703 Stockman.

JD Mandrell

JD Mandrell

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Went to a local Gun & Knife Show today and stumbled across a Buck I hadn't seen before, it's a 703 Stockman with a 1990 date mark on it. Kinda cool, virtually new, maybe one blade has been sharpened, but it's hard to tell. A dealer had just took it in on trade and shot me a price of $10.00 so I grabbed it.

Seems well built.
 
LC,,,you know this now requires pictures!

Sounds like a great snag!
 
This is my Buck 701.

Luis

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I love the 700 series. Too bad they were gone before I got around to wanting one.
 
Now that I see these pictures I remember another thread....

Which blade goes on the same end as the main clip?, Spey or Sheepsfoot?, are all 701 and 703 made like those in these pictures?.

I'm thinking that with three springs the best setup might be with the main blade centered on one end and the two smaller blades on the other, as in a whittler.

Luis
 
Don Luis said:
Now that I see these pictures I remember another thread....

Which blade goes on the same end as the main clip?, Spey or Sheepsfoot?, are all 701 and 703 made like those in these pictures?.

I'm thinking that with three springs the best setup might be with the main blade centered on one end and the two smaller blades on the other, as in a whittler.

Luis
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There was a 300 series whittler long ago. That's my favorite setup, with a thicker main blade.

For a stockman, doesn't the sheepsfoot usually stick up higher? One has to so both nail nicks will be accessible, and with the lower tip location of the sheepsfoot it can remain higher with the tip still inside the handle.

With the main blade open, I would want the blade which my index finger wraps over to be lowest to have a less obstructed grip with my most dexterous finger. If the sheepsfoot were there, both the middle and index finger would be most obstructed.

With the spey (or sometimes a small pen blade) open, there would be the same benefit.

With the sheepsfoot open, being the worst offender, it is of course not in the way of any fingers.
 
Can anyone tell me the different model, and model numbers that were avaliable in the 700 series? Thanks, Jim
 
I am sitting here fondeling a 704 that looks just like the 703, but just has the one large blade. Probably 5/16 inch thick and 3 1/4 closed. Blade looks to be about 2 7/16 long... give or take..

I just stuck it on one of the little Post Office alligator clip scales and it weighs 1.5 oz ,,,, well at least on that gizmo it did.

Neat little pocket knives.
 
LFH said:
I am sitting here fondeling a 704 that looks just like the 703, but just has the one large blade. Probably 5/16 inch thick and 3 1/4 closed. Blade looks to be about 2 7/16 long... give or take..

I just stuck it on one of the little Post Office alligator clip scales and it weighs 1.5 oz ,,,, well at least on that gizmo it did.

Neat little pocket knives.
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Dang, that's the kind of thing I really like. I wish they would make something like that in the 300 series (not the chinese one), but the biggest handle size.

Everyone thinks it's weird, but my favorite Victorinox is the Solo. :)
 
Carl64 said:
Dang, that's the kind of thing I really like. I wish they would make something like that in the 300 series (not the chinese one), but the biggest handle size.
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Are you saying you want something like a 317 or a 303 with a single blade? Might be interesting.
wouldn't have to fool with a lock back to close it.
 
LFH said:
Are you saying you want something like a 317 or a 303 with a single blade? Might be interesting.
wouldn't have to fool with a lock back to close it.
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Either 303 or preferably 301 size (3 7/8" handle). I like the blade size of the 301, but 3 springs thick is just too bulky. The 300 series is so cool looking that it needs one "pure" looking model.

I think one spring thick with just the one blade would be a really handy thing for those "lite" knife days. Besides, I usually have one or two other knives with me anyway. Why crowd one handle?

Case makes a series of one-blade models now and then. Boker just let this nice one loose:
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http://www.eknifeworks.com/webapp/eCommerce/prodlist.jsp?Mode=Text&SearchText=BK7174JRB+
 
Can anyone tell me the different model, and model numbers that were avaliable in the 700 series? Thanks, Jim


The 700 series models follow:

701 Bronco (originally Mustang)
703 Colt
704 Maverick
705 Pony
709 Yearling

For an in-depth look at the history of this series, please see my article in the June 2003 BCCI newsletter.
 
I can see right now that I am going to have to unload this 704 before I am tempted to start looking for its brothers.
 
The 700 series came to life because my father wanted a stronger, more durable pocket knife line. We had been sourcing the 300 series from Camillus and wanted something manufactured in our own facility. The first in the series was the 703. I don't recall what came next except that I was tasked in the mid 80's to develop a whittler's kit. I was having trouble hitting the price point requested so had the 703 made with only a single blade. It was the brain child of our then VP of Sales and Marketing Jim Bloom.

Some folks loved the heavier duty knives and some folks felt they were too hard on pockets then the lighter duty 300 series.

At some point we quit sourcing the 300 series from Camillus and cherry picked the models to be made in our own factory.
 
Thank you for the background on the 700 series. I wish I bought more of them when they were around. Of course, I usually wish I bought more of everything. :)

I remember seeing the 700's along with the 300's and the rest of the Bucks in the Smoky Mountain catalog. My eyes have always been bigger than my wallet, and then my wishes have always been bigger than my eyes. Even with all of the stuff I haven't bought yet, I am thinking how cool it would be to have more new stuff available like a single-blade 300-series, 700 and 300 series style shields and handle inserts in the custom shop, whole new lines of slipjoints, etc. But maybe I should go buy all of the current 300's so 10 years from now I am not complaining about how I can't get them any more.

Was I rambling?
 
LFH said:
...Probably 5/16 inch thick and 3 1/4 closed...
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Say what??? :eek: :eek: :eek: *5/16 inch* thick??? You do realize that is 1/16 inch thicker than 1/4 inch, right??? :confused:

I think it's time for an eye checkup... :D
 
chickentrax said:
Say what??? :eek: :eek: :eek: *5/16 inch* thick??? You do realize that is 1/16 inch thicker than 1/4 inch, right??? :confused:

I think it's time for an eye checkup... :D
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Well I'll be. I am 60 years old and never knew that 5/16 was just 1/16 over a quarter. :rolleyes:

Just calling the increments as I read them chicken. Give me a friggin break if I miss it a fraction. :(
 
[posted twice some how.. and I am not even drinking... maybe thats the problem...
 
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