Any love for the 422?

[Happy Hippo]

They made a lot of oddball 422s. I saw a collection with over 100 of them. Here are a few more you don't see that often. Two of them actually have 112 blades. These might be prototypes, customs, or something. I'm thinking Joe Houser might have been involved in some of these. There are a whole crapload of advertising and university ones too.

 

[mill428]

They made a lot of oddball 422s. I saw a collection with over 100 of them. Here are a few more you don't see that often. Two of them actually have 112 blades. These might be prototypes, customs, or something. I'm thinking Joe Houser might have been involved in some of these. There are a whole crapload of advertising and university ones too.View attachment 3138343View attachment 3138344View attachment 3138345View attachment 3138346

Wow! You have quite the collection. I like those translucent ones with the 112 blades.

 

[plumberroy]

I have one, it is the only thing in this house not breathing that I will kill somebody over. My late son bought it for me when he was 10-11 years old . We lost him 29 years ago tonight

 

[pjsjr]

I have one, it is the only thing in this house not breathing that I will kill somebody over. My late son bought it for me when he was 10-11 years old . We lost him 29 years ago tonight

Condolences, sorry for your loss.

 

[Generalist]

I have one, it is the only thing in this house not breathing that I will kill somebody over. My late son bought it for me when he was 10-11 years old . We lost him 29 years ago tonight

I'm so sorry.

 

[Hickory n steel]

Did they make them in orange without the NRA blade etch ?
If I decide to track one down to carry I'd kind of rather have no blade etches unless it was some random advertising that allowed me to get the knife very cheap.

 

[plumberroy]

I'm so sorry.

Thanks , you learn to deal with it. You never get over it. I have an olive green 422 that he saved him s change up and bought it at service merchandise. I carried it for a long time. He was going to church just being a teenager. When he had the accident . March 20th is always hard for us. I was doing okay until I saw this thread . It hit me hard for a few hours, I’m good now . I value that Buck knife more than anything else I own

 

[Happy Hippo]

Did they make them in orange without the NRA blade etch ?
If I decide to track one down to carry I'd kind of rather have no blade etches unless it was some random advertising that allowed me to get the knife very cheap.

Yes, they did make them in orange without any logos. There are a couple on ebay right now in the new style, but they seem to be not in great shape. You are right that there are a lot of NRA ones. They must have given them away or something. The only orange one I have is one for Florida Gators in the old style. I guess I need to look for one too. People put big prices on these sometimes for some reason.

 

[Old Hunter]

Did they make them in orange without the NRA blade etch ?
If I decide to track one down to carry I'd kind of rather have no blade etches unless it was some random advertising that allowed me to get the knife very cheap.

This one from 2000, blaze orange, no etch. Blade marked 112 (from what I have read here in the past, Buck would use 112 marked blades when building the 422, same blade, different tang stamp).

 

[jbib]

The only complaint I have with CKW is they seem slow. Their prices are products are exceptional! Solution to problem? Don't pay for expedited shipping!!

 

[hunterjrg]

This one was father’s hunting knife. One of my most treasured Buck knives. It served him well and I used it this past season

 

[mill428]

This one was father’s hunting knife. One of my most treasured Buck knives. It served him well and I used it this past seasonView attachment 3156740

Pretty sweet! It's great that you still put it to use. I keep putting mine in my pocket and marveling how light it is. Almost like not carrying a knife.

 

[Ironbut]

I bought this one sometime around 1985. I wasn't really in love with the nylon sheath at first, but I got used to it. I wanted something a little smaller & lighter than my 110, and it got carried a lot.

 

[mill428]

I bought this one sometime around 1985. I wasn't really in love with the nylon sheath at first, but I got used to it. I wanted something a little smaller & lighter than my 110, and it got carried a lot.View attachment 3157475

They could be twins. Yours looks to have had a little more "loving" though.

 

[cbach8tw]

Pretty sure one of my roommates in college in our freshman year 1985, had one with the grooves. He used it for opening packages and cutting up strings to hang his speakers on the wall.

 

[Old Hunter]

Buck 422 One-Dot, same color that Ironbut and mill428 posted - but you cannot tell that from my picture. I bought this at a gunshow in Fayetteville NC ten years ago, it is still in the box as shown today (I have black handled and orange handled ones that I carry and use).

 

[mill428]

Buck 422 One-Dot, same color that Ironbut and mill428 posted - but you cannot tell that from my picture. I bought this at a gunshow in Fayetteville NC ten years ago, it is still in the box as shown today (I have black handled and orange handled ones that I carry and use).

Nice! I wasn't aware of the different colored sheath.

 

[rhino]

I mentioned in another post today, I found a few Buck knives at an antique mall yesterday. One of them was a 422. It is in pristine condition. It and the sheath look like they have never been used. As far as I can determine, this is one of the earlier models. I noticed the design change along the way but I think I like the look of this one. I normally like heavy pocket knives but I bet I could get used to this in my pocket when I'm going lite.

Any love for these? I'm sure there are a bunch out there. Are they a durable replacement for a 112?

I love the 422! My father gave me a 422 when I was on college. I carried and used it into my grad school years, but I don't know where it is now. It was the knife I used to sever a one inch hanging manila rope (a story I use to bore people every few years).

I got another from a generous soul on bushcraftusa a few years ago.

 

[rhino]

If these early ones were made in the mid-80's would that have still been when they were using 425 steel instead of 420HC?

Yes! Edge retention wasn't great, but you could get them really, really sharp. If you didn't polish/strop too much after sharpening and left enough tooth/grabbiness on the apex, it would cut like a demon through fibrous materials while still sharp.

 

[rhino]

My very FIRST Buck was an OD 422 purchased at Service Merchandise, $11 or $12 sticks in my mind. A unique 1987 tang stamp.The sheath was never used as I carried it vertically in a back pocket next to the wallet. Now retired to my collection.

It's likely that's where my dad got mine too! I loved Service Merchandise. My two big early-to-mid 1980s purchases there were my Victorinox Champion and my trusty HP11C calculator. All of the other nerds had HPs when I was a freshman, but I had a little Sharp scientific calculator. After a year of seeing how much more efficient the HPs were with their RPN logic -- plus they were programmable -- I save my money from a part time job and got the HP11C. The cool kids had the 15C, but it was beyond my price range. The super nerds among us had the coveted HP41 in different flavors and yes, they did wear them on their belts!