Do you own many Bucks, and what makes you like Buck knives?

The OP's question: "Do you own many Bucks, and what makes you like Buck knives?"

I have been known to pick a Buck or two, knives and four legged critters! So do I own many? I guess that depends on what your definition of many is, I have a pile of knives and a pile of antlers. Both make me happy when I'm hunting them;).

What makes any of us like a certain brand or a certain model? Well for me I guess it could be the hours I spent as a kid standing in front of the Buck knife display in Big 5 Sporting Goods in the 70's.

I had to save for weeks and months to get a knife back then, doing many odd jobs to earn money. Fast forward a whole lifetime and in 2004 I came back to my knife hunting ways of my youth (mid life crisis?). Most of the old knife US companies I used to buy from were already gone or failing. When I found that most of the knives Buck sold were still being made here in the USA and their customer service was second to none, they stand for family values, each knife box comes with a message from the Chairman, that message talks about a senior partner, well I'm sold. God Bless the USA, God Bless each of you and everyone around the world!
jb4570 is my handle here,
my name is John Burton,
most here call me JB.
 
jb4570 said:
The OP's question: "Do you own many Bucks, and what makes you like Buck knives?"

I have been known to pick a Buck or two, knives and four legged critters! So do I own many? I guess that depends on what your definition of many is, I have a pile of knives and a pile of antlers. Both make me happy when I'm hunting them;).

What makes any of us like a certain brand or a certain model? Well for me I guess it could be the hours I spent as a kid standing in front of the Buck knife display in Big 5 Sporting Goods in the 70's.

I had to save for weeks and months to get a knife back then, doing many odd jobs to earn money. Fast forward a whole lifetime and in 2004 I came back to my knife hunting ways of my youth (mid life crisis?). Most of the old knife US companies I used to buy from were already gone or failing. When I found that most of the knives Buck sold were still being made here in the USA and their customer service was second to none, they stand for family values, each knife box comes with a message from the Chairman, that message talks about a senior partner, well I'm sold. God Bless the USA, God Bless each of you and everyone around the world!
jb4570 is my handle here,
my name is John Burton,
most here call me JB.
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Here's one for you to look at JB;



The only knife in the display that's not right is the 120…it's one liner. I have been patiently waiting for a decent two liner 120 to come available to complete this set properly.
Everything is is period correct…even found the two liner 121 with scalers…although I see in my photo that I have it turned the wrong way. :)
 
I just flipped the 121 over to look more like that old photo JB posted.



Thanks edbeau!

Like some of the other collectors, I have in the hundreds of Buck knives.
 
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Okay, 47 Bucks I own. A mix of fixed and folding. My Bucks go back to a 303 that I bought in the BX and carried for many years. I now carry a 345 daily.
 
Hi ,
I like the Buck 301 knives made for Buck by Schrade in 1966 to about 1970, Ken.
 
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Stumps said:
Here's one for you to look at JB;


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Thanks Mark,

Looking into your fantastic display brought an old smile to my face. It also made me realize that I now have at least one of each of those knives, except for one....I have no 105's:eek::rolleyes: you know what that means;).
jb4570
 
It’s like 300BUCKS said never count them. They used to fit in a 48 quart ice chest, not now. I like them because they are great knives, an American Icon, and I like the vales the family and the BUCK Company promote. I did not start out to collect BUCK’s just needed a few, then found this great forum, found BCCI found Larry, that lead to the covert list and reliving my youth through BUCKs that I could not afford when younger. Happy New Year’s all.
Bob
 
Buck was the beginning of knives for me. I purchased a Buck 110 from the local hardware store when I was quite young and started camping.

This knife did it all for me back then - it had a great edge that I could use to cut food, widdle branches to make smores, gut the occasional goose that found its way to me and much much more!

Since then I have added:

Buck 110 Custom - stag handle - S30v
Buck 110 50th Anniversary
Buck Paradigm - this is my EDC
Buck Mini Alpha Hunter - Alaskan Guide Series
Buck Alpha Dorado
Buck Folding Alpha Hunter
Buck - Ron Hood - Punk
Buck - Reaper
Buck - Intrepid - L

I am sure the collection will continue to grow as they are the first knife I typically look at when I am in a new store!
 
I don't even know how many,I've bought some old ones that are new in the box and live in a safe.I wish Buck would do some more build outs.
 
I would like to add to the 'Never count so spouse knows' advice. I have not read anything here, in this thread that I worry about. But, know how many/what you have with a written record (photos would be good also), give open advice on what you fancy or find works well, collections numbers should only be for trusted friends, talk about your knives as singles or in small groups, never tell how many you have or where you keep them, never show your house in a scenic photo shot and never give details where you live. Never tell when and where you work. It just makes good sense in this electronic day and age. I have 6 edc's on my dresser, 5 Bucks: elk 309, 4 small vantages and a mint pre-war TL-29. That is about as far as I ever plan to go except for once in while photos of a couple of others. Think about it for you own security.

300Bucks

EDIT I realize anyone in a city with police and ambulance service can likely be found by GPS, but never show the layout of the inside of your house. Just a display or box on a wall never where the picture was taken. I live in small town the house across the corner from me keep their cars visible. One day when all were gone a guy kicked in the door, I or the neighbors could not see, an robbed them. But, he made the mistake of looking for more victims and pulled into my driveway, I was watching TV stood up and looked out glass door. Got his tag, vehicle Id and personal id as he haul a__ away. Five minutes later homeowner came home, called cops, called me, I called station gave ID and they got him leaving town. I know it sounds a little red-neck but I believe there are two kinds of people in this nation, citizens and victims. Choose an don't cry to me.
 
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300Bucks said:
I would like to add to the 'Never count so spouse knows' advice. I have not read anything here, in this thread that I worry about. But, know how many/what you have with a written record (photos would be good also), give open advice on what you fancy or find works well, collections numbers should only be for trusted friends, talk about your knives as singles or in small groups, never tell how many you have or where you keep them, never show your house in a scenic photo shot and never give details where you live. Never tell when and where you work. It just makes good sense in this electronic day and age. I have 6 edc's on my dresser, 5 Bucks: elk 309, 4 small vantages and a mint pre-war TL-29. That is about as far as I ever plan to go except for once in while photos of a couple of others. Think about it for you own security.

300Bucks
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Good advice 300, Thanks for that.
 
When I was a kid in high school it seemed like all the guys had either a Buck on them usually a lockback or a slipjoint made by that competitor in Bradford, PA. In recent years I have returned to my east TN roots and couldn't be happier!
 
I came down with 'buck fever' in 1967. I was in school in Denver Colorado and one of my classmates was a former employee of Buck Knives. I purchased a 110 and a 103 from him, both for $10.00. No box, no paperwork and no sheath. They had never been sharpened! (I realized later they were most likely lunch box knives.) It took forever to put a decent cutting edge on them. I made a couple sheaths for them as well. In 1968 I purchased a 120. I was hooked on these knives because of the quality. Since then I added more 1** knives, a couple of 303s, and a couple of 50*s. This year I added a half dozen 110's, including a custom shop 110. I like American made products. (When I purchased cast iron cookware, it was only Lodge cast iron.) I still have all of them and my kids will end up with them in a few years - hopefully they will pass them on to their kids.

To reinforce what 300Bucks said, if you are taking your pictures with a smart phone and not removing the information prior to posting, you are broadcasting to the world where the picture was taken. Here is a web site that explains it:

http://fieldguide.gizmodo.com/remove-location-data-from-your-photos-before-sharing-th-1593773810
 
I have only ten but foresee a few more.

For me, Buck knives have always been a good knife that was readily available at a good price. Now that I'm a little older and wiser I've come around to realizing that they are better than just a "good knife". They are great knife (at a stellar price in most cases) and a great knife company as well.

Recently, their presence in social media has impressed me. Facebook, Instagram, you name it. They are doing a fantastic job of sharing and communicating with their customers and potential customers.
 
There are more Buck knives in my humble accumulation than any other brand. The Bucks I own were MADE in America to be used and that suits me very well. I am a knife user first and an accumulator second. Some knives I have are very nice but none have provide a more satisfying ownership experience than the Bucks that I use almost daily. Made in America, relatively inexpensive and built to be used for a lifetime make Buck knives IMO as good as any and better than most.
 
Well, I got more than some and not as many as others. I think I'm around 120 Bucks. Majority are folders and run a good mix of lock, scale types and sizes. Have an ok representation of fixed, but definitely need to increase the population.

Love Buck because of quality, design(traditional builds are my favorite, and the newer models dont look goofy and strange to me, like mall ninja knives). Love the whole company philosophy, USA made(mostly) and good historic christian valued family. Keep em coming Buck.
 
I have every BCCI Members Only Buck that's been made dating back to 1990, along with a dozen or so fund raisers and special editions. I also have every 2-line 100 series, every burgundy micarta Buck made except the 402 Akonua (will someone PLEASE help me obtain this! :D :thumbup:), 2 additional 106's (a 1-line and a 2-line), another Kalinga (inverted tang stamp), 8 custom shop 110's (4 with BG-42), and probably 100 or so additional 110's. And . . . Every large factory Vantage with the different scales along with a couple dozen users, both of the fixed and folding variety.

By most anyone's standards I have a lot of Bucks. But it dwarfs in comparison to a lot of guys on here.

I'm a loyal to Buck because the Buck family is loyal to Christ. They make some pretty fine cutlery too. :thumbup:;)
 
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I have... a lot. Too many to take the time to count them. :)
Buck - American made (in my folks hometown I might add), great designs, great prices, great customer service, great warranty, owned by great Christian people.
 
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