Buck Hunter's Ax

[bass1]

Hi Guys---

Been going through past thread and can't seem to find much about the Buck Hunter's Ax. Was just wondering about the approximate time period it was made and the type of steel employed in its manufacture. I got it second hand. Traded a Buck personal circa 425M for it. Being used, there are some dings on the back side probably from someone driving metal camp stakes with it and a couple on the shaft where they had missed their mark. Had to make another belt sheath for it. Other than that, the only markings on it are:

BUCK
106
U.S.A.

BTW, the handle is not black phenolic plastic. It is actually black micarta. What is its approximate value?

 

[Bobby B]

It is worth nothing. I will do you a favour and take it off your hands... I will even trade you an older Bucklite for it, just because you're a good guy...
Seriously, I don't know, but if it is Micarta, I'd hang onto it.
Rob

 

[Joe Houser]

Bass,
The axe is one of the knives in the Buck line that I call sleepers. They don't sell for much, probably because folks don't know that much about them. The earliest of the production models will have a black phenolic handle. A little known fact is that the handle is from the long discontinued Nemo, model 122. Yours was made from between 1971 to 1982. We changed to impregnated Birchwood in 1983 on the axe. I would guess that your knife, without the correct sheath and in the condition you described, would probably sell for about $75. I saw a new one, mint in the box, sell for $96. One in the same condition, with the black phenolic handle, just sold for over $200.
Hope this helps,