IDing 300 series knives

Mitch W. · Feb 18, 2011

I got the following knives today at a big antique sale in Mount Dora Fl. and need some help with the id and vintage.

The first is 2 different 303's, 1 has Buck and USA on the left side of the blade and 303 on the right (Schrade?).

2 has Buck USA and 303 on the left side and looks to not be used and has a long nail pick.

Next is a 307 that has slight grind marks on the blades. Can these be grey-wheeled off? This is the only problem with the knife.

Lastly we have a 309 with a broken back spring and small blade. Can Buck fix this knife?

All 3 look to be Camillus except the 303 with the model number on the backside of the blade.

In all I bought 6 knives, 5 of which are BUCKs. Oh, By the way, I also found this:

Before cleaning

After cleaning

Sure didn't cost much in 1967

JD Mandrell · Feb 18, 2011

Your 2 303's

Mitch W. said:
1 has Buck and USA on the left side of the blade and 303 on the right (Schrade?).

Camillus, early 70's.

Mitch W. said:
2 has Buck USA and 303 on the left side and looks to not be used and has a long nail pick.

Camillus, late 70's through mid 80's.

David Martin · Feb 18, 2011

What about the 307 ? DM

David Martin · Feb 18, 2011

Mitch, Does your 110 have the asterick in the stamp ? DM

Mitch W. · Feb 19, 2011

Nothing but an inverted BUCK tang stamp. I tried to take a picture of the stamp but the flash kept whiting it out. According to Joe's data sheet it is either a Version3 late variation1 or variation2. It has everything that indicates var.2 but all the packaging for a var.1. The one thing I am sure of is it's from 1967. I couldn't believe it when the guy said he researched it but only had 50.00 on it. He apparently didn't research it very well.

hogger · Feb 19, 2011

A 110 @ Academy sports is still around 22-23 bucks.:thumbup:

mbjannusch · Feb 20, 2011

The first is a Camillus '71-'74,
second 303 is a Camillus '74-'85,
the 307 is is a Camillus '74-'98,
and the 309 is fron '74-'85,
You can send them in and have them cleaned up and possibably repaired. People will say that Buck doesn't have the parts but that isn't true, I just had an old 301 blade changed, they have a hard time replacing main blade but the other can still be fixed. The back spring shouldn't be a problem either. Send in the 110 they can do wonders with that.

gbuskirk · Feb 20, 2011

If that 110 was $19.60 in 1967, it was a lot more expensive than they are today, in relative cost.

Using this calculator:

Current data is only available till 2009. In 2009, the relative worth of $19.60 from 1967 is:

$126.00 using the Consumer Price Index
$102.00 using the GDP deflator
$133.00 using the value of consumer bundle
$134.00 using the unskilled wage
$156.00 using the Production Worker Compensation
$215.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
$332.00 using the relative share of GDP

edbeau · Feb 20, 2011

Mitch, I think you did a great job cleaning up the 110. How did you get the blade to shine so much? Do you use sand paper or a wheel or a combination of both? $19.60 was a good price but in 1967 that was a lot of money.