Early '70's 124

375dave

375dave

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I have been shifting the concentration of my small group of Buck Knives from whatever I can drag in without getting caught to mostly 3rd group 110 and 124's.
Now in the last couple of weeks I have run into two of what for me would be the more desirable 124 (122). The first was a 2 line with Micarta spacers grip much like a 119. The second would be a slab sided with inverted 3 line and serrations. Were the inverted 3 line 124 out about the same time as the other 100's 1972-1973


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Nice group of 124s! The inverted three line stamp was 1971-72 according to information by Joe Houser in the December, 2006 BCCI Newsletter. HTH, Preston
 
dave, a fine group of 124's. Your 2 line maybe from 1969-70, I can't make out a spacer but I think one should be there. It looks like someone
tried to sharpen off the serrations on the inverted stamp model. Still a great group. DM
 
Thanks Guys, This is the only serrations model I have they did look odd but I didn't think about someone working on them.
 
I have question for you Buck 124 history buffs, when did they start using wood handles and what type of woods did they use?
 
Fibron, Pakkawood, Dymondwood, and now DymaLux. All trade names for resin impregnated Birch laminates. Birch is most prevalent but other woods can be used. I am of the the belief that the current Macassar, Walnut, and Oak laminates used on handles are still birch based with only the top veneers being the named wood. That is why you only see them being used on flat slab handles such as the 110 or 113. Contoured wood handles where you shape thru the layers such as on the wood 119 are always going to be the same species (Birch) all the way thru.

Buck does [not] help us understand matters much with naming practices. Handles are labeled as Rosewood, Cherrywood, Cocobola, Heritage Walnut etc etc but are really the dye colors of the birch laminates and not the actual wood species.

DymondWood was a trademark of Rutland Plywood (burnt down a few years ago)
DymaLux is the new kid on the block and a product of Cousineau Wood Products (CWP)
Can't find the reference but thought historically Rutland had bought out the Fibron company.
Pakkawood is an old term but I see it being used on some of the ChinaBuck packaging.

/Roger ( Sorry if I got off topic. I welcome any corrections but this is how I've sorted it out in my own mind .... and nice collection of 124's )
 
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375dave said:
I have been shifting the concentration of my small group of Buck Knives from whatever I can drag in without getting caught to mostly 3rd group 110 and 124's.
Now in the last couple of weeks I have run into two of what for me would be the more desirable 124 (122). The first was a 2 line with Micarta spacers grip much like a 119. The second would be a slab sided with inverted 3 line and serrations. Were the inverted 3 line 124 out about the same time as the other 100's 1972-1973


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What a nice set of knives.
 
Thanks Rodger, as will all "BuckHistory" Posts I love it on or off subject.

Thanks Mike, some day we should meet for coffee. I live just over the hump in Kalispell.

Dave, I see the teeth are small and not much "bite" probably as you suggested sharpened to death. Boy the blade sure looks clean just a couple stone marks.
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pjsjr said:
As per Joe H, Dec 2006...1982, it was called Pakkawood...impregnated birch. Preston
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My sheets say Dec. 1982 and the article appeared in the 2006 newsletter. I think is what he was trying to say. Because the 110 in 1981 was a
'3 dot'. Which was still 440C. The 4 dots were indicated as a steel change to 425M. These had this steel until some time in 1993. DM
 
Haebbie said:
Buck started to use wooden scales in 1981, the material is impregnated birch pakkawood. The wood came together with the 425mod steel. Haebbie
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I always went with the 124 data sheet on the BCCI website under Model History. This data sheet lists 4/81 as the change to both 425m and pakkawood. Anything Joe H. says also carries significant weight.
 
What was the time frame for the Dangler (Makael's word for them, I can't think of a better one) style sheath? Did Buck produce this type for all the "Hunter Series" knives? I didn't know what else to call the 100-124 series knives? Is there a classification for those knives?
Don
 
David Martin said:
dave, a fine group of 124's. Your 2 line maybe from 1969-70, I can't make out a spacer but I think one should be there. It looks like someone
tried to sharpen off the serrations on the inverted stamp model. Still a great group. DM
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It's too bad someone did that...What a shame, it's almost heartbreaking what some people do to knives...
Nice set of 124's Dave, I wish they were in my mushroom closet....ha. If your collecting 110's and 124's I don't think you could go wrong with that mixture. When did the 124 come into production?
Don
 
sass, 1967. That's perfect Roger because where I picked these up was At Buck's 20 year Reunion from Joe Houser's seminar. He did it on 100 series fixed blades. DM
 
375, it was done with a belt. This is likely why there is few scratches. Plus, looking at your close up photo one can see where the edge bevel was changed. He got off while moving the knife across the running belt. Still, a talented free hand sharpener can do better work. A lot of people just don't care for serrations. But I think they are very useful, so not my work. DM
 
Thanks All.

I do like the 110 & the 124 (now that I have a few). I guess the after market work in the serrations will limit some of the collect ability. I paid more than I normally would but I am still glad to have it.

Would it be worth the effort to see if Buck could either repair or remove the Serrations

I see most of the 124's go on the big auction site for $100 to $140 but I have no idea what one is worth and I really should if I'm going to be looking for some. Just as an example the inverted 3 line and the 2 line I have in the neighborhood of $210 in the pair dose that seem reasonable?

Thank you all for the comments. I'll see you all again at the SPS I hope.
 
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