Buck 184 survival

People have been camping for years, centuries. Bowie knives were knives of choice for folks that wanted a big knife. Before that, the Hudson Bay type knives were used. Big knives were also for fighting. I never really considered a "survival knife" until after the first Rambo movie came out and that is where the "first blood" comments come from. These are all knives similar to the First Blood knife that Lyle did for Stalone. After the movie, I wanted one... but I just couldn't bring myself to buy one as they tended to run around $100 and that was a lot of money for me in those days for a knife that I knew I would probably never use. Now, I would buy one just for the heck of it and have fun even if I did nothing other than handle it from time to time. The gun shows were cram packed full of them. Good to remember.
 
All I can say is these were the bomb back in 1985, kept it in my rack locker on the ship, I believe it set me back a hundred bucks....good amount of loot for a E4.
 
I still have my pre-patent 184 from when I bought it 1985. Heaviest knife I've ever
run across since.The survival knife craze was really something back then. I'm not surprised
that it has a bot of a cult following. It is one of the knives in the knife display at the
USN Seal Museum.
 
The spikes were designed to be used as anchors, not grappling hooks.

I bought the first model back in 84 or 85.

The wood saw didn't work very well. It lacked the double row so it didn't clear chips worth a darn.
The metal saw worked ok on aluminum.

I never chopped with it, why would I? The handle stayed straight and tight otherwise..

The handle was best used with gloves, otherwise your hand got sore.

The overall F&F was excellent, and, it looked badass.

It cost $880 less than a Lile back then.

I recently bought a Martin MCE2. It works a lot better than the Buck 184 did. Looks like a Lile FB too.
 
precisionshootist said:
To the OP:

If you are a fan of Buck knives. The 184 Buckmaster is a MUST have. Take a little time and read up on this blade. It has true military roots. It's the real deal and I would consider it an iconic and historically significant blade. It's also the blade that the M9 bayonet design was based. I have one of these brand new and would not turn loose of it for anything.

Suggested reading if you have not seen this site.

http://www.buck-184.com/

There is also a 350 page book about the history of this knife. Author is Richard Neyman.

Look into it a little more, yes it's heavy, clumsy, but it was state of the art in it's time.
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Agreed I wish I could get my hands on one.....one day
 
bearcut said:
The wood saw didn't work very well. It lacked the double row so it didn't clear chips worth a darn.
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A double row of teeth isn't really necessary for the saw to clear itself. Timberline's saw has full teeth and can cut through a 2x4 in 30 seconds. I watched Bill Sanders do this over and over at the Blade Show in 1985.

bearcut said:
The metal saw worked ok on aluminum.
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Buck's front serrated teeth were designed as a rope saw.


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TAH said:
A double row of teeth isn't really necessary for the saw to clear itself. Timberline's saw has full teeth and can cut through a 2x4 in 30 seconds. I watched Bill Sanders do this over and over at the Blade Show in 1985.
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Isn't the Timberline style sawback the best survival knife sawback, on wood, of them all?

Gaston
 
precisionshootist said:
To the OP:

If you are a fan of Buck knives. The 184 Buckmaster is a MUST have. Take a little time and read up on this blade. It has true military roots. It's the real deal and I would consider it an iconic and historically significant blade. It's also the blade that the M9 bayonet design was based. I have one of these brand new and would not turn loose of it for anything.

Suggested reading if you have not seen this site.

http://www.buck-184.com/

There is also a 350 page book about the history of this knife. Author is Richard Neyman.

Look into it a little more, yes it's heavy, clumsy, but it was state of the art in it's time.
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Thank you for your post and link.

Interesting history.

Cate
 
Gaston444 said:
Isn't the Timberline style sawback the best survival knife sawback, on wood, of them all?
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Not sure if it's the best, but the Timberline saw is extremely effective on wood. Again, it was very impressive watching Bill Sanders saw those 2x4 boards with little effort.
 
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