It came from the 80's...the Buckmaster

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Stelth

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Anyone have one of these? I got one when I was around 16. I thought it was the coolest thing in the world. I took it hunting and fishing but it was too heavy to be practical. I still got it but it's hanging on my wall on a wooden plaque.
 
"...it's hanging on my wall on a wooden plaque..."
-Stelth

And speaking from a collectors point of view;
that's where it should remain.
An awesome design to behold, but unfortunately not entirely the most practical sawback knife ever devised.
It's certainly an heirloom knife today, by any account.
 
I agree...perspectives change as you get older. It's a neat reminder of when I was younger.
 
They are fun to collect.....many variations....Polished,Damascus,long blades,Custom shop,Stag,Ivory,date stamps,various sheaths.....etc.
 
I picked one a couple of months ago. Got it for a song. It's up in Idaho getting cleaned up. I'm looking forward to seeing it after the magic....:D

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Mike
 
I used to have one. It was just so incredibly heavy I couldn't see ever using it for anything, so I sold it.
 
chickentrax said:
Did they come with those M9 bayonet sheaths??? Or is that just a convenient way for you to carry it... :confused:
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That's the sheath it came with. Is it the same sheath used on the M9? I don't carry it.....except when I go to the Post Office....:eek:......

Mine didn't come with the little pouches, I think one was for the spikes and the other for the Silva compass.
 

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MWallace said:
Sure 'nuf.....Looks like the scabbard did double duty. Belt clip looks different too...
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I'm not sure how definitive that site is (although Bill Porter posts here occasionally), but it would seem that the originator of the M9 and the Buckmaster were one and the same...Seems reasonable that the scabbard (not really a "sheath") would be similar... :cool::thumbup:

BTW: My M9 bayonet has a SHCS [Allen screw] in the pommel...I wonder if the grip is hollow??? :confused:
 
For the diver, this blade style was superb. I know a few guys who used them in that role, but the tips were weaker than they should have been. Mine still has a place in the collection although such a knife will never be a user unless an emergency pops up. Buck had one of the coolest looking blades in the Buckmaster, plus you could keep a few matches dry in the handle while using the knife as an anchor to hold the small fishing boat in place.
 
Grip is not hollow...in the M9. Buckmasters are cool. I need to fill in the gaps as I have the First run and the last run...
 
chickentrax said:
I'm not sure how definitive that site is (although Bill Porter posts here occasionally), but it would seem that the originator of the M9 and the Buckmaster were one and the same...Seems reasonable that the scabbard (not really a "sheath") would be similar... :cool::thumbup:

BTW: My M9 bayonet has a SHCS [Allen screw] in the pommel...I wonder if the grip is hollow??? :confused:
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The information on the site is fairly comprehensive and to the best of our knowledge correct. I don't know of a better source on the web for information on the M9 bayonet, Buckmaster knife or the Phrobis knives. There is also a great deal of information and photos in the forum section which is broken down by specific knife or bayonet type. http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/index.php?

chickentrax is correct; the Buckmaster knife and the M9 bayonet were designed by the same person, Mickey Finn. Mickey designed the Buckmaster in response to the Rambo craze of the 1980s. He licensed the design to Buck Knives. http://www.quarterbore.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1780 The M9 bayonet is a further revision to the basic Buckmaster design. The scabbards for the two knives are very similar with the M9 being modified for the wire cutter. The grip on the M9 bayonet is hollow, but not in the same sense as the Buckmaster knife. Both blades have a very short tang. The grip on the Buckmaster is a structural component of the knife thereby allowing it to remain empty (or hollow). The M9 bayonet has a tang rod or extension screwed onto the blade tang. The hollow grip is slid over the tang rod and the pommel is fastened to the rod with a socket head cap screw.
 
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