Gonna tease a little. :)

JD Mandrell

JD Mandrell

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According to the package tracking, Friday is going to be the most epic day in my Buck collecting years!

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OK BCCL,

I'm hooked, whats cookin? I'll be at work on Friday :(

JB
 
I want to ask what it all means....knowing full well you won't tell....hence the title!!
 
184.....Since they were out I've always wanted one but I fell in love with odd 112's and I know lots of people who have/had little interest in knives liked that one.
 
C'mon Bucksway! We're playing "hi-low" here... lol

Is the model number over 183? :D
 
That didn't take long. Yeah, I finally scored a Buckmaster 184. Wanted one ever since I saw one in what is one of my favorite movies, "Band of the Hand" (1986)

I was 19 and fully riding the 'First Blood" hollow handle wave, when I saw the Buckmaster being used by the lead character of "Joe" (Stephan Lang) a Miccosukee Indian juvenile probation officer that tries to rehabilitate 5 violent offenders by taking them into the Everglades to learn wilderness survival.

Had me hooked on this knife ever since, but usually could only find either mint ones, or beat to crap ones, both priced to high. This one is described as light use, and was sent back to Buck for resharpening.

"If" my homework is correct, it's was made after 1987, but still has the longer anchor pins, so not entirely sure when it was made.
 
Bear Claw Chris Lappe said:
That didn't take long. Yeah, I finally scored a Buckmaster 184. Wanted one ever since I saw one in what is one of my favorite movies, "Band of the Hand" (1986)

I was 19 and fully riding the 'First Blood" hollow handle wave, when I saw the Buckmaster being used by the lead character of "Joe" (Stephan Lang) a Miccosukee Indian juvenile probation officer that tries to rehabilitate 5 violent offenders by taking them into the Everglades to learn wilderness survival.

Had me hooked on this knife ever since, but usually could only find either mint ones, or beat to crap ones, both priced to high. This one is described as light use, and was sent back to Buck for resharpening.

"If" my homework is correct, it's was made after 1987, but still has the longer anchor pins, so not entirely sure when it was made.
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Congrats! I've always liked that knife. The character (pictured below) who hunts Harry in "Harry and the Hendersons" carries a 184. Matter of fact, in the movie, there is a full Buck display on top of the counter in the sporting goods store.

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Congrats.....can't wait to see pictures.

Bear Claw Chris Lappe said:
That didn't take long. Yeah, I finally scored a Buckmaster 184. Wanted one ever since I saw one in what is one of my favorite movies, "Band of the Hand" (1986)

I was 19 and fully riding the 'First Blood" hollow handle wave, when I saw the Buckmaster being used by the lead character of "Joe" (Stephan Lang) a Miccosukee Indian juvenile probation officer that tries to rehabilitate 5 violent offenders by taking them into the Everglades to learn wilderness survival.

Had me hooked on this knife ever since, but usually could only find either mint ones, or beat to crap ones, both priced to high. This one is described as light use, and was sent back to Buck for resharpening.

"If" my homework is correct, it's was made after 1987, but still has the longer anchor pins, so not entirely sure when it was made.
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I've read all kinds of 'reviews' saying the 184 is the most useless knife you could take to the woods or wilderness. .I think it's a gateway knife! It is one of the most iconic big American knife Buck ever made. I wonder how many people have held that big puppy in there hands and played pirate with it slashing and fighting bad guys. .I love the Pig Sticker for that very reason and almost cut myself very badly dancing around with it. I think the 184 was a real boost to Bucks image in the 80's and gave the company a lot of good free press. I have never seen any adds or publicity when it came out since Buck was not on my radar back then but I think it was worth every penny Buck put into development and manufacturing. To this day it is still being imitated and copied. Values have held up fantastically for NIB examples and what surprises me is how valuable beat up and abused one's sell for. It's a happy day when a bad boy like that comes. .Congratulations!
 
I have always wanted one too. I could kick my own arse for not getting one in my youth. I remember seeing them new in the box for $75.00 new in the box, I still haven't picked one up. Congratulations on your new aquisition.
 
Posting so I can find this thread again - need to see this one!!

best

mqqn
 
Hello Bear Claw
One knife I know about is the Buckmaster 184. I have approx. 10 and I learned more every time I bought one. If you are interested in the way it came about you must read Buckmaster Knives The Authorized History of Models 184 and 185 by Richard Neyman. This knife was not intended for the public. It was made by Qual-A-Tec for navy seals as a survival -dive knife. Then came the name Phrobis who joined with Buck to produce the M9 bayonet. Two very different cultures came together to produce the Buckmaster. Get the book from the library and read it some parts are very funny about a very beautiful and functional knife. On the front cover is the prototype Seal 1 of 6.


MIKE


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