Buck 110 with two bars, one on either side of the model number?

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I saw a 110 hunter with a bar on either side of the model number where the dots would ordinarily be. They are clearly horizontal bars, one on either side.

I don't see anything on my date sheet nor can I find anything about this. I'd post a picture that I have of it but I don't yet have a picture hosting site. Has anyone heard of this date stamp? I have found nothing on any search I've made.

Figured out a hosting site...hope this works:

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timmus said:
I saw a 110 hunter with a bar on either side of the model number where the dots would ordinarily be. They are clearly horizontal bars, one on either side.

I don't see anything on my date sheet nor can I find anything about this. I'd post a picture that I have of it but I don't yet have a picture hosting site. Has anyone heard of this date stamp? I have found nothing on any search I've made.
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Good info Bertl So it’s the 92 date code bar on both sides of the 110? Or is it a different bar?
 
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I wonder if something changed in the knives with that mark on it, like an alloy change or something else.
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As discussed in previous threads, the single dash was used for about a month in 1992, and the double dash the remainder of the year. What's known is that Buck switched from 425mod to 420HC steel that year. But also, it's been noted that a design change took place to the rocker and spring holder in 1992 as well.
 
A dash was the 1992 date code. Because of an engineering change of the rocker/spring or something like that, it was necessary to identify knives made post change. A second dash was added to identify those knives because some parts were different. The change from single dash to double dash happened early in the year. Therefore, for 1992, 2 dashes is the most common and single dashes are rarer. They make a lot fewer FG 110's. Finding a 1992 single dash 110 FG has been unobtanium for me, I've been watching for years.

....apparently plb types faster than I do...
 
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A dash was the 1992 date code. Because of an engineering change of the rocker/spring or something like that, it was necessary to identify knives made post change. A second dash was added to identify those knives because some parts were different. The change from single dash to double dash happened early in the year. Therefore, for 1992, 2 dashes is the most common and single dashes are rarer. They make a lot fewer FG 110's. Finding a 1992 single dash 110 FG has been unobtanium for me, I've been watching for years.

....apparently plb types faster than I do...
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I'll have to mark up my Date Stamp information sheet to reflect that information...thanks. The document I have shows a single dash for that year.
 
DeSotoSky said:
The change from single dash to double dash happened early in the year. Therefore, for 1992, 2 dashes is the most common and single dashes are rarer.
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Thanks for correcting me, Roger. I should not have said "briefly appeared".
 
Well, I'm not sure if it's a rare collector's piece or not but I'd never seen one before so I bought it. I'm a sucker for stuff like this. :)

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