Buck Lochsa Questions

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Was wondering the story behind the Lochsa "clone" as it is sometimes called. No thumb studs, black G10, 50th Anniversary Logo and 440C steel with a slightly different pocket clip.

Familiar with the thumb stud Lochsa from all the reviews and videos but still have not been able to score one yet.

Was the 440C version, no studs a later release? Looks like much smaller numbers 64 rather than 500 or so

Thanks
 
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yes much later. those came out not too long ago. maybe a few years ago under a collection online issued through Bucks website, made by i think Joe Houser, if my memory serves me right. they were only a few made not hundreds. I have a couple of them. pocket clip is the same as the spitfire 722 clip. no thumbstud like the lochsa.
 
jbmonkey said:
yes much later. those came out not too long ago. maybe a few years ago under a collection online issued through Bucks website, made by i think Joe Houser, if my memory serves me right. they were only a few made not hundreds. I have a couple of them. pocket clip is the same as the spitfire 722 clip. no thumbstud like the lochsa.
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I wondered about the time period as they do still have the 50th logo. I think they were a run of 64.

Although most seem to dislike the original Lochsa thumb studs I still would love to have one of them but they seldom turn up
 
I dont think it was more than a couple years ago for the non thumbstud and 722 pocket clip versions. I'm bad with time though, maybe longer maybe a bit less.


they show up but demand top dollars. which is weird as most Buck 110 collectors dont like the pocket clips or thumbstud. I do, like those things, that's why I have a couple of each version.
 
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Yes, that is the one. The 50th Anvil is what threw me off on how old they were. Nice looking knife but really like the thumb stud version.
 
The "Magnolia" of the 50th Aniversary set is where the 440C 50th stamped blades were used. If they're leftovers, they're leftover Magnolia blades.
 
sportingspecialist said:
It could be from the Magnolia run.They do look identical, except the Magnolia knives were serial numbered.
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Those were the only 440c 110 blades with 50th stamps, other than the "Federal" blades and there's no mistaking them with the right side horizontal stamp, not to mention the mechanical/dimensional differences.

I can't imagine numbering blades prior to building knives. Just sayin'.....
 
I feel comfortable in stating that the Magnolia blades were numbered as they were assembled or just after assembly.

Perhaps these were blades which ran over the set production of 500.Maybe they were misplaced or stored and when they were rediscovered they then decided to use them for this special but short run of 64 knives.

I'm quite sure they did the same with the Federal run,because they offered a knife with the Federal blade and of course dimensions except with paperstone handles.

Just a guess.My wife says I'm good at that.LOL

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Nice Lochsas.
I don't really collect folders, but purchase them as users.
Those look good. I've been a little slow on the draw on those a few too many times myself.
 
jbmonkey said:
new grabs or always had them? great knives.
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New finds, found the later one then a week later found the one I really wanted w/studs. Both have a few faint scratches on the bolsters which now makes it much easier to just drop one in my pocket to use which was my intent. I always prefer to find users as I am not a collector. I wanted something like a modern folder but with a more classic design, the 110 seems to be the perfect answer to that.
 
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