Model 307 Stockman

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Alberta Ed

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Re-discovered my venerable Buck Model 307 Stockman in a deep pocket of a hunting vest, where I'd stuck it an indeterminate time ago. Bought it for $25 as I recall (that was a long time ago!): black plastic or Delrin scales, nickle silver bolsters (at least they tarnish like nickle silver), brass liners and some kind of stainless blades, no rust at all. The knife is slightly sprung; you can see a narrow gap between the springs and the central liner at each end, but there's no wobble. The pins appear to be slightly recessed in the bolsters, which may account for the gap. It was never used for prying, but has been used for food prep, fish cleaning and a fair bit of whittling over the years, and still cuts well. Can you tell me what steel was used for the blades and anything else about this great slipjoint? Thanks.
PS If Buck made this in a good carbon steel -- 1095, 52100, etc. -- I'll bet you'd sell a pile of 'em.
 
AH Yes!! My favorite pocket companion....The Buck 307 wrangler stockman. I bought my first one on a
whim from SMKW sale flyer. A yellow handle version. Since I collect yellow handles I thought that would
be just another one for the display, but, I just could not get out of my hand. This knife has become such
a favorite that it rides in my pocket more than any other knife I own. The thought of losing or breaking it
caused me to buy another yellow, a black and a camillus yello-jacket version of the same knife. Steven
Dick (editor of Tactical Knives) wrote in his book "The working folding knife" that the 4 1/4 " stockman
was by far the most useful slipjoint pocket knife of all. I'd have to agree. I've yet to find a daily job that
the 307 can't do. I carry a lockback for those jobs that saftey demands a fixed / locked blade but seldom
use it. Boy, I wish Buck would make the 307 again so that more could enjoy it's usefullness.
 
MMMMMMMMMMMMM....... A carbon steel Buck pocketknife would be more than I deserve! :D

.... and with some of that new elk horn!!!
 
There is a 4 1/4" Buck 307 Stockman currently on EBay. Though it is described as stainless and not carbon steel it might be of interest.

It is Item #1171113847. The current bid is $31.00 and the auction ends tomorrow, 8/1/01 at 12:53:51PM PDT.
 
Curious, I did a little nosing around and found that Amazon.com stocks Steve Dick's book, "The Working Folding Knife." They're charging $15.36. Sounds like a good read. Anyone else have it?
 
Hi, As you might guess I have Steven Dick's book "The Working Folding Knife". It is a very, very good read
if you want to learn about knives. A good many of the knives pictured are no longer made but for instructional
use they serve well. For the person wanting to learn about knives in general this is the book to read. some of
advances in locks aren't there along with some of the newer steels ,but for a good basic understanding of
folding knives and their uses this book is the one to read. I've read mine many times to remind myself or
learn something new as my knowledge of the hobby grows. This one book has added greatly to my
enjoyment of the knife collecting hobby.
 
i have a buck 307 with a light brown stag. it looks worn and old with a lot of use. but it does not have made in the usa on it. i was wondering if that means anything or are they all like that.
 
The addition of the USA stamp is fairly recent. Older models may or may not have it.

Jeff
 
The 307 Wrangler is a great knife. All of them were made by Camillus for Buck so they all have stainless blades and carbon springs. I don’t know why Buck doesn’t do this for all the current 300 Buck made knives. All those Cami knives had great snap whereas the current Buck versions often don’t. The good springiness of the carbon back springs also allowed them to make a nice knife that had two blades on a single spring making for a slimmer knife.
 
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