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I didnt see anything that would make me think the knife was made by Hoyt or Al. (40's-50's.)
Since the Buck book was published there has been some new info on the older, pre 1961, knives.
We are fairly certain that any knife made by Hoyt before he moved to San Diego in 1945 were NOT made of colorful lucite. What he had on hand in Idaho was clear plastic and masonite. (Al did not make knives until Hoyt moved to San Diego in 1945)
Once he moved to SD to live with Al, he found San Diego Plastics and rummaged through their scrap bin for lucite he could use. I've seen just about every color combo you can imagine and most were made between 1945-1947.
In 1947 he started advertising in magazines so he had to standardise the handle colors. He couldnt just make up a knife with whatever odd colors he had on hand and mail it off to a customer. Thats why he made them of red, green, or blue with one white stripe. Very soon after, I believe it was still 1947, he also added black.
I've only seen 2 knives that I know were made in Idaho. They are NOT stamped anything. If we assume that Hoyt did not stamp any of his Idaho made knives, one might think that the knife in question was made by Hoyt in Idaho. Except that the handle materials are not consistant with what we are "fairly certain" he used then.
Another tidbit I think about...In november 1945 Hoyt and Al officially created the Buck Knife Co. in San Diego...was this creation of a company the impetus for stamping BUCK on the knives for the first time? Did i use and or spell impetus correctly? Its a big word, especially for me!
I hope this information is helpful.
Since the Buck book was published there has been some new info on the older, pre 1961, knives.
We are fairly certain that any knife made by Hoyt before he moved to San Diego in 1945 were NOT made of colorful lucite. What he had on hand in Idaho was clear plastic and masonite. (Al did not make knives until Hoyt moved to San Diego in 1945)
Once he moved to SD to live with Al, he found San Diego Plastics and rummaged through their scrap bin for lucite he could use. I've seen just about every color combo you can imagine and most were made between 1945-1947.
In 1947 he started advertising in magazines so he had to standardise the handle colors. He couldnt just make up a knife with whatever odd colors he had on hand and mail it off to a customer. Thats why he made them of red, green, or blue with one white stripe. Very soon after, I believe it was still 1947, he also added black.
I've only seen 2 knives that I know were made in Idaho. They are NOT stamped anything. If we assume that Hoyt did not stamp any of his Idaho made knives, one might think that the knife in question was made by Hoyt in Idaho. Except that the handle materials are not consistant with what we are "fairly certain" he used then.
Another tidbit I think about...In november 1945 Hoyt and Al officially created the Buck Knife Co. in San Diego...was this creation of a company the impetus for stamping BUCK on the knives for the first time? Did i use and or spell impetus correctly? Its a big word, especially for me!
I hope this information is helpful.
