My Buck 302 - Functional Art

A.P.F.

A.P.F.

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I just recently acquired a new 302, which has been in my pocket constantly. Last evening while talking with my wife, I was discussing why I collect knives. I reminded her that my first real trade was as an army weapons tech, so I came to an appreciation of well designed and executed hardware rather early on in life. Then to illustrate my points, I pulled out my 302. I showed her the beautiful hollow grind lines of the blades as they contrasted with the highly polished sides. I showed her the different styles of the three blades as they applied to different cutting tasks. When I closed the blades, I pointed out the fine satin finish on the spine of the blades, along with the beautifully precise way that they all fit together when closed. I mentioned in passing that I liked the way that the blades walked 'n talked, as well as the fact that there were no half stops, which I have never particularly liked.

Moving on to the outside of the 302, I showed my wife how practical the saw cut delrin was from a grip point of view. While pointing out the mirror polished bolsters, I flipped the knife over to show how beautifully finished the back springs were. I don't know if my wife truly appreciated the aesthetic of the 302, but it sure made me realize that the 302 is my favorite slip-joint over my Cases, Canal Streets and GEC knives. Yes, in my eyes, it is that good.
 
Sounds like you had a nice talk with your wife, but are you sure it was a Buck 302?

I find myself carrying a 300 series more often these days.
 
Stumps said:
Sounds like you had a nice talk with your wife, but are you sure it was a Buck 302?

I find myself carrying a 300 series more often these days.
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Yup, positive it is a 302, Stumps. Why do you ask?
 
A.P.F. said:
Yup, positive it is a 302, Stumps. Why do you ask?
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I only asked because I thought the Buck 302 was a single blade slip joint knife and you were talking about it's three blades.

I'm not real familiar with all the 300 series and maybe Buck did make a 302 with three blades.
 
Ha! I figured it must be something like that. :)

Very nice.....and I just learned something new about Buck knives.

Thanks for the photo!
 
I thought there was a discussion on this that it was not uncommon to see a 302 stamped blade on a 301.....there is a moderator that can school us on this once again.
 
I hope that moderator will stop buy and fill us in....

Myself, I would not be surprised to see this, a small amount. I have yet to find one for myself. Parts can be mixed up when you are talking about large production number knives. Stuff happens, how does that sound ? You can find old Camillus contract Buck knives, Cami's with Buck blades, Bucks with Cami blades and other Camillus made knives intended for sale by outside companies with either stamped blades. I have a Sears Craftsman Buck and a Remington Buck both blades do not look re-bladed.

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