My brief affair with the 303

[FranklinG]

There's a green paperstone B&C 303??
I've got to go on the lookout for that one. I'm not really a stockman fan; but I've been toying with the idea of trying again with a small-med version & green paperstone would be just thing to open my wallet.

Yes, there's indeed a paperstone 303, and I'd love to see Buck bring it back! It originally came in a tin with the 309. It's a fantastic knife!

On my versions, the finish of the paperstone is slightly different on each knife. The 303 has a matte finish, the 309 is glossy, and the 301 is somewhere in between. They're the same color in hand, but in the photo the slight difference in lighting and finish makes them appear different shades of green.

 

[MT_Pokt]

There's a green paperstone B&C 303??
I've got to go on the lookout for that one. I'm not really a stockman fan; but I've been toying with the idea of trying again with a small-med version & green paperstone would be just thing to open my wallet.

It came in a tin paired with a 309. I still have the can and 309 somewhere, I think...

The raw ironwood Bob Timberlake is one of the more elusive ones.


ETA: Apparently I didn't hit the post button this morning.
F FranklinG nailed it.
The green paperstone 303 was only offered with the 309, and it was only in 2010 and 2011.
The 301 version was from 2010 through 2013.

 

[hhmoore]

Thank you both for the info
The 309 is more my style, if it were to come to one or the other.
I've got both the green and red paperstone 112s - only carry the red one, though.

 

[FranklinG]

It came in a tin paired with a 309. I still have the can and 309 somewhere, I think...

The raw ironwood Bob Timberlake is one of the more elusive ones.
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ETA: Apparently I didn't hit the post button this morning.
F FranklinG nailed it.
The green paperstone 303 was only offered with the 309, and it was only in 2010 and 2011.
The 301 version was from 2010 through 2013.

That's beautiful! Can you tell us any more about it? Was it a one off?

 

[MT_Pokt]

That's beautiful! Can you tell us any more about it? Was it a one off?

It was an SFO for Bass Pro presumably since the Bob Timberlake stuff is one of their brands. Only made in 2007, but I don't recall how many were made.

It's "Raw" aka unpolished desert ironwood with a silver (perhaps nickel) feather / quill escutcheon fastened to the surface rather than inset. I believe there to be a Timberlake 192, 110, and 501 (IIRC).

ETA: I have forgotten so much of the minutiae surrounding the 303s that I accept the fact that anything I say could be in error.

 

[FranklinG]

It was an SFO for Bass Pro presumably since the Bob Timberlake stuff is one of their brands. Only made in 2007, but I don't recall how many were made.

It's "Raw" aka unpolished desert ironwood with a silver (perhaps nickel) feather / quill escutcheon fastened to the surface rather than inset. I believe there to be a Timberlake 192, 110, and 501 (IIRC).

ETA: I have forgotten so much of the minutiae surrounding the 303s that I accept the fact that anything I say could be in error.

Thanks! That was perfect. I just found an old thread (2008) where someone mentioned seeing them for $38. Ouch!

 

[kyhunt]

It came in a tin paired with a 309. I still have the can and 309 somewhere, I think...

The raw ironwood Bob Timberlake is one of the more elusive ones.
View attachment 2036177

ETA: Apparently I didn't hit the post button this morning.
F FranklinG nailed it.
The green paperstone 303 was only offered with the 309, and it was only in 2010 and 2011.
The 301 version was from 2010 through 2013.

Honestly until seeing your Timberlake 303, I forgot I have one. Nice little knives. I just might have to get it out and look at it tomorrow.