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I have three 2-line knives with the red bone hard fiber spacers. A #119 and a #104 twin set (102 & 103). Both sheaths are flap sheaths with BUCK on a silver snap. Both have a black smooth rivit as shown on the 119 sheath below. My 119 is identical to your 120 in appearance except for length. All my 2+2 3-line knife sheaths are like the 102 sheath on the right with the dimpled rivit.
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Beating the Buck forum bushes a bit of history/dating information popped up.
Joe Houser, talking about "bone hard fiber" on 3-11-2010, "Buck switched from BHF to micarta in late 1970". This fiber is no longer available.
Joe Houser, typing about Atchison Leather sheaths on 3-16-2010, "model number stamped ON the belt loop", "have a plain snap", "in 67-68 timeframe Buck had a company called Atchison Leather making there sheaths. In 1969, the operation was brought in house."
The correct sheath for this vintage 120 General should have a sheath with the model number stamped on the back of the belt loop, a plain snap on the keeper strap (no "BUCK" stamped on the snap) and it was made by Atchison Leather and not in house by Buck.