Can anyone remember this Buck fixed blade?

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TonyC

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Hi everyone,

A while ago, I reckon about the mid eighties :eek: (Don't time fly) I bought a Buck fixed blade. For the life of me though I can't remember the name or model number. I unfortunately traded the knife for another Buck a Frontiersman and really wish I had kept it.

I would dearly love to track one down and buy it for old times sake but obviously first step is remembering the name of it.

It was a fixed blade about 4.5" to 5.0" blade, it had a clip point (I think) and a green Krayton handle. A very memorable feature was that it had several saw teeth on the back spine of the blade, very ramboish in a mini sort of way :cool: . Don't get mixed up with the Buckmaster though it was much smaller than that and didn't have a cross guard, the finger guard was formed as part of the handle. It came in a camo nylon sheath with a plastic insert (I don't think kydex was around back then). And that I'm afraid is all I can remember.

If anyone has any ideas from this sketchy description please let me know as I said I would love to try and track one down (guess I want to live my teens again).

Cheers,

Tony
 
That was the model 639 (fieldmate), it looked like a minature Buckmaster.

n2s
 
Thanks n2s,

That's it that's the one the Fieldmate as soon as I read your post I recognised the name. :D

Now all I have to do is track one down. Guess I'll take a look at ebay.

Thanks again n2s.

Tony
 
could it have been the 619? it would be the same size as the Special.I have one of those from 1986 with the black handle.roughly 10,000 made with the green handle and 4500 with the black.(source blade forum)
 
Here are some pictures.

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n2s
 
those are some great pics!!! are those 1" squares? Is the knife about the same lenght as the 119?
 
Guy g,

Those are 1 inch squares and the blade on the 639 is about 1/4-inch shorter then the 119 (Buck Special)

n2s
 
Lovely pictures n2s.

The 629 is definately the beast I'm after. Was it 440C? I really can't remember.

Cheers,

Tony
 
I had one too! It had a comoflage sheath too right? Very cool little Buck. I have no idea what happened to it though.
Edited to add: Duh, just saw N2S's pics. Yup, that's the one. :)
 
Here is the run down on that knife.
Model 639OD Fieldmate, catalogue number 1291
It came with a como nylon sheath and was introduced in 1986, discontinued in 1993.
When that knife was in the planning stages i knew i had to have one! I counted the days until they finally made it to the assembly line. I bought one of the first ones and hid it away. Wish i could remember where! :mad:
 
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