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It looks like a factory 110 stag, damascus, with nickel bolsters. Looks all original to me. Has the right look of the damascus and everything.
nephron - Is it your knife? I noticed it listed earlier tonight. If it is not yours than my guess is that it is stamped but just hard to see it in the pictures.
If it is not stamped than my guess is that it is original but just didn't get stamped.
Sometimes the stamp is very light and a bit hard to see.
I got this one new in 1989 through a large retail sporting goods store. 110 Damascus Stag. I still have the box it came in and the original leather sheath. I lost count on the deer I have field dressed and processed over the years as well as small game and fish. I now keep it mainly for the sentimental value but it’s still in excellent shape. It always kept a very sharp edge and easy to re-sharpen. It’s my favorite.I can definitely see hints of a tang stamp , looks like it got a real light strike that only gave part of the tang stamp at that.It has no markings but was sold as a Buck Knife with Stag, Damascus Blade and Silver Bolsters, bought in middish '80's probably. Anyone?View attachment 1092290 View attachment 1092291 View attachment 1092292 View attachment 1092293 View attachment 1092294 View attachment 1092295
Good looking handsome knifeI purchased mine new in 1989 (V) and also carried it and used it like Lesknife.Why else did we buy knives back then, but to use them!
I remember paying around 70 bucks for this at a local fairground outdoor show stand. Way more than I could afford to spend at the time. The one I held and said yes too was perfectly matched, blade and handle. The one they handed me in the box and I took home before opening was this Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde mismatched knife. But I learned to love it's unique personality and it cut everything in site. What a great knife it is!
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It has no markings but was sold as a Buck Knife with Stag, Damascus Blade and Silver Bolsters, bought in middish '80's probably. Anyone?View attachment 1092290 View attachment 1092291 View attachment 1092292 View attachment 1092293 View attachment 1092294 View attachment 1092295
I can make out a U in Buck, I think part of a dateLooks like u can make out the A in U.S.A at the bottom.
I can make out a U in Buck, I think part of a date
code, and definitely the A in USA.
Probably, but I too use my phone.If somebody is working off their computer (not their phone like me). They could take both pics, the one with and one without the stamp, make them equal size, put them next to each other and compare.
If somebody is working off their computer (not their phone like me). They could take both pics, the one with and one without the stamp, make them equal size, put them next to each other and compare.
Tried my new phone and the flash and lo and behold there it is.
Thanks a bunch for all the replies and good ideas.View attachment 1094147