MiniBuck 425

Congrats on finally finding the Peach, now you just gotta find the combo edge 425's that were offered if you care about those versions anyways.

I've seen a picture of a camo 425 with combo edge, read a post in an old thread mentioning a coated blade with combo edge, and another post mentioning a supposed burgundy that existed.



Maybe I'm mistaken because I haven't found a picture of the orange serrated 425, but I vividly remember it.

I remember the grey one I saw having been a bonus knife in a combo pack , and I vividly remember loving the orange one but wishing it had a plain edge blade.
This was in 2010 that I learned of these 2 , but the YouTube video's I watched featuring them may have been a year or two old at that point.
 
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I found a few examples of serrated 425's.
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I still couldn't find the orange one I remember, but there was apparently a standard black 425 with combo edg I also found a picture of a blue kryptek camo 425 with combo edge, but couldn't borrow that picture.Buck-425-Bucklite-Folding-Pocket-Knife-Manual-Open.jpg
 
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I don't own any 425's with the serrated blade. I have only looked at photos of them online. I'm not sure I'll jump right into collecting those, but I might buy one just to try it out :)

I grabbed a photo of the different colored 425's I have now. I included the green and the lime green in the photo.

Yellow
Peach
Blue
Camo
Gray
Green
Orange
Pink
Black
Purple - I might look into replacing the blade on this one
Red
Lime Green

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I don't like serrated blades myself, but I intend all my knives for use
If I was merely collecting that's a different story and I'd probably consider going for some serrated versions of whatever model knife I happened to be collecting.
 
425 originally had a washer system on the pivot under the rivet head. One end was integrated into the rivet head and we would add a washer before rolling. We did strength testing and determined that the washer head was not needed. I do not remember when we made that change. I would guess somewhen 2005+, but dont quote me.

Jeff
 
I remember hearing about a very dark green version..I like the looks of a Buckcoate chisel grind in a small blade. Not so sure how it would cut..
 
I sent an email to the Buck repair shop the other day asking if a blade replacement is still an option on a Buck 425. They told me that a blade replacement is no longer offered, but if I send them my purple 425 with the broken tip they can re tip it.
 
I contacted Buck the other day and asked them what colors of 425's were available over the years. They responded with the entire catalog history. So I thought I would share.

The model 425 "MiniBuck" was introduced to the Buck catalog in 1987 and remained in production up until 2006. It returned in 2010 and stayed in production until 2020.

The very first production samples did not have texturing or checkering in the handles. Apparently these are very rare, but they are out there. They shared this pic of them from the catalog
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Handle design changes were made after the first year of production and the Gray color option was added in 1988.
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In 1989, the BuckBrites were introduced.
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In 1992, the BuckBrites were dropped and the blue color was added to the lineup. I have a 92 blue in my collection and it is the same color as the Buckbrite blue.
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In 1994, the blue color was dropped.

In 1997, a partially serrated version was offered, with the black color and featured the gray BuckCote (Titanium Nitride) blade coating

1999 was the last year for the gray color. By 2000, it was no longer offered.

In 2002, the red color was dropped--only black remained.

The Buck 425 was removed from the catalog in 2006. It was absent from the catalog from 2006-2010. It was reintroduced with an additional safety orange color in the 2010 catalog.
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In 2011, a key chain attachment option was introduced and the safety orange was dropped.

The key chain option was dropped in 2017 and the model itself was retired in 2020.

There have been experimental hydro-dipped camo colors over the years as well. Those (if made available to the public) would have been sold at factory sales. It is unknown how many were made.
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I did ask about the lime green as well. They said that it was not intended to be a different color than the Buckbrite green. The color difference is likely due to a supplier difference. The different catalog number is just because the lime green was using the newer system.

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Cain078 said:
I contacted Buck the other day and asked them what colors of 425's were available over the years. They responded with the entire catalog history. So I thought I would share.
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Thanks for sharing. Nice that Buck responded to your request.
 
Another one I didn’t realize was discontinued. I have one that lives on my tackle box. It came free with my 110 several years ago. While I never carried it, it was a handy little knife.

It’s funny. Some of the knives that I just thought would always be around I find out recently I was wrong.
 
It would be a shame to let this thread die. When Buck responded with the catalog history, they also included a special project list

1987 -- Kansas Jayhawks logo (300 qty) red

1988 -- Penn State Nittany Lions logo on the blade (300 qty) blue

1989 -- Penn State Crouching Lion (300 qty)

1995 -- RMEF logo on the blade (2000 qty) black

1995 -- Purina Mills, Inc. (unknown qty) black

1995 -- Olympus (unknown qty) black

1996 -- RMEF (5500 qty) black

1996 -- Ducks Unlimited (unknown qty) red

1997 -- NRA (1250 qty) black

1997 -- Royal Rangers (unknown qty) black

1998 -- A.J. Foyt (unknown qty) black

1998 -- Adams Bros. (unknown qty) black

1998 -- MARC (unknown qty) black

1998 -- FFA 1998 Kansas City (unknown qty) black

1998-2004 -- NRA logo on the blade (63,029 qty) black

1998-2006 -- Ducks Unlimited logo on the blade (3,000 qty) black

2000 -- Nosler Bullet (500 qty) black

2000 -- NAPA Auto Parts (unknown qty) black, blue or yellow

2000 -- Safety Award 2000 (unknown qty) black

2001 -- Pentax logo on the blade (unknown qty) red or orange

2001 -- Black Hills Cycle Classic 2001 (qty unknown) black

2001 -- Ducks Unlimited (500 qty) red

2002 -- RMEF (320 qty) black

2004 -- PV American, Inc., Explicitness in Machining (unknown qty) black

2004 -- Bostitch (unknown qty) black

2004 -- Last California production etched blades (650 qty) black

2004 -- Partially serrated blade made for Smokey Mountain Knife Works (266 qty) black

2005 -- First Idaho production etched blades (381 qty) black

2005 -- Children's Home etched on the blade (350 qty) black

2005 -- L.L. Bean 277/425 Combo (184 qty) hunter green

2005 -- L.L. Bean 110/425 Combo (736 qty) hunter green

2005 -- L.L. Bean 194/425 Combo (86 qty) hunter green

2005 -- L.L. Bean 693/425 Combo (85 qty) hunter green

2005 -- L.L. Bean 278/425 Combo (119 qty) hunter green

2005 -- L.L. Bean 183CM/425 Combo (162 qty) hunter green

2005 -- L.L. Bean 183GY/425 Combo (140 qty) hunter green

2005 -- L.L. Bean 102SP/425 Combo (407 qty) hunter green

2006 -- L.L. Bean 102 Stacked Leather/425 Combo (500 qty) black

2006 -- L.L. Bean 271 Elk/425 Combo (500 qty) black

2006 -- RMEF Tillamook Chapter etched on the blade (400 qty) black

2006 -- L.L. Bean logo on the blade (19 qty) hunter green

2009 -- EBC Pointmen (unknown qty) black

2009-2010 -- Ducks Unlimited 2010 Program (unknown qty) black

2011-2012 -- RMEF logo on the blade (130 qty) blaze orange

2011-2017 -- Ducks Unlimited logo on the blade (601 qty) black with key-chain

2009-2011 -- Ducks Unlimited logo on the blade (275 qty) black
 
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bucksway said:
I remember hearing about a very dark green version..I like the looks of a Buckcoate chisel grind in a small blade. Not so sure how it would cut..
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I wonder if the dark green is the hunter green from the L.L. Bean projects. I would definitely like to see a photo of one if anybody has one
 
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