Buck 120 on Ebay

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microwaveburn

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I have a few questions that might have been answered before but since the search function isnt working for me, here they go.....

1. When did buck discontinue the 120?
2. Any particular reason why they stopped production in favor of the 119?

Also, I recently bought a "discontinued" 120 on Ebay from buyknivesonline. It seems all good until I received it today, I noticed that on the blade it had the Idaho year symbol.

3. How could a knife discontinued by Buck have a 2005 stamp on it? Is it a fake? Or on the off chance does Buck still make these special request?

Could someone shed some light on these questions for me?

Curious,

jake
 
Thanks the response. Now on follow up.

The ebay seller is marketing the 120's as discontinued items. The knife itself doesn't have the pro-line logo on the blade. Is that a must for it to be from the pro-line series?

In any event, my main concern was whether or not the blade I bought was a "real" buck (quality/warranty/etc). I wasnt interested in it being a collectors item, but it's nice to the truth.
 
The 'Pro Line' is an exclusive for Cabelas. Buck probably made extras that were generally available.
The Idaho stamp is for 2005 knives made in Idaho. Does the box appear legit? Paperwork intact? If so , it's probably real.
Post a pic if posible.
I would call the seller on it. If he is selling , he is obligated to be honest. Give him negative report if not satisfied with his answers to your questions.
You can also email Joe Houser at Buck to verify the knife.There are others here who may know for sure. I'm not getting "false 'vibes about the knife. It sounds real.
 
Everything in the package seems legit. Box, warranty paper, sheath, and of course the knife itself. The only thing that threw me off was the Idaho stamp.

I have already email the seller for an explaination. I'm waiting on the response.

About posting a pic, just need to get ahold of a digitial camera first. May be awhile. I do think posting a close up of the knife would be beneficial.

I really do appreciate your help and information. Thank you for all your suggestions.

Has anybody else bought any 120's with the Idaho stamp on them. If so, whats your take.
 
howdy 'burn,
i have bought knives from buyknivesonline my self and with good products. baring joe h. saying difrent it is likely that cabelas ordered some as limited for their line and the 'extras' got sold through a dealer to buyknives and it is still a discontuned item ... at the buck gift shop you could buy discontuned 'overstocked' items for a while when they were no longer made... likely he did so... he has a good feed back and like i said i buy form him if i dont bid so cheep ... you know how it is with bottom feeders - go cat fish!
 
Part 2

Finally, we press out the brass bolster pins. Here's the jig in action.



Here's a shot of the parts so far.



Next we need to drill off the peened portions of the scale rivets. They have a round head, a hollow body, and the liners are countersunk to accept the peening. Here's a close up - before drilling off the peening. Interestingly, the bolster rivets are countersunk also.



I use a dull 3/32" drill bit at slow speed in a hand drill to drill the peening off.

Here's a couple shots shot of the completely disassembled 110. The second shows the knife with one liner/scale up and one down; the second shows all parts facing up.




That completes the disassembly. I'm waiting for some pieces of 1/4" x 1 1/2" x 12" brass barstock now. It's on the way.
 
O.k here are a few pic using a 5MB camera and a scanner. Can you tell the difference? Anyways, did the best I could hope it helps give you guys some idea.

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hope these show
 
There you have them (pics), not the best quality but o.k.

All said and done, I have nothing against buyknivesonline.

I paid, they shipped. Sturdy "not so little" knife!!

I'm sure they sell all sorts of genuine products. I never wanted to imply they were cheating people at all. Like I said before, it was just very curious for a discontinued product to have a 2005 mark stamped on it.

So said that, what do you guys think now that the pics are up.

Another thing, I also wanted to thank everyone on here.

You guys have been great.
 
microwaveburn said:
There you have them (pics), not the best quality but o.k.
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...???...I'm not seeing anything here...Did you like the pics from an outside host with the
tags??? :confused:
 
microwaveburn said:
Everything in the package seems legit. Box, warranty paper, sheath, and of course the knife itself. The only thing that threw me off was the Idaho stamp.

I have already email the seller for an explaination. I'm waiting on the response.

About posting a pic, just need to get ahold of a digitial camera first. May be awhile. I do think posting a close up of the knife would be beneficial.

I really do appreciate your help and information. Thank you for all your suggestions.

Has anybody else bought any 120's with the Idaho stamp on them. If so, whats your take.
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Since the 120 is technically discontinued, I would have to think that there aren't going to be very many "out there" with the Idaho stamp. You just may have a knife that will have some collector value someday. I would definitely hang on to it.

Tom
 
Thought the pics were working last night, but just a moment ago they were gone. I reposted them and I can see them now. Any problems there?
 
The pictures came through loud and clear on my computer. That looks like a genuine model 120 to me. I will dig around some more but am pretty sure that we must have made some for a particular dealer. I doubt that they are extras from the Pro-Line series for Cabela's.
This is actually something that happens from time to time when we discontinue a product. We don't carry it in our catalogue anymore, but maybe a dealer or two still has it in theirs. We want to take care of our dealer so we still offer it to them for a while.
Hope this helps,
 
Cant get any better information than that, direct from the source. Really puts my curiousity to rest in a good way.
Thank you, Mr. Houser.

jake
 
Jake, you gotcha a real nice knife. And good pictures, too!!
 
Guy,

nice to hear that good work is appreciated :) (speaking both in terms of the knife and pics, of course)

I think the scanner pics did a better job at give a close up look at the Idaho stamp.
 
Does anyone know when the Buck 120 General was "discontinued?" From the date-stamp on microwaveburn's box, his model 120 was just manufactured three-weeks ago....

GeoThorn
 
geothorn said:
Does anyone know when the Buck 120 General was "discontinued?" From the date-stamp on microwaveburn's box, his model 120 was just manufactured three-weeks ago....

GeoThorn
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The way I interpret Joe's remark above, Buck could still be cranking them out for this dealer...he seems to have a good supply [from searching his auctions on eBay]...or it could be an uncompleted order that Buck is honoring...

But if you mean when Buck dropped them out of their catalog...maybe check the cats on the BCCI site??? :confused:
 
I guess that it all swings on the term "discontinued." If microwaveburn's model 120 was just manufactured in the last three weeks, as the photo of the box shows/implies, it hardly seems that production of the General 120 has been "discontinued," though it may have stopped appearing in Buck's catalog.

If "discontinued" merely means that it no longer is listed in the Buck catalog, then I think that many of us might easily be talked-into paying more for a knife that we know has been 'discontinued'...like when it appears that General 120 production is still continuing. For example, at a gun show, I'd be prepared to pay whatever price someone was asking for a Buck model 120 because I believed that they had been "discontinued," as in they were no longer being manufactured...but now that impression seems to be wrong....

Mr. Houser, could I get a list of retail stores for whom Buck is still producing model 120s? I'd like to buy one, since they apparently aren't actually "discontinued."

If I were a Buck collector, I'd be kinda angry to discover that model 120 production was continuing if I'd bought a model 120 because I was under the impression that no more were being produced...especially after the move to Idaho. Why bring the tools and dies necessary for model 120 production from El Cajon to Post Falls, if the General 120 has been "discontinued?"

GeoThorn
 
I believe that Buck discontinued the 120 due to sagging sales. These were probably a special run for a customer that was able to meet a minimum requirement. I don't have any idea how many knives it would take to meet a minimum order.

I think the 120 was discontinued at the end of 2002. Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong on this.

Tom
 
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