Earliest Drop Point 112's. .

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A drop point is my favorite blade style because I consider it stronger than most clip points and less likely to be damaged. When I started collecting 112's in 2006 I searched and only found there were only a handful of different DP 112 models ever made by Buck and the only I actually seen was a BCCI LE and a very few customs made with a 450 blade. In the next few years a few more LE's showed up and 482 swaps and a run of 1800 DP's for the overseas distributor Sealand. In the last 3 or 4 years we have had many more options like exclusives from Copper and Clad, Smoky Mountain ect to the point where if you want a drop point 112 you can just go on ebay and pick one. .
In researching and hunting for early 112 models with a drop point both custom and LE's I have run into a few references to Chuck Buck and Leroy trying to modify 500 series DP blades to fit into a 112 frame. I have heard but not read that there were early Custom Shop DP 112's but I have never seen one or even a picture. I wanted to ask if anyone knows or has heard about early drop point 112's from the Custom Shop and Buck especially attempts by Chuck and Leroy to modify 500 series blades. .Thanks!
 
I'm not sure if the 112's w/ a 450 blade in them were a short run by Buck. A lot were modified by craftsman. Buck did the BCCI Limited Edition
drop point 112 and it is a handsome paperstone model. With a S30V blade. Yes, then recent drop point models by C & C and others.
I think the first was the BCCI paperstone model. A 500 blade should fit in the 112 handle. DM
 
Perhaps one of the earlier 112 drop points was the
Buck 450 blade in the buck 112 build out knife BO # 2 .
There may of been others before that , I'm not sure .
 
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D-rig is that the one with a triangle shaped blade? I posted back in the day that I bought 2 of them but I must have given them out for Christmas presents in 2014 or 2015. I'm hoping one of the OLD Buckroes here will remember any early DP 112's. The 112 was never as popular as the 110 but even back in the 70's and early 80's the 112 had some hard core fans and collectors who could and would have sa drop point 112 made. If any of yall have pictures of early DP customs or knives could you please share? The Photobuckt betrayal has resulted in the loss of so much Buck history. ..I have gone back to research old 112's and the pictures are just gone forever.
 
Here is the Buck Buildout # 2 knife .
And I'm willing to pay handsomely for the
Buck 112 Buildout # 5 knife if you have one ,
I'm a buyer or I'll trade you a great knife for it .
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Good for you Pokt. Interesting blade replacement on a 112. Some of these I would not call a drop point. DM
 
My decision to do the swap was a “Why not, I’m bored” decision. I had the FG 112 and the 450, both new. I have a couple of the 450s like in D-RIGs pic but no more 112s at the moment, or I would have done one Of those too. I think all my thumb-stud 450s are serrated though.
 
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Thanks all for the pictures and info! D-rig the Boone and Crockett 112 is one I don't have yet but is at the top of my list to get. .I bought a 450 with the Grey Ion Fusion blade with serrations and thought about a swap but have misplaced it. There was 750 with the gold made and I'm looking for that one as a base for a custom down the road. Leroy is probably the greatest source of 112 drop points over the years and I have a handful. I'm really intrigued by the early 500 mod tho..My brother bought 5 loose blades a few months back from a seller who has lots of odd Bucks and parts. One of them was a early custom blade that looks like it was modified at the tang and the blade geometry is correct for a 112 but it's to long to fit in a 112 frame correctly. Finding that led me to research old threads and I found a thread by Chuck where he mentioned him and Leroy trying to get a 500 blade to work. I hunt for odd 112's and finding one that Chuck himself had touched would be a fantastic highlight of my collection a a nice piece of Bucks history..
Another 112 in that vein would be finding a first version micarta that had engraving in the micarta. When the 112 was first introduced Chuck himself set up with a engraving machine and offered to personalize the new release. Results were not great as it was set too deep to have a clear clean cut in the micarta. I'm really hoping a former employee or excutive from Buck will see this thread on early drop point 112's and share the story. So many have passed away and the early history is fading. .
 
I have one of these first 112's with the buyers name engraved into the micarta.^ This man came & stood at my table and told me it was done at a large hardware store in San Diego. They set up at it on a Friday- Saturday with the equipment and promoted the 112. Anyone who purchased one got their name engraved/ cut deeply into the handle material. It was like done with a router bit. This cannot be sanded out (removed) without creating a noticeable divot. I remember the lettering has decent accurate lines. I bought this knife. Joe Houser named the hardware store this was done at in 1972. I'll have to look it up and find it. DM
 
That curved hollow grind on the Boone & Crockett 112 is handsome. What steel and what handle material?
I haven't seen those. That style drop point has the most eye appeal. DM
 
Yes the radius grind is very nice.wish they would make more of these.
My paperwork says handle is maple .No mention of blade steel
in the paperwork. and nothing on the pile side of blade to indicate type of steel
so I'm guessing420 HC.
 
Here is one that was made for the foreign market place
and most of these were shipped out of the country with
only a hand full the stayed here in the United States .

This is one that went to Germany and was shipped back
to the U. S. I think I purchased this one here on the blade forums .
This knife is a Special Projects knife SP-17-B from 2011 .
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That's a rare one D-rig! If Buck had made that in the 80's I'm sure it would have been a big seller. .it just looks right. David thanks for sharing on the early engraved 112 as that one is the only one that I have heard of that still exists. Which brings the thought that we, the collector's, are really custodians of much of Bucks history. I hope my 112's will go to someone who will care and cherish them as much as I do.
 
Both of the top 112's are 1-1 version. The second one has the guys name engraved on it. The 3rd 112 is a shedua wood version. Thanks, jbm. DM
 
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