buck ranger 112 question

[jacktrades_nbk]

hi again to all members,

so, ive bought a little ranger 112, but i m not sure if its a knock off or the real thing..
it has buck, 112, usa, stamped on the blade, but it has no nail notch
from what ive seen on the net, all 112 rangers have the nail notch
and another thing, it has no sheath, and i know that its supposed to come with a sheat
anyway, if anybody knows something about this , please enlight me
thanks

 

[Blue Sky]

Older 112's don't have the nail nick. Are there any dots to either side of the "112"?

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

Older 112's don't have the nail nick. Are there any dots to either side of the "112"?

yes there are two dots, one at each side
what does that mean ?

 

[JD Mandrell]

Blue Sky is correct Buck 112's did not have a nail nick until around 1980.

 

[JD Mandrell]

yes there are two dots, one at each side
what does that mean ?

That it was made between 1974 and 1979.

 

[nagod]

older 112s didnt have a nail nick..post in buck (manufacturers section)with pic for date made and more..oops too slow

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

hey, thanks, ...some quick pics

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so i guess its a real buck
but the fact that didnt had a sheath is normal for that period ?

 

[tom19176]

It is real......since it is old perhaps the sheath was missng?

 

[JD Mandrell]

Are those 3 brass handle rivets 1/8th inch in diameter?

If so that appears to be a 1974-79 5th version 4th variation, putting it closer to 1979.

Nice one, and yes from the factory it came with a sheath and they were separated at some point.

Email sent to you on the sheath.

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

the brass rivets appear to have about 3mm +
here are some comparision picks to some knives ihad close

thanks Bear Claw :>

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

i found a sheath, and i m going to buy another ranger, with sheath this time , so i would have 2 of them
nice knives those bucks, they appeal to me just like my zippos

 

[JD Mandrell]

nice knives those bucks, they appeal to me just like my zippos

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

nice touch

 

[JD Mandrell]

nice touch

Had to make that myself, Zippo hasn't done a Buck one and since Zippo owns Case Knvies, I'll be surprised if they ever do, so plain stainless Zippo + Buck Pin + JB Weld=Buck Zippo!

 

[jacktrades_nbk]

very nice work ...maybe il do some day something similar with one of my chrome zippos ...
perhaps just some engraving...

 

[Revvie]

Here's another annomaly - I have a #112 that I bought for my dad for Christmas in 1973! It has black micarta scales and not the cocobola of the later versions. I still have the box too! Dad saved everything! I, too really like the #112 for an all round field knife.
Revvie!

 

[JD Mandrell]

Here's another annomaly - I have a #112 that I bought for my dad for Christmas in 1973! It has black micarta scales and not the cocobola of the later versions.

That's perfectly normal, early 112's had black micarta scales for the first year or two, then they switched to Sequa wood for a short time, then Macassar Ebony.

 

[lambertiana]

That one has some decent wood, too. I love the macassar ebony on the older Bucks.

 

[BigJohn aka Mod12]

That's the ticket: Sequa wood, that's what's on that oneten in that other thread. I recently got a 112 with sequa off the auction site and they are a match. I was going to get it re-scaled with amboyna but won't now. both my 112's came sans sheaths and find them hard to find. I do have 10 new 110 sheaths so am set there. I just need to find ten 110's without sheaths. Heheheheh..... BJ