New Buck Date Codes

[THE_LONGBOW]

New Buck date codes 2011 threw 2022
Thanks to Larry Oden and BCCI

 

[I4Bucks]

Thanks for the info Larry and longbow. HL

 

[David Martin]

Glad you posted the symbols Longbow ... I'm... not sure !! DM

 

[wolfdog]

Glad you posted the symbols Longbow ... I'm... not sure !! DM

I think this would be easier for people other than collector fanatics (like us) to understand this:

-11
-12
-13
-14 etc.

or even
'11
'12
'13
'14 etc.

 

[David Martin]

O- yes Wolf something simpler . I see some confusion with these in the future . DM

 

[THE_LONGBOW]

If they were simple date codes we would not need BF's to figure them out. After all that is what makes great threads on here. It would be confusing if a knife code was 1102010

 

[imafritz]

Hey Pack Rat, can you copy these charts and replace the current charts in your sticky?

 

[Hot-Sauce]

Thanks for the chart. I just saved it.
I agree with the others. Might get confusing.
A 2-digit year stamp would seem just as easy as those symbols.

 

[mjn]

I recently picked up a 422 with a single dot date code, not shown above. What would that indicate?

 

[mbjannusch]

I recently picked up a 422 with a single dot date code, not shown above. What would that indicate?

It most likely signifies a manufacturing change and not a year of production.

 

[sitflyer]

Great questions! Lets see if I can answer them without being corrected by one of our knowledgeable regulars.
The 112/110 are the same in reference to the dots. The first 112's did not have a nail nick. In fact, we only added it because our sales guy at the time was convinced that if we added a nail nick, sales on the 112 would increase tremendously. We added the nick and sales stayed the same. Great, but the same.
The 422 with one dot does not have anything at all to do the with 112/110 dots sequence. Right now I am still researching but I believe the one dot on your 422 refers to the change from a conventionally blanked part to a fineblanked part in about 1985. I'm still a little unclear on this one though so don't quote me.
I hope this helps,

From an old thread...