Another old Buck 184

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not2sharp

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Well so much for the fear over handle separation. This old knife sold recently on Ebay, but I though you would enjoy these photos. We have discussed the percieved weakness between the blade and handle on these hollow handled knives before, and it is always good to get away from the theory to take a moment to enjoy a real world knife that has obviously seen some significant use.

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Thank's for the sharing.
Can't imagine the "pain" this blacken Buckmaster must have underwent.
Isn't there some sort of SPCA for knives?
As in SPCK :-)

Krizzard, out

"...Whoever kills with the sword must be killed by the sword... "
- The New Testament, Revelation 13:10
 
Here's my 184: http://www.m4040.com/Survival/184.htm

She's seen 20+ years of use and abuse. There's never even been the hint of a wobble or crack between blade and handle. I've chopped, hacked, slashed and beaten this blade mercilessly, and still trust it in the field.
 
Now that is a 184 that has seen better days! :eek:
Working in the warranty department at Buck i see all kinds of use and abuse. I bet I have only seen a few 184's that actually broke at the tang/handle/guard intersection. Most came in for broken tips. Here is my theory on that:
You buy a big old knife like the Buckmaster and somehow feel compelled to stab the first tree you see. I know I would. :rolleyes: In order to remove your knife from the tree, you give it a little side to side movement, snapping off the tip. We actually beefed up the tip about a year after the knife was introduced.
Still the coolest knife in my collection!
 
Ok, maybe its just the coffee but did you just ask me to send you a picture of me stabbing a tree? I am cornfused agin.
 
Joe Houser said:
Ok, maybe its just the coffee but did you just ask me to send you a picture of me stabbing a tree? I am cornfused agin.
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...I think they're actually asking for a video of you stabbin' that tree and then all the "wiggles" with that "side to side" movement ya do trying to git 'er out while bustin' that tip off...LMBO...:eek: :D :D :p
 
Am I the only one who did a doubletake when they saw "not2sharp" here in a username??? :eek:

Maybe it's because I keep a lookout for a similar username on eBay... :D :p :rolleyes:
 
...I looked for the "K" but when I saw it wasn't there and the number of posts I knew who it wasn't...LOL...:p
 
I do remember the elaborate heat treat those blades went through along with the tang anneal. The first batches we did would "pop" all by themselves...some just sitting in the production trays... We initiated a tang anneal of the threaded bolt tang. (we were upsetting the structure too much in threading) Once we softened the threaded end the knives took all the abuse they were handed.

I think that was 1984 and let me tell you it was scarry when you just get a production pipeline filled and catastrophic failure like that....

We forecasted 20,000 units and ended up selling 53,000 units by the end of the first year. The 184 ended up being about 10% of our business that year.
 
I've got a Buckmaster 184 that I truly love. It's my favorite knife. I think mine is an older one and was wondering how I can tell if it has the annealing done to the tang? It is marked "BUCK" "184" "U.S.A" on the tang. It came with a compass in a pouch on it along with a note explaining that the metal handle caused interference with the cap mounted ones. It doesnt have any of the date codes on it. I have the box as well which list it as a "Model No. 184 CAT. #876. Could anyone shed a little light on that for me? Thanks alot.
 
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