Back to Buck after almost 30 years

Dadpool

Dadpool

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My parents gave me two knives as a kid: a Swiss Army Knife and, when I was a bit older, a Buck fixed blade. Both are long gone, but I believe the Buck was a 102 Pathfinder.

After almost 30 years, I own a Buck again -- this 1974-1980 112 Ranger:

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It's in great shape for its age. It's not perfect, which is splendid as I intend to use it! It's bound for the glove box in my truck, where it'll be ready at hand when needed.

It feels good to own a Buck again! :)
 
That is a nice looking two dot. Welcome back and cheers to strapping that puppy to your belt.
 
pool, welcome back. A handsome 112 you found. Someone took good care of it. Did you want to know any thing about your knife? DM
 
That's a great looking two dot 112! I have the same exact one. It was given to me. I cleaned it up and polished it. My 112 looks to have a few more dings and scratches, but is still in pretty good shape. Yours looks to be in better shape, though. They really are beautiful knives when they're clean and shiny. It's kind of cool to have a knife that's older than me, although not by much.

I just had this pop into my head as I was typing this. When holding your 112 with the blade open, when you press the lock lever, will your 112 blade fall down a bit, or do you have to push it down to fold it? Mine will fall down a bit, and I'm not sure if that's normal for a knife of this vintage or not. It's rock solid when locked, though, so it doesn't really seem like an issue. There's no play in the blade or anything. On my new 110, I have to push the blade down when I press the lock lever.
 
Thank you, everyone! :)

JayC783 said:
It's kind of cool to have a knife that's older than me, although not by much.
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It is! Depending on the exact year, this one is either a couple years older than me or a couple years younger. Either way, it's my oldest knife.

JayC783 said:
I just had this pop into my head as I was typing this. When holding your 112 with the blade open, when you press the lock lever, will your 112 blade fall down a bit, or do you have to push it down to fold it?
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I have to push down a bit on the blade before it will close. Rock solid lock-up with no blade play, too -- this thing is a tank!
 
Nice 440C model. I think late 1970's but some of the experts can give more information. What about it David?
 
JayC783 said:
That's a great looking two dot 112! I have the same exact one. It was given to me. I cleaned it up and polished it. My 112 looks to have a few more dings and scratches, but is still in pretty good shape. Yours looks to be in better shape, though. They really are beautiful knives when they're clean and shiny. It's kind of cool to have a knife that's older than me, although not by much.

I just had this pop into my head as I was typing this. When holding your 112 with the blade open, when you press the lock lever, will your 112 blade fall down a bit, or do you have to push it down to fold it? Mine will fall down a bit, and I'm not sure if that's normal for a knife of this vintage or not. It's rock solid when locked, though, so it doesn't really seem like an issue. There's no play in the blade or anything. On my new 110, I have to push the blade down when I press the lock lever.
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My 2 dot 110 does the same thing. I think buck slightly changed the tang shape in later years to avoid that. I like it though. It makes it easier to close it one handed. Just give it the "drop" and brush the spine on my leg and close it up
 
DocT said:
Nice 440C model. I think late 1970's but some of the experts can give more information. What about it David?
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My poking around hasn't turned up a way to date it more precisely than 1974-1980, but I'd love to be able to if it's possible.

No box or papers, so I can't glean any additional clues from the warranty sheet date.
 
Your knife is from 1978-1979 period. It could run over a little either way.

The three large cover pins are what date it to that time frame.
 
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