Buck's 111 Classic

Thanks for posting that, plumberdv. I need to get a digital camera so I can illustrate my topics.

D'you have a photo of the original Snakewood Gen-5 LE sheath?
 
wolfdog said:
Thanks for posting that, plumberdv. I need to get a digital camera so I can illustrate my topics.

D'you have a photo of the original Snakewood Gen-5 LE sheath?
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Give me a few minutes and I'll take and post one for you. :thumbup:
 
Plumberdv said:
Same as mine David, except mine is a four dot. My Mother in Law gave it to me for my birthday. That's the only Buck I owned and it's the one that lead me to this forum. I couldn't remember when she gave it to me and came here to find out when it was made.

My first ever post here was about that knife.:D

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=586402
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Wow...You've come a long way Baby..aah, I mean Davey:D
 
Here you go wolfy.

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David, sorry for posting the pictures of the Gen-5 in your thread. :thumbdn:
I should have started another instead.:o:o
 
Ah, there it is. Thanks Plumberdv.
I got one of those in yesterday's mail (knife & sheath).

It is I who must apologize for sidetracking.

Anyhoo, the sheath for the 111 Classic is a classic in its own right. :)
 
ItsTooEarly said:
Here's a ad on the 111..... :D Nov. 1980.................

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ITE .... :thumbup:
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Thanks for posting that Armand. I see where it says "Now at your dealers" and it's dated 1980, so I guess it was too late for the '80 Catalog. Great info.:thumbup:
 
Thanks to all contributors for the help, information and photos on the 111 . I am much more educated on this model now . The owner did not have the sheath . Wolf, I agree with you and would like to see sheaths like these still being made and I wish I could open that article to read . This info. also substantiates my thoughts that the 3 dot blades were mfg. into 1981 or atleast were still being installed on the 110's at that time . Then we began to see the 4 dots for most of 1981 . DM
 
Plumberdv said:
OK, the 111 Classic was introduced in the 1981 catalog. The original concept came from a rodeo cowboy/engraver named Gary Gist. Originally, the idea was to produce a Gentleman's Jewelry knife out of silver. When silver went out of sight due to a Mr. Howard Hunt, that idea was scrapped and they turned to aluminum.

There were four variations of the classic derived from the 110, 500, 503 AND 505.

I'll have to do some more looking to find out when the last ones were produced.
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I've got a 515 that looks like part of that series. It has the same pattern engraving on it. Came in a clamshell box like the "Ultimate", with a cardboard sleeve.

Peter
 
peterinct said:
I've got a 515 that looks like part of that series. It has the same pattern engraving on it. Came in a clamshell box like the "Ultimate", with a cardboard sleeve.

Peter
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Yeah, that's one of them. It's based on the 505 blade.
 
David Martin said:
Thanks to all contributors for the help, information and photos on the 111 . I am much more educated on this model now . The owner did not have the sheath . Wolf, I agree with you and would like to see sheaths like these still being made and I wish I could open that article to read . This info. also substantiates my thoughts that the 3 dot blades were mfg. into 1981 or atleast were still being installed on the 110's at that time . Then we began to see the 4 dots for most of 1981 . DM
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I'll try an excerpt. I think posting the whole thing here may be difficult, the resolution is poor and it may be subject to copyright or BCCI rules. I doubt if an excerpt would be against rules, sort of like a quote:



Anyway, this is an excerpt from a much larger article "A Classic Story" by Vern Taylor.
 
Yeah, that's the article that I was referring to in posts 3 and 9. It's really hard to read, even the print out I did.
 
I don't understand how aluminum can be both abrasive and soft. That article mentions how the handles scratched and posters have stated the the decoration wore down quickly. If that is so, why would the dies "not last long"? How could both be true?
 
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Seems like an apples and oranges analogy.

Sand is soft because it's in a particulate state.
 
Maybe. I don't know the metallurgy surrounding your query, but it appears that Vern Taylor had access to a lot of insider information. Perhaps a metallurgist or mechanical engineer could better answer your question.
 
Wolf, Thanks for posting the article but to no avail for my PC . As it gets overwhelmed easily . Stelth, Looking at the pictures posted of the 111 handles one will notice it has many very fine intricate lines of shallow depth . When stamping are made it takes great pressure to make sure the soft metal is pressed into even these shallow creases . Still, hard metal even pressed to soft metal will wear under great pressure . It doesn't take much wear for the die to be discarded .oo1" in areas would do it . That slight amount can wear easily in this application even with hard metal . Why, does a knifes hardened steel edge wear down and become dull during cutting something soft like rope ? Its from repetive motion and friction . I'll reverse this process . How does something soft like leather sharpen something very hard like a knife's edge as in stropping ? We all know it will and most here have experience with this . Its during movement and abrasive friction and very light pressure . Put something like very fine ashes on the leather that you can crush between your fingers and it will sharpen the knife faster ? Its from the same activity only the action of the press and dies are exaggerated because of its great pressure . Hence wears faster . Hope this helps . DM
 
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