Buck 112 50th Anniversary Edition with no inlay medallion?

[technoviking]

I have a chance to get a NIB 50th Anniversary Buck 112 Ranger at good price. The question is, this knife does not have a handle Medallion/Shield. It has the correct markings on the Tang - No 112, Anvil with a 50 in it. So the question is, why no medallion. I think a read somewhere that some variations didn't have a medallion, so what gives?

 

[pjsjr]

So the question is, why no medallion. I think a read somewhere that some variations didn't have a medallion, so what gives?

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Sorry, I don't have a definitive answer but I know that several editions in past years(100 Year Anniversary and the 110 50th). had some with the medallion and some without. I would say you have to decide what is important to you.

 

[Railsplitter]

Wasn't the 50 year stamp on the blade tang used all throughout 2022? I sent a 1990 112 in for a blade replacement and the new blade had the 50 year stamp. I assumed it's because that is the blades they were using in 2022.

In other words, if you bought a standard 112 in 2022, it should have had the 50th tang stamp. The ones with the medallion were commemorative models.

As I understand it, the 50 inside the anvil was simply the date code for 112's made in 2022.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

Wasn't the 50 year stamp on the blade tang used all throughout 2022? I sent a 1990 112 in for a blade replacement and the new blade had the 50 year stamp. I assumed it's because that is the blades they were using in 2022.

In other words, if you bought a standard 112 in 2022, it should have had the 50th tang stamp. The ones with the medallion were commemorative models.

As I understand it, the 50 inside the anvil was simply the date code for 112's made in 2022.

Yes, that's exactly what Buck's "How Old is My Knife" page says:

*2002

The anvil was used instead of model numbers (on all knives) this year only.

Customs still use the anvil mark.

 

[Happy Hippo]

There are various versions of the 50th anniversary 112. Some have a medallion. Others only have the anvil stamp (done throughout 2022). Some of the stamps have "50" in the anvil stamp.

 

[DaveHS]

One of my favorites

 

[Meadowlark]

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One of my favorites

That's a good one. Do you have one with finger grooves?

 

[LILYWHITE]

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