Can anyone help with a Buck knife?

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I have a Buck knife that looks like a Fisherman 121 but is only stamped BUCK USA. It doesn't have the scaler. Blade is 5 1/2" long. Thanks for any info anyone might have!
 
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It probably is a early 121 from 1968-71 as that's the way they were stamped then. DM
 
It should have a fairly flexible blade more like a filet knife. The more recent 121's have a much stiffer blade.
 
I have a Buck knife that looks like a Fisherman 121 but is only stamped BUCK USA. It doesn't have the scaler. Blade is 5 1/2" long. Thanks for any info anyone might have!

Model numbers were added about 1972 so your knife predates that. 121's marked just BUCK/USA and fiber spacers date to the 1967 -1969 time period and can be found with and without scalers so the scaler was discontinued sometime in that time period. If your knife has micarta spacers it would date to the 69-72 time period. Here is a BUCK/USA marked 121 with a scaler.

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