Just Bought A New Buck Stockman Model 301t.

[WIL TERRY]

I was flabbergasted to see the three blades were hollow ground. When did BUCK start using this type of grind on their pocket knives ?
Incidently, this is one beautifully made knife, perhaps the nicest BUCK pocketknife I've seen in 40 years of using different BUCK knives. Its' edges are keenly sharp and crisply ground, the liners are perfectly matched, the springs just right so the knife opens easily and very smoothly. To say I am impressed is an understatement.
As an interesting tidbit, the first BUCK stockman I ever saw around 1968 had its' main blade stamped 80T. It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out who made the first BUCK pocketknives, huh ?!

 

[guy g]

Wil, welcome! The older 300 series were originally made by Schrade and then by Camillus. Buck has to the best of my knowledge always hollow ground their blades.
Larry Oden has done an article or two on the 300 series and may have a better answer. He'll be around Monday so hopefully he will see this.
I have a 303 and I like having a spring for each blade.
Take care.
guy

 

[Don Luis]

Welcome,

Nice knife, I have a 701, you may notice other differences in these Buck stockmans as compared to other makers. Besides the hollow grind and the three springs that guy mentions, no need for a crink (bend), no inner liners, the blades being supported by the raised back ends of springs, diferent positioning of blades with clip and spey on same side and sheepsfoot opposite.