Favorite Buck knife?

[K-Lastima]

Any one of my 118's

 

[Hickory n steel]

For sentimental reasons, I'd have to say my favorite Buck is the 102 from the 70's that used to be my mom's hunting knife.

As far as a favorite Buck I've purchased, it would be my 1989 stag handle 501. I could stare at it all day long. It has great stag on it like Hickory n steel 's 305.

Buck sure uses nice stag don't they ?
I actually just saw and '89 309 in stag on Ebay that I thought about trying to score.
I'm not really into the 309,but that's really just because the most recent blades were ugly and I gave awy the 2010 example I had for that very reason.
The blades on this '89 example look great.
When I think of favorites, for me it's a matter of what I most enjoy admiring carrying and using.
If this thread were for the one you'd never sell...etc I have 2 absolute must keeps which are too sentimental and not worth enough to sell anyways.

 

[Gress]

 

[SoDak81]

Buck sure uses nice stag don't they ?
I actually just saw and '89 309 in stag on Ebay that I thought about trying to score.
I'm not really into the 309,but that's really just because the most recent blades were ugly and I gave awy the 2010 example I had for that very reason.
The blades on this '89 example look great.
When I think of favorites, for me it's a matter of what I most enjoy admiring carrying and using.
If this thread were for the one you'd never sell...etc I have 2 absolute must keeps which are too sentimental and not worth enough to sell anyways.

I love the flat grind of the older 305 and 309. I've got a early 90's 309 coming from the Bay, I love my current 309, but the hollow ground blades on it aren't my favorite, so I wanted to try an older 309 because I love my 1985/86 305.

 

[Hickory n steel]

I love the flat grind of the older 305 and 309. I've got a early 90's 309 coming from the Bay, I love my current 309, but the hollow ground blades on it aren't my favorite, so I wanted to try an older 309 because I love my 1985/86 305.

I love those grinds a lot.

I also love the grinds on this 1998 example too, a fairly shallow high hollow grind.

 

[JD Bear]

I'm going with the 501. Don't know why, but when I got my first one years ago, it just clicked with me...

 

[tiguy7]

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[kyhunt]

That’s a hard choice to make as far as favorite. I’m very partial to the older flat grind long pull 300 series.

 

[STDK]

Mine would be the Scrade made 301 with the grooved bolsters, I have two. One to carry and one for the collection.

 

[pjsjr]

My favorite is my first Buck knife, this 118(top). I bought it at the PX in '69-70 and have used it for everything. I decided that I would pay homage to it it's lineage with parts from a DOGPOUND77 generous gift. I had Leroy Remer put it(bottom) together with a Lucite handle and now use it as my go to knife

 

[Man with no name]

 

[Slice-and-dice]

Definitely a 112 Ranger with ebony scales and nickel silver bolsters & frame. A black & silver beauty