Buck model 129 for January 29th

[DeSotoSky]

Add a spoon to a model 123 and you have the model 129 fillet knife. It was in the general catalog from 1989 to 1991. Pretty scarce as I don't think I see even one a year. Buck did some serrated knives about 1990, designated N1. 105, 110, 301, perhaps a few others so a few 123/129 blades sliped into that. I think the intended use was for Salmon fisherman to remove the Roe but I like to think that when the fish were not biting it came in handy for eating a can of beans.

I'm not sure if I took this picture (sellers?), I don't recognize the background. I show it for the serrated edge.

 

[TheFishman]

Pretty scarce as I don't think I see even one a year.

I learned about this model on January 29 last year. A couple were posted on the Buck Facebook group yesterday. I guess the 129s only come out once a year. Interesting knife.

 

[Old Hunter]

An old spoon is a standard way of de-scaling a fish, often works better than the notched de-scalers you buy for that purpose. My bet is the spoon was put on to use for descaling. OH

 

[bertl]

Here is another 129. It might have done better if the spoon was integrated into the design, instead of just stuck into the end of the handle. Take a look at some of the Gerber knives from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

 

[TheFishman]

An old spoon is a standard way of de-scaling a fish, often works better than the notched de-scalers you buy for that purpose. My bet is the spoon was put on to use for descaling. OH

My grandmother used a spoon to remove the scales from panfish so that was my initial assumption also. Joe Houser responded in the Buck Facebook group last year that "Bucks VP of Manufacturing at the time fancied himself a big salmon fisherman and apparently the spoon is used to help scrape out the guts when cleaning a salmon or trout."

 

[Meadowlark]

I don't see one per year.

I actually never heard of it before.