecting these now

 

[Happy Hippo]

I always bought the 110 and the 112 tins. Nice to see someone collecting these now

I've been doing it for a couple of years now. I've had to do a lot of research into what was issued in the past, since Buck doesn't report it anywhere that is accessible to someone outside the company. I have about 120 different ones now. My main research was to go through Worthpoint (several hundred pages) and try to identify unique Buck tins. I am missing 10 that I know of. However, I am probably missing another 20 or so that I don't know of. My collection is for gift tins that have multiple knives in them. Usually the 110/112 have only one knife. I have some of those but I don't consider them part of the collection. The vast majority of the combo tins have knives of Chinese origin. There are a few special ones that are USA-made.

 

[DeSotoSky]

H Happy Hippo I buy the tins not for the combo kits themselves but because I collect the ChinaBuck slippies. It is sometimes hard to know what the handle materials are in the combo kits to know if it is a new and different knife or not. I like it best when both are a slippie. Did you ever consider cataloging what the handle materials are in each kit? Have you ever figured out a way of non destructively opening the clams? That is my biggest gripe about the clam shell packaging the tins come in.

addendum.... what is the significance of '112' to you?

 

[Happy Hippo]

H Happy Hippo I buy the tins not for the combo kits themselves but because I collect the ChinaBuck slippies. It is sometimes hard to know what the handle materials are in the combo kits to know if it is a new and different knife or not. I like it best when both are a slippie. Have you ever figured out a way of non destructively opening the clams? That is my biggest gripe about the clam shell packaging the time come in.

addendum.... what is the significance of '112' to you?

A lot of times, you can just read the material in the back of the package. A lot of times, it shows the steel and the handle material. I agree that I like them both to be slipjoints. Those folders they throw in are not very good. I was starting to list all the slipjoints that are contained in these combo kits but I ran out of steam. I don't know how to non-destructively open the clam shells because they are heat sealed. I would have to take a razor blade and carefully cut before the heat seal - but that ruins the package. Significance of 112 to me? I collect primarily 112s.

Did you get the white slipjoints from Academy Sports this year? Very unusual to have white. I started a list but then I realized I have to restart because just saying "brown pakkawood" may not distinguish it enough, because it may have groves, a different shield, or something like that. Eventually, I'm going to have a description of each slipjoint and a picture. It would be nice if I could get a picture of the thing outside of the box (but then that leads me to your comment about how to open the box without destroying it).

 

[DeSotoSky]

H Happy Hippo Yes, I saw your information on the white slipjoints.
I Googled Academy Sports and found out there was one about 15 miles away.
Penny and the puppy are always up for a ride...

 

[Happy Hippo]

H Happy Hippo I buy the tins not for the combo kits themselves but because I collect the ChinaBuck slippies. It is sometimes hard to know what the handle materials are in the combo kits to know if it is a new and different knife or not. I like it best when both are a slippie. Did you ever consider cataloging what the handle materials are in each kit? Have you ever figured out a way of non destructively opening the clams? That is my biggest gripe about the clam shell packaging the tins come in.

addendum.... what is the significance of '112' to you?

What is the priority of your slipjoint models? I can go through my collection and list the handle varieties by model.

 

[DeSotoSky]

What is the priority of your slipjoint models? I can go through my collection and list the handle varieties by model.

No priority per se. Just looking for ones I don't have but here is the catch, I have not clue what I have..
Need to list and organize them some day. I think there have been the most variations with the 385 Toothpicks and 389 Canoes.
These 2 pictures are old and there are many more to add.

 

[Happy Hippo]

No priority per se. Just looking for ones I don't have but here is the catch, I have not clue what I have..
Need to list and organize them some day. I think there have been the most variations with the 385 Toothpicks and 389 Canoes.
These 2 pictures are old and there are many more to add.

Here are the 385s I've collected (outside of the combo tins). I like collecting the Chinese slipjoints too

 

[Happy Hippo]

But here's a 385 that is in black pakkawood that probably only could be obtained by buying the tin. So I plan to identify all of the different ones that are in tins.

 

[DeSotoSky]

I have that Combo from WalMart with the 385/388 in black pakkawood.
I also thought a few years ago WalMart was selling black 385's as singles but can't find it in my notes.

 

[Happy Hippo]

I have that Combo from WalMart with the 385/388 in black pakkawood.
I also thought a few years ago WalMart was selling black 385's as singles but can't find it in my notes.

Here's what I did for 385s in Combo tins. I'll have to check if the bolsters were really n/s, my pictures are ambiguous.

Model	Handle	Shield	Bolster	Blade Print	Combo Kit(year)
Color	Material
Gray	Pakkawood - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	n/s - no end	plain	CMBO2CT(2022)
Red	Pakkawood - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	n/s	plain	CMBO113WM(2016), CMBOXXXX(2016)
Red	Pakkawood - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	brass	plain	CMBO159WM(2018), CMBO119WM(2016)
Red	Pakkawood - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	brass	Realtree	CMBOXXXX(2017)
Dark Brown	Pakkawood - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	brass	plain	CMBO237(2024), CMBOME(2016),CMBO210WM(2023),CMBO229(2023)
Dark Brown	Woodgrain - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	brass	plain	CMBO11(2011), CMBO20WM(2012),CMBOME1(2019)
Dark Brown	Woodgrain - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	brass	special edition	CMBO20TS(2014)
Red	Delrin - Jigged	Oval Block BUCK	n/s - no end	plain	CMBO198WM(2021)
Blonde	Pakkawood - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	brass	plain	CMBOME8(2021)
White	POM (Delrin) - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	brass	plain	CMBO236(2024)
Red	Rosewood Dymondwood - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	brass	plain	CMBO53WM(2014)
Red	Rosewood Dymondwood - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	n/s	plain	CMBO160TS(2015)
Black	Pakkawood - Smooth	Oval Block BUCK	brass	plain	CMBO118WM(2016)
Stag	Faux Stag	Oval Block BUCK	brass	plain	CMBO141WM(2017),CMBOTS10(2019),CMBO233WM(2024)

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