My new Bucks

caine · Feb 16, 2007

Today I got a Buck 120 Proline, and a older one from my friend in a trade. The older one has been sharpen alot but still great. Ive also noticed the diff. in the blood groove.Anyone know what steel the older one is made of. Also noticed the older one has two spacers also near the butt

Pack Rat · Feb 16, 2007

Good Pics!!!!

That old one doesn't look so bad. Just needs a little tlc on the blade.

And I bet you could take some alcohol or lysol and clean off what ever that is on the guard.

Hawkeye5 · Feb 16, 2007

Caine...

Those are cool knives. I got one for Christmas and got to use it
when I went deer hunting. I know that you will like the 120 as
I do.
Jeff:thumbup:

Scott Hartman · Feb 16, 2007

Anyone know what steel the older one is made of.

I'm thinking it's 425M,based on the 3 line tang stamp and the style of sheath

Buckaholic · Feb 16, 2007

Newbie question...

Spacers?

MikeSEA · Feb 16, 2007

Buckaholic said:
Newbie question...

Spacers?

Goose, the fiber or plastic washers that are added at the front guard and the butt. They look like colored bands embedded in the alum.

In the older knives like a two line inverted 103 that I have. In addition to the ones on the guard and butt there were additional spacers where the handle material and the butt and guard meet.

Buckaholic · Feb 17, 2007

Yeah, that's what I kine thought MikeSEA. But the pics look as though the spacers are the same...
SO...I am guessing that they used two thin ones as opposed to one thick one in the space (???).
Thanks MikeSEA!

MikeSEA · Feb 17, 2007

Buckaholic said:
Yeah, that's what I kine thought MikeSEA. But the pics look as though the spacers are the same...
SO...I am guessing that they used two thin ones as opposed to one thick one in the space (???).
Thanks MikeSEA!

Sorry Goose, I missed your point.

There is no close-up of the butt area. But in the top photo it almost looks like there may be a spacer between the handle material and the alum.

T Schloz · Feb 17, 2007

The Dec. 2004 BCCI newsletter has a good article by Joe, about the spacers in the 100 series knives, and dating them.

I would take a guess by the pictures that the knife would have been manufactured around 1981.

Tom

Buckaholic · Feb 17, 2007

MikeSEA said:
Sorry Goose, I missed your point.

There is no close-up of the butt area. But in the top photo it almost looks like there may be a spacer between the handle material and the alum.

OK! Now I see whatcha mean!
Thanks MikeSEA. That's my "what I learned today".

I wish the current Buck FB sheaths humg lower on the belt like the old one in the pic.

MikeSEA · Feb 17, 2007

T Schloz said:
The Dec. 2004 BCCI newsletter has a good article by Joe, about the spacers in the 100 series knives, and dating them.

I would take a guess by the pictures that the knife would have been manufactured around 1981.

Tom

Thanks Tom, I guess I've got to get off my butt and join the BCCI. I'm missing out on a lot of good stuff.

I tend to be a "why do it today when you can put it off till tomorrow" type guy. I tell my wife I'm a planner. I do things... but I do a heck of a lot of thinking about it first.