Found a time capsule

FLINT77 said:
Also, what's with the light colored handles on the 110(103) and 118?
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DeSotoSky said:
Melamine handles... rarest of the rare. I recall something about being prone to cracking if dropped in cold weather. We had green Melamine dishes when I was young, they seemed pretty indestructible in my memory. In all my years of collecting I've only acquired one, and in hindsight I regret balking at the price when I had the opportunity to buy some others.
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https://buckcollectorsclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Model-History-2009-Dec-Newsletter.pdf
 
TAH said:
Roger, not to hijack the thread and if it's not too much trouble, I'd love to see your knife, if you still have it.
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a great SPS one for Roger to post. for some reason many of us seem to copying Roger's model each week since he's taken over. very few copies gonna happen on that Melamine one.:D

id like to see it also, please. never seen one.
 
Sell or keep, its up to the owner. Zippy, as you can tell it is a knife that widens the eyes of some hard core Buck knife folks. The first thing I will say after that is, some will try to buy the knife cheap so they can re-sell it and make a couple of $20's. You can sell it if you are tired of being pestered by the more bold of our knife brands traders. BUT, what I would do is keep it for a time to enjoy its company from the store, your dad, the guys at the factory that hand made that knife. Then if you keep it store it away in a clean dry spot. Check on it once in a while to make sure the sheath is leading a good old age. If you decide to sell scan the forum just a bit to see who is a good person, respected by others, and if they make you an offer discuss the price and check out other areas and come to a fair deal. You can even feel assured to send a private mail to one of the decent sounding persons at the beginning of the post. They will be glad to give an educated opinion. It nice enough it could be the highlight of someone's collection.
 
300Bucks said:
Sell or keep, its up to the owner. Zippy, as you can tell it is a knife that widens the eyes of some hard core Buck knife folks. The first thing I will say after that is, some will try to buy the knife cheap so they can re-sell it and make a couple of $20's. You can sell it if you are tired of being pestered by the more bold of our knife brands traders. BUT, what I would do is keep it for a time to enjoy its company from the store, your dad, the guys at the factory that hand made that knife. Then if you keep it store it away in a clean dry spot. Check on it once in a while to make sure the sheath is leading a good old age. If you decide to sell scan the forum just a bit to see who is a good person, respected by others, and if they make you an offer discuss the price and check out other areas and come to a fair deal. You can even feel assured to send a private mail to one of the decent sounding persons at the beginning of the post. They will be glad to give an educated opinion. It nice enough it could be the highlight of someone's collection.
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Thanks Bucks, I appreciate the guidance. I'm a casual Buck enthusiast, started with a Squire lockback probably 35-40 years ago, had a few others over the years. Like a lot of the more mature fellas, I got my first pocket knife when I was 7, and remember carrying it just about everywhere. Think I even took it to school a time or two. Grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, so it was no big deal. When I opened that box, it was like "Raiders of the Lost Ark", I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Funny thing is, it was stored for the last 25-30 years in a box in my Dad's unheated outbuilding in the middle of Ohio. Just goes to show the quality of Buck knives made early on. It's on my desk now and I look at it almost every day. I respect and appreciate the craftsmanship that went into it. At some point I could see it going to someone's collection, it's lasted this long unused so that's probably how it should stay. I've enjoyed sharing my good fortune here, so thanks to all.
 
Zippy T-Bone said:
Funny thing is, it was stored for the last 25-30 years in a box in my Dad's unheated outbuilding in the middle of Ohio. Just goes to show the quality of Buck knives made early on.
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Curious, when you opened the box, was the knife in the sheath? If yes, it's amazing there wasn't any corrosion or discoloration on the blade or hardware after nearly 60 years. Typically, metal and leather don't like touching each other for long periods of time. Might need to get myself an unheated outbuilding. :D
 
TAH said:
Curious, when you opened the box, was the knife in the sheath? If yes, it's amazing there wasn't any corrosion or discoloration on the blade or hardware after nearly 60 years. Typically, metal and leather don't like touching each other for long periods of time. Might need to get myself an unheated outbuilding. :D
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Yep, in the sheath. I just gave the blade a quick wipe, but it all looked pristine. There was some discoloration inside the box on the bottom where the belt loop was resting, but no change to the finish of the leather. In my opinion, this sheath is every bit as impressive as the knife. Whoever made it knew what they were doing, and must have been having a great day, or night before. ;) The finish on the sewn edge looks every bit as good as the folded edge. I bet this guy made some fine gun holsters in his day as well. To think this knife was produced and boxed up when I was one year old, welp, I wish I could have aged as gracefully! :D
 
Zippy T-Bone said:
In my opinion, this sheath is every bit as impressive as the knife. Whoever made it knew what they were doing, and must have been having a great day, or night before. ;) The finish on the sewn edge looks every bit as good as the folded edge.
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Yep, Buck has always been known for their high quality leather sheaths - much nicer than many other brands, IMO, of course. ;)
 
300Bucks said:
Sell or keep, its up to the owner. Zippy, as you can tell it is a knife that widens the eyes of some hard core Buck knife folks. The first thing I will say after that is, some will try to buy the knife cheap so they can re-sell it and make a couple of $20's. You can sell it if you are tired of being pestered by the more bold of our knife brands traders. BUT, what I would do is keep it for a time to enjoy its company from the store, your dad, the guys at the factory that hand made that knife. Then if you keep it store it away in a clean dry spot. Check on it once in a while to make sure the sheath is leading a good old age. If you decide to sell scan the forum just a bit to see who is a good person, respected by others, and if they make you an offer discuss the price and check out other areas and come to a fair deal. You can even feel assured to send a private mail to one of the decent sounding persons at the beginning of the post. They will be glad to give an educated opinion. It nice enough it could be the highlight of someone's collection.
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300, do you think someone is lowballing an offer or something? I don’t see any evidence of that whatsoever. What I see is something I don’t think I’ve seen here before.

It’s a beautiful knife with everything intact. Definitely a keeper.
 
Beware of being contacted right from Buck. Individual from Buck I should say.
I’ve got a few letters of some of that happening.
 
TAH said:
On the classic 100 and 300 Series knives, Buck needs to bring back that two-piece tan box. Those knives and their heritage deserve better, more special, packaging than a clamshell.
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Agreed; plastics are horrendous as they stay around forever. Coardboard doesn’t take long at all to disappear.
 
Makael said:
Beware of being contacted right from Buck. Individual from Buck I should say.
I’ve got a few letters of some of that happening.
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I know what you're talking about. let's hope that doesn't happen to the op.
 
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