Look What I Found - New to Traditionals

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I was rummaging around under the bathroom sink and inside a box I found a Buck 319. Seems to be a real solid knife. Really dig the little swedge on the long blade. Don't know much about traditional knives and I have a few questions.

The inside of the back/spine of the knife looks to be a bit corroded. What can I use to clean this up?

Why is the tip of the small blade shaped like it is? What is the purpose for this blade as opposed to the long blade?

How does this knife fall as concerning quality. Middle of the road? Mid to High end? Like I said, I don't know much :)

Thanks.





 
cool find! the small blade is a spey blade or castrating blade, the stuff inside the knife could be cleaned with mineral oil and 000-0000 Steel wool and take it easy at that, cleaning the inside is difficult as you probably figured out, id gently clean it, flush it out with hot soapy water, dry completely then oil the joint and carry it!
Nice knife!
 
Kid. Your other small "blade" with the Spirals is a punch or Awl - whatever you would like to call it. Great for reaming a small hole for quick repairs on leather, plastic etc.
Nice knife.
 
You can't go wrong with a Buck knife. I wouldn't call it a high end knife but I would call it a high quality knife. It will make a fine companion.
 
Great mid level knife, great work knife, great find. Clean it and carry it, that's just my 2¢… :)
 
Your Buck 319 looks virtually unused - a real good old knife. Made for Buck in the 1970's by Camillus Cutlery from stainless steel. There is a dedicated bunch of "300 Series" collectors who hang out at the Buck sub-forum here at Blade. I will warn you - once infected by the 300 Series affliction you will pursue innumerable variations of all the models in the series! Nice Knife! OH

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/701-Buck-Knives
 
I used a bit of sandpaper (a medium grit) in that area. I just folded it and stuck it down in there and moved it back and forth until I got all the rust sanded off. It's not that hard of a task. I recently found a rusted up colonial and was able to clean it up pretty good using just sand paper.

As far as tech level is concerned, I cannot answer that question. Low end maybe mid tech but not rare/high end by any means. There might be other who say different though.

The small blade at the end, I'm not sure what that is, might be an awl of some sort.
 
Thanks everyone for your responses. I figured it was a pretty decent knife. I did lookup a thread about the spay blade and found a bunch of useful info. Looks like this is a ranch/farm knife.

Thanks again :)
 
I have found that the long wood stirrers available at Starbucks and other coffee shops are usefully thin for getting down into tight blade wells. You can cut an angled point on them too, just to get into crevices. Make a trip and pick up half a dozen.

For wider blade wells, go buy a popsicle, enjoy, and then save the stick....
 
That is a really nice find.
Just be warned ,Buck 300 series knives can be habit forming.
the blades on your knife are indeed stainless but the awl is not.
this model was produced in 2 versions, the newer one has a
smooth awl as opposed to the grooved style that yours has.
Its a great pocket knife enjoy it.
 
kjd2121, Stop on by the Buck thread and on Sunday post pictures of your knife for all Buck folks to see. Very nice knife!
 
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