Buck 117 Variations

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Happy Hippo

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Just like I listed the Buck 212s, I'd like to make a similar list for the 117s. I only want to include those knives which have part numbers from Buck. Not the customs. I am aware of many customs made by Joe Houser and others. Checking this list for errors and omissions would be greatly appreciated. I did look at the 117 Club thread but it is rare there that the part numbers were shown.

Buck 117
HandlePart NumberSteelGuardQty MadeDate(s)
Black Phenolic0117BKS420HCAl2022-2023
Black Phenolic0117BKSSH420HCAl100
100		2016
2020-2021
Buffalo "Spike"Custom?420HCN/S
2017​
Charcoal Dymalux (President's Tour)0117GYSSH420HC?Al100
2017​
Cherrywood0117CWSSH420HCAl
2017​
Cocobolo0117CCSBOTM154CMAl500
2021​
Cocobolo0117CCSSH15160Al500
2018​
Cocobolo0117CCSSH420HCbrass100
2017​
Cocobolo0117BO5160brass36
2021​
Cocobolo (Heritage)0117CCSD2Al
2023​
Ebony/Box Elderwood Burlwood0117BWSLC420HCN/S24
2017​
Elk "Spike"0117EKSLC420HCN/S25
2018​
Elk "Spike"0117EKSLE420HCbrass250
2017​
Elk (curved)0117EKS1LC420HCbrass25
2018​
Green Micarta0117GRSBOTMS35VNAl500
2022​
Green Micarta (Pro)0117GRSS35VNAl
2023​
Ironwood / Bloody Jasper0117IWSLC420HCN/S19
2018​
Ironwood (BCCI)0117IWSBCCI420HCbrass100
2023​
Shokwood (BCCI)0117SWSBCCI420HCAl130
2022​
Stacked Leather (black blade)0117BRS420HC2015-2018
 
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bertl said:
Is there any chance you can add the production years to your data?

Bert
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Yes, I thought about that about half way through. I am going to have to do it all over again, because I didn't write most of them down. Most of them are SFOs, so it shouldn't be too hard.
 
bertl said:
Are you sure this isn't 2017?
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are you looking at the blade or the box? Because I was looking at the box, along with the part number. do you have a box with 2017 on it? maybe they made more than one run. I did find a box with the 0117BKSSH part number on it with a 2020 date, so I'd believe that.

Edit: the reason I don't trust looking at just the blade is that they started making the blades in 2015. So, in theory, any of these later releases could have old blade inventory in them.
 
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Happy Hippo said:
are you looking at the blade or the box? Because I was looking at the box, along with the part number. do you have a box with 2017 on it?
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I'll have to dig the box out. In 2017, Copper and Clad, which I think is part of Shepherd of the Hills, did a run of the 117, which I think they called the "Small Special". The first 100 knives were serialized. I have #18 of 100 and that was in February, 2017. The rest of the knives, over 100, were not serialized. It may take me a day, a week, or a month to locate the box. The information I posted above was from the Special Projects list for knives produced in 2017. The knife I have has a date code of 2015, but I don't think it was released until 2017. It's always good to have information that confuses the issue.

Bert
 
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bertl said:
I'll have to dig the box out. In 2017, Copper and Clad, which I think is part of Shepherd of the Hills, did a run of the 117, which I think they called the "Small Special". The first 100 knives were serialized. I have #18 of 100 and that was in February, 2017. The rest of the knives, over 100, were not serialized. It may take me a day, a week, or a month to locate the box. The information I posted above was from the Special Projects list for knives produced in 2017.

Bert
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I'm just not seeing any Black Phenolic ones on the 2017 special projects list. I did miss one though. I see 0117GYSSH - Charcoal Dymalux (President's Tour) on that list.
 
bertl said:
I'll have to dig the box out. In 2017, Copper and Clad, which I think is part of Shepherd of the Hills, did a run of the 117, which I think they called the "Small Special". The first 100 knives were serialized. I have #18 of 100 and that was in February, 2017. The rest of the knives, over 100, were not serialized. It may take me a day, a week, or a month to locate the box. The information I posted above was from the Special Projects list for knives produced in 2017. The knife I have has a date code of 2015, but I don't think it was released until 2017. It's always good to have information that confuses the issue.

Bert
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It takes you a month to locate the box? I thought I had a problem. :)
 
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Are you sure the "CC" doesn't stand for "Copper and Clad" instead of "cocobolo"?
 
This is my black phenolic 117 purchased from C&C on February 12, 2017. The first 100 knives were serialized. I'll look for the box tomorrow.

Bert


117 C&C 1.jpeg117 C&C 2.jpeg
 
bertl said:
You owe me. I looked for the box tonight. Here it is.

Bert


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So, the question is, is this another SFO batch, or was it available continuously up to 2021? I suspect C&C made at least two batches. Also, this is another example of the special projects list not being accurate. I feel like I'm an archaeologist, trying to piece fossil remains of previous Buck releases together. I only believe the date if it is in the catalog, price list, newsletter, special project list, COA, or I see it on the box. Most pictures on the internet of 117s do not show the box or at least where the date is stamped. And I only have a fraction of these releases myself. So I am appreciative if someone shows me the box and we can confirm the dates. In this case, I'm going to show two 100 batch releases, since I have seen pictures of the box for this part number for the 2020-2021 time frame too.
 
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