cost of fun is way up! is it a real 1963 110?

hkingdom's set here are worth thousands IMO. If I win tonight's megamillions you will be getting a PM from me :D
 
Interesting thread, I too like to see the real old stuff. I wonder where the 1 of 700 came from too, I don't know if the record keeping back then is what it is today. Nice shots hkingdom, thanks for sharing. By the way, if I hit the Mega Millions before it goes off, I'll buy it and send it around to each of you separately to check out-then give it away with a contest, wouldn't that be fun?!

I sent the seller a question asking how he knows there was only 700. They had a question answered already that seemed to indicate that they had spoken to Joe Houser. Interesting.
 
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For that kinda money, I'd want the straight skinny about the spacer too. And what about the initials that are there. Does that diminish the value?
 
YES..........Unless!

Unless they are the initials of Jason Buck, the playboy black sheep cousin who left the family business, married a Muslim girl, inherited vast oil wealth and vanished while hunting snow leopard in the Himalayas in 1965!!

The initialed 110 that he always carried was never found, although his custom Winchester Model 70 Featherweight in 7mm Mauser did turn up at a pawn shop in Katmandu in 1971.

But usually, initials are a bummer.
 
Seanski said:
Auction ended with no takers, but has been re-listed starting at $800.
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That's a jump down from $1,400.! Auctions don't usually start at the highest price one hopes to get for an item and then work down from there. They usually start at a price where several bidders may be interested and let the bidding take it higher. This seller has it all backwards.

It's still to high at opening IMO. :yawn:
 
hi guys
i talked with the 'seller'
he is a nice guy and no i dont know them...
he is not the owner of the knife but is listing it for the owner
and jest doing as the owner said to do
they are not buck knife collectors n
(i dont think)..and
got the information mostly from a book
and a quick call to Joe at buck..

he changed the listing to say 63
as to the 800 fig..
well some here said of that would be a good start maybe
and i told him it might be also
any one can make them a offer and he can lower the price and
sell to highest bidder at any time..
remember the owner is like any of us and would like to get the most he can
as has been said a knife is worth
what ever a buyer Will pay
or what a seller turns down
 
Where in the world did this "700" knives come from? I did a quick check in Levine's 1st, 2nd, and 5th and did not see this reference. This is a new one for me.
One thing I am quite positive of, there were only a couple of prototype 110's made in 1963. There were 296 production 110's made in 1964, aprox. 6600 in 65, 20k in 66 and so on with a steep upward curve. I have a production sheet that starts in 1963.
I spoke to both Chuck and Dean Hussey (Dean was an engineer with Buck for the 110's development) and they both confirm that the 110 design phaze started while Buck was at the Congress street address (1961-1963) but they did not make any until the Federal Blvd. address (1964-1969)
Also it is good to remember that cut offs for certain versions and variations did not necesarrily coincide with the end of a year. If they did, it was purly coincidental.
I had spoken to the person selling that knife for another person. I suggested certian changes in the description and gave my 2 cents of the price. They did not take my advice which is fine. I thought 1400 was WAY too high but told them those tan sheaths are hard to find so who knows what that would do to the value.
Hope this helps.
 
Joe Houser said:
Where in the world did this "700" knives come from? I did a quick check in Levine's 1st, 2nd, and 5th and did not see this reference. This is a new one for me.
One thing I am quite positive of, there were only a couple of prototype 110's made in 1963. There were 296 production 110's made in 1964, aprox. 6600 in 65, 20k in 66 and so on with a steep upward curve. I have a production sheet that starts in 1963.
I spoke to both Chuck and Dean Hussey (Dean was an engineer with Buck for the 110's development) and they both confirm that the 110 design phaze started while Buck was at the Congress street address (1961-1963) but they did not make any until the Federal Blvd. address (1964-1969)
Also it is good to remember that cut offs for certain versions and variations did not necesarrily coincide with the end of a year. If they did, it was purly coincidental.
I had spoken to the person selling that knife for another person. I suggested certian changes in the description and gave my 2 cents of the price. They did not take my advice which is fine. I thought 1400 was WAY too high but told them those tan sheaths are hard to find so who knows what that would do to the value.
Hope this helps.
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It's always nice to hear from someone who knows the subject. So this could be a '64, or even '65. The problem with this item is that it is not sufficiently documented. With no paperwork or original box, the value will not be as high as one with proper documentation. And it is also obviously used. But of course, it is valuable if there is someone who wants it enough.
 
So when are you going to write a book, Joe?

Sure would be a best-seller around here.

Then.....when people ask all these questions, you could just say, "You haven't bought the book?"

:D
 
Here is my 1st version and it didn't cost me anywhere near $1400.
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i did not give him the 700 number
data i have is much the zame as Joes
but seems i read some thing of early buck 110's
and 700 some thing rings a bell some how
but i can not seem to find it any place

i still think it a bit over priced ...
but again it is up to a buyer,,
one of these days (sniff) i will get a first version of my own..
 
334dave said:
due to high price of opening bid
this is posted only as
Commentary!!
if it is real and i think it is
this would be the only 1963 110 i have ever seen on ebay
i dont think it will sell but who knows!
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The item has been relisted with a new Starting bid of $800. I think it is still to high. Let's see.
 
Funny you should mention writting a book. I just had the same conversation with a 184 enthusiast a couple hours ago!
Its very frustrating to me because with the info I have gathered over the years from other collectors, and what in-house data I could find, I think an excellent book could be written. I think there needs to be an end all,"this is where you go for the best info", book out there for just Bucks. Blade's Guide is, in my humble opinion, the best source we have so far. Way back when, Vern Taylor built the foundation in the first Levine's guide. Its been refined more and more ever since thanks to input from Buck Collectors Club members. I'm starting to sound like a commercial! :rolleyes:

No idea on how many of the tan sheaths were made. I cant imagine that it was too many though based on how many we see today. Not even a worn out one coming through. I have NEVER seen one in warranty but then again, I see VERY few of the oldies to begin with.
 
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