Back to the good ole days...

TAH

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With what's going on in the world right now, how about if we escape and take a trip back to the good ole days. Let's see some Bucks knives or Buck memorabilia from the 1960s through 1980s.

I'll start with a classic mid-70s Stockman...:thumbsup:

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With what's going on in the world right now, how about if we escape and take a trip back to the good ole days. Let's see some Bucks knives or Buck memorabilia from the 1960s through 1980s.

Most of these are from 68 with a few from the early 70s. TAH, I have never thought of 1968 as "the good ole days". My memory says it wasn't a very calm year.

Bert

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those are nice.

like to see those reissued. in sterling this time as I read they were gonna be before the silver cornering deal happened 70s or 80s...dont remember the time frame.

Since Sterling Silver is 3.8X the density of Aluminum, that would make a fairly heavy knife.
 
TAH, I have never thought of 1968 as "the good ole days". My memory says it wasn't a very calm year.

I hear ya, Bert, but I'm speaking in general terms of a simpler time before technology, internet, a pandemic, etc.

That is a great looking collection and display. Must be a joy to handle each one and feel the difference. Thanks for posting!
 
Nice photos, fellas.

I sure do miss “precedented times”. Come to think of it, I really miss “certain times” too. :(

Wish I had an old Buck to show, but I don’t. I sure do remember staring at that Buck case, and buying a few of those cream colored boxes of goodness.
 
I've always like those knives, tiguy. They would look good with my saddle. :)
George Leonard Herter called people who gravitated toward fancy knives “Drug Store Cowboys” More recently the sobriquet for that bunch was “Urban Cowboys”. Who cares? If you like it, carry it. Life’s too short to worry about public? opinion.
 
These are my earliest Buck knives going back to 1989. Not as early as most of you guys. Where I grew up they were rare to be seen. After I got the 301 and put it to work I was smitten with Buck. It held an edge longer than any knife I’d had. Then the 110 Damascus stag put it over the top. LolC516D99C-A5BD-4722-87E6-EFBA76399289.jpeg
 
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I wouldn’t mind having a 2 dot with 440c. I’ve heard a lot of good things about those knives along with the hard to sharpen reputation. But I figure if it’s easy to sharpen it’s probably easier to get dull and likewise if it’s hard to sharpen it will be hard to get dull.
 
I wouldn’t mind having a 2 dot with 440c. I’ve heard a lot of good things about those knives along with the hard to sharpen reputation. But I figure if it’s easy to sharpen it’s probably easier to get dull and likewise if it’s hard to sharpen it will be hard to get dull.

It's not like they are hard to come by. A quick search in the bay for Buck 110 2 dot knife, brought up 16 listings. And there are probably more from sellers that don't know what a 2 dot is. Finding one that doesn't cost more than a new knife is a little harder. But they are out there sometimes.

O.B.
 
George Leonard Herter called people who gravitated toward fancy knives “Drug Store Cowboys” More recently the sobriquet for that bunch was “Urban Cowboys”. Who cares? If you like it, carry it. Life’s too short to worry about public? opinion.

Those knives might not be considered a "working knife", but they aren't fancy by traditional Western standards. Most cowboy belt buckles are completely engraved and many saddles have floral tooling. Buck just brought it all together in a Western theme. :thumbsup:
 
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