Got a hankering for a 184 Buckmaster

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I want one of these,the only problem is finding one,everything on the bay is for U.S.A bids only Does anybody know where i can get one?Shape needs to be decent,assesories i'm not worried about,thanks.I want it to bring to actual outdoor /survival courses,i figure if i'm going to teach a few groups,I want to use a buck knife in the process,I want the toughest Buck knife ever made,and i think this is it,thanks.
 
The Buck 184 website collects info on sales from time to time. They aren't going to be cheap when they are real. I have had mine from the second year they were made. No it isn't for sale, sorry. I did get one of the Ramster clones that has held up pretty well to my abuse, chopping at scrub brush and hacking small limbs and vines in the back yard of my forest hideout. And it only cost me about $40.

One of the 184's progeny, the M9 bayonet may fit the bill. It has 420 HC steel compared to the 425 Modified which I never was real excited about. I have several Lan Cay models which seem to hold up just fine. I do like the Ontario Marine Bayonet over all of them however for a general use blade but the Buck 184 is an awesome looking knife, IMO.
 
May be best to get the Hoodlum when it comes out for what you want to do with it.

I have only handled a Buckmaster, never used it. However, have been told/read the metal round handle will turn a lot in your hand in use, the knurls hurt a bit and that it's not really very balanced.
 
Thanks,butn if ion csn't get a buckmaster,i'll keep using the 119 hopoing it doesn't let go on me,as i am abusing it now,and if it does break,irt won't be sent in for warranty as i knew betteer to do what i'm doing with it.
 
I say go for it. I've had my Buckmaster since 1985 and I still take it camping on occasion.
I made this plaque for it so not only is it a user, it's also a wall hanger.
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Seems to me I remember reading that it's not a full tang and is weak.

Or was that some other such Rambo knife?

I'd go for function rather than just looks......the 120 is tough.

:)
 
Hard to make it full tang with the hollow handle. However, I think that "weakness" has been refuted pretty well from the reading that I have done. Could be wrong though, not a pro on the design.
 
I don't know, I just remember people saying it was not full tang and thus more of a show knife than a real-world survival knife.

I don't know if they got refuted or not but I'll still stick with me full-tang 120.

:D
 
The tang is attached with a bolt and then an epoxy covers it so it can't be unscrewed unless you melt the epoxy out.
 
BG42EDGE said:
Seems to me I remember reading that it's not a full tang and is weak.

Or was that some other such Rambo knife?

I'd go for function rather than just looks......the 120 is tough.

:)
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NOT weak
It does not have a full tang BUT is strong for a survival knife...You should read the stuff some Green Beret's said about it in 1985you probably would give it a chance....
 
Oh, I'd give it a chance anyway. It's a fine looking knife, I'm just not sure how practical it is.

I'm sure I've read of questions regarding blade separations.

When you say, "strong for a survival knife," do you mean that survival knives are, as a type, weaker than normal full-tang knives?

Is this question of strength precipitated by the provision for storage in the handle of the knife?
 
Don't flame me, much, for I did this as a relative youth. I used my 184 to hack open furnace ductwork to add new runs and registers. It tore into the galvanised steel and suffered no ill effects.

Hey I was younger and it was still a production knife. :rolleyes:

I think it's strong enough.

Better than a current production hollow handled knife with a striker plate that broke on an acorn or some arboreal grown squirrel morsel. And that manufacturer alleged it was full tang. Many of the hollow handled knives are lacking in the anchoring of the blade to the handle. This one seems to me to be very well connected.

Practical? It does what it is designed to. Ergonomic? Not for everyone. Cool looking? Yes!
 
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If you couldn't cut and that is NOT the case, you could always use it for a club. My 184> is one of those Macho things that when you wrap your fingers around the handle, you want to play cut & slash. It's not a machete, but it's not far off. I must say, it is a really cool navah (knife)!!!! I'm new to the forum, so I don't want to infringe the rules. I found this knife in a house I had to clean out. This 184>,according to a really cool thread I subscribed to, was made between Aug 1986 and Dec 1986. It has a 3c blade. It has never been used-for anything! The sheath is pristine. It still has the sharpening stone in the back. From the looks of it, it has never even been removed. It has the proper compass & pouch. The guard pins are in the handle, and are correct. I have read serveral different threads that have people looking all over for one, and I found one and rescued it from the trash! Go figure! So to all that are wanting one, they're out there!
 
That's even cooler. I got mine when they first came out...the black oxide came out a few years later. If I had the choice I would have gotten a black one.
 
Whe I get it cleaned up, it was a dust magnet, I'll post a picture. I'll have to read up on pic posting (size, and other stuff).
 
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