Buck 305 & Buck 309, Are they rare? & What is best fix for value preservation?

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Buck 305 & Buck 309, What is best fix for value preservation?

Buck 305 –
1. main blade tang stamped "BUCK" over "MADE IN" over "U. S. A."
2. no other blade stamping(s) main or secondary
3. flat grind
4. handle material looks like dark sawn delrin
5. 4 pivot pin heads are visible, both sides, both ends
6. main blade has long pull, secondary has long-ish crescent
7. main blade on stamped side has tapered spine from tip to pull
8. 4 scale rivet heads show & feel flush, both sides, both ends
9. 2 spring pin heads & feel bumped, 1 each side near middle, off-center
10. secondary blade scale has scooped recess access to the blade finger nail pull
11. both scales have small cracks at all four rivet heads
Question 1. Is this knife rare, especially with reference to item 10
Question 2. What is the best action to address the cracked scales, yet preserve knife value?

Buck 309 –
1. main blade tang stamped "BUCK" over "309" over "U. S. A."
2. no other blade stamping(s) main or secondary
3. flat grind
4. handle material looks like dark sawn delrin
5. 4 pivot pin heads are visible, both sides, both ends
6. main blade has long pull, secondary has short-ish crescent
7. main blade on stamped side has tapered spine from tip to pull
8. no scale rivet heads show, yet 4 rivet ends seen inside of liners
9. 2 spring pin heads & feel bumped, 1 each side near middle, off-center
10. secondary blade scale has scooped recess access to the blade finger nail pull
11. main blade tip is broken off, about 1/4”
Question 1. Is this knife rare, especially with reference to item 10
Question 2. What is the best action to address the broken tip, yet preserve knife value?
 
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Moved to the Buck subforum.
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Thank you for the info - where can I find the Buck subforum? maybe the url would help me - also, I do not want to know the value of the knives, I just want to do what is going to preserve to best value
 
I don't know much about much but welcome to the buck sub. The wealth of information some of these guys Kno will blow your mind. I can offer one piece of information, buck does offer a spa service and a blade replacement. Other members will be along with more info and your best course of action. That was just a this bit while you're waiting.
 
Regarding that 305 - - -

it has on each side, moving from left to right,

a blade pivot pin head that shows in the left bolster
a scale pin head that shows in the scale near the left bolster
a blade closing spring bumped pin head near the scale center
a scale pin head that shows in the scale near the right bolster
a blade pivot pin head that shows in the right bolster

I keep checking eBay, but I have never seen one with this many pin heads showing.
Is it rare ? ? ?

Maybe am I being a "pinhead" for wondering :-?
 
The early (1972 - 1986) Camillus made Buck 305 and 309 pocketknives, while excellent knives, don't command much in the way of money unless they are new in the box. They are great using knives - knives with blade play or broken tips are certainly usable but preserving them (beyond putting in a drawer) isn't going to increase their value - it is what it is. As to the variations - use the search function and look for posts on the 300 series by 300BUCKS - he has put together some great photo comparisons to show the differing variations of each 300 series pocketknife. Additionally the Buck Collectors Club ($10/per year for on-line membership) gives access to all the articles published over the years. Welcome (finally!) to the Buck sub-forum - glad to have you here. OH
 
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Old Hunter Old Hunter

found a picture of it at one of 300Bucks posting as you suggested I do.
Looks like it is the 1969-1973 model 305. And mine is a user, not new in the box.

So any advice regarding the fact that both scales have small cracks at all four rivet heads?
What is the best action to address the cracked scales, yet preserve knife value?
 
The handles are Delrin (synthetic) and the cracks that develop don't usually grow. However you could drip a bit of gap-filling CAA glue into the cracks to stabilize them if it would put your mind at ease. If it were mine and the cracks were minor, I would just leave them as is and use the knife. I have knives that have had small Delrin cracks for YEARS - they never move once they appear - usually in the thinnest part of the Delrin. OH
 
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