BOSS1
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Greetings All,
Wow, talk about a trip down memory lane. When the BuckMasters first came out, I was just a younger teenager (I was a knife 'pre'-guy even back then
) and the Rambo craze was running high. I can still remember being at the counter in a local sporting good shop fondling one with my Dad, contemplating weather or not to spend my hard-earned allowance on it. I wound up passing on it back in the day. But I still have a little Buck advertising folding brochure featuring the Buck line, including the BuckMaster, from those early days. Since then I've always had an eye out for one I could get under favorable conditions. As fortunes would have it, I wound up trading into this one a little while ago (thanks man!). I've been doing some research on them. Man, I had no idea there were so many variations/changes over the years. From what I've seen, mine looks to be a 1991-1993 version with black oxide finish, forged blade, thin butt cap, long pins, and no compass. There were something like 16,000+ of these made over a ~12 year period. Overall, I'd say its in great shape, with no significant use, but some handling wear. And yes, it lives up to its repuation of being a tad on the heavy side.
I've been purging my 'collector/safe queens' for awhile now, but I think I'll probably hang onto this one. And while the 'grapping' hooks made many scoff at the model, I'd say even by todays standard's, for a hollow handle knife, this is probably one of the more capable knives that came out. I certainly wouldn't fill too ill-equipped if I walked into the woods with one.
Funny how a brief but good memory can influence you ~20 years down the road.
BOSS
Wow, talk about a trip down memory lane. When the BuckMasters first came out, I was just a younger teenager (I was a knife 'pre'-guy even back then
) and the Rambo craze was running high. I can still remember being at the counter in a local sporting good shop fondling one with my Dad, contemplating weather or not to spend my hard-earned allowance on it. I wound up passing on it back in the day. But I still have a little Buck advertising folding brochure featuring the Buck line, including the BuckMaster, from those early days. Since then I've always had an eye out for one I could get under favorable conditions. As fortunes would have it, I wound up trading into this one a little while ago (thanks man!). I've been doing some research on them. Man, I had no idea there were so many variations/changes over the years. From what I've seen, mine looks to be a 1991-1993 version with black oxide finish, forged blade, thin butt cap, long pins, and no compass. There were something like 16,000+ of these made over a ~12 year period. Overall, I'd say its in great shape, with no significant use, but some handling wear. And yes, it lives up to its repuation of being a tad on the heavy side. I've been purging my 'collector/safe queens' for awhile now, but I think I'll probably hang onto this one. And while the 'grapping' hooks made many scoff at the model, I'd say even by todays standard's, for a hollow handle knife, this is probably one of the more capable knives that came out. I certainly wouldn't fill too ill-equipped if I walked into the woods with one.
Funny how a brief but good memory can influence you ~20 years down the road.
BOSS
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