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No date code?

Walkindude said:
Nothing like that whatsover on mine...so is that good or bad? Or just one of those things?
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Assuming it's some kind of factory mistake, I would say it adds to any future collector value the knife may have. It would probably help to keep the clampack indicating it was packaged in 2007.
 
chickentrax said:
20 mile ride each way...horse???...what horse??? :confused:
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20 Miles appx. 30 km, that's not too much :jerkit:;):D:)

I thoght a Weimaraner is a horse? But it is a large Dog, isn't it?
I think I mixed it with a Hannoveraner. I'm sorry for your died pet.

Best,
Haebbie
 
Wow...Trax...I didn't realize that your pup passed on. Seriously.
I thought you were referencing a type of bike or something. I don't know much about dogs other than that they are cool.
My sincerest regrets for your loss my friend.
Goose.

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chickentrax said:
my Weimaraner died...
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Trax,

I saw this in your sentence...:(...I'm sad for your loss my Buck Brother. Dogs are better friends than most people. Remember the good times the two of you spent together.

jb4570
 
I'm trying to get an official answer on why there is no date code on a knife made this year. It might be an oops but I want to see for sure.
Sorry to hear about your pup CT. :( Even pets can leave a hole when they pass.

So you have a Vette? What year if you don't mind me asking?
 
I appreciate all the comments from the dog sympathizers out there...My Doberman still misses her...Well, me too, of course...I have emails out to the Weimaraner Rescue people, hoping to find an available female to adopt...Must love couches, cookies, big back yards, rides in SUVs, walks in parks, and other dogs...and me too, of course... :)

Joe - It's an 86 convertible...A couple pics at http://www.wzrd.com/~rbrennan/page5.htm ...Right now, it's 6 feet in the air and the trans is on my bench...I just cleaned it out; I'll assemble the overdrive to the gearbox Thursday and start the re-assembly process... :rolleyes:

I've said it before, but it bears repeating...I'm getting too old for this #@%&... :(
 
Trax.. Sorry to hear about your dog..I have two aging dogs that well
be missed when there time comes.

Nice Triumph. I have a 2006 Bonnie and loveit.

I take it you like yellow::barf: Vette's:thumbup:

Thanks for shairing
Jeff
 
Wow! Nice Vettes! I especially like the 58! On my list of cars to buy when I hit the lottery.

I got a answer to the date code question. Aparantly we did maybe 400 without the code. It was an oops. Sounds like you better not use that one. :rolleyes:
 
Who knows. I have a feeling that all the Buck Striders will be collectable in the future. Especially the 882/889 series with the different steels, handle materials, colors, etc. With only 400 others like yours it would be one of the most rare in the series.

But the only real way to know value is to put it up for bid....
 
Thanks Messer ! I dont do Ebay, If I decide to get rid of it, it will go up fro trade here.
Maybe get something I dont feel bad about using, lol At least I'll now it will go to a collecter who will take care of it !
 
If "SB.4" with an upside-down "T" means, made in '04, what does an upright "T" below "SB.4" mean?
 
So I am totally cornfused about all this SB4 stuff and go drag out my 889's.

I guess there were changes somewhere along the way. These both just have the SB logo on front
side and the Idaho on the back side. Was surprised to find no USA, but the Idaho takes care of that. At least to a buck nut. And surprised at no model number. But with all that missing, it does make for a less cluttered blade.

Box end says 889SBMF B889-OD-0 Cat 5745
And 889SBMF B889-CB-0 Cat 5746

Sounds like a project for someone to timeline all the variations. Wish I had more of them.

The OD one is laying here open and I moved it with my elbow and it cleanly sliced down through the front page of the latest NRA magazine....Sharp suckers, as they are suppose to be:thumbup: sounds like I better keep them minty for a while.
 
The markings are somewhat confusing to me too. As far as I know, the Buck Striders do not have the Buck model number on the blade nor "USA" unless it is part of the BOS logo. For instance the 889's with run of the mill 420HC don't have USA anywhere on them. I'm not sure about the 420HC 890 fixed blades because they are supposed to be BOS treated.

So SB obviously stands for "Strider/Buck" and SBMF is the Strider model designation for the design (SMF) with the "B" added for Buck. According to Striders web site: "The names of our models come from several things, some are the initials of the person the knife was designed for, sometimes the name has a personal or funny meaning to us, and sometimes the initials are those of a warrior or hero we wish to show our respect."

Below I've updated the original 2002 post from Joe H.
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=1832983&postcount=9

SB1 = Strider Buck (880) larger folder in either tanto or spear point
SB2 = Strider Buck (881) small folder in either tanto or spear point
SB3 = Strider Buck (890) fixed blade in spear point (and tanto?)
SB4 = Strider Buck (889) SBMF folder in Black, OD Green, or Coyote Brown

Is the 882 also marked with SB4? And where does the 888 Solution fit into all this? It would be nice to have some sort of time line or cheat sheet for all the Buck Striders like PR mentioned.
 
Dang, I picked up a user 889 from the description and, out of curiosity, checked...just the SB.4. Did I win, did I win? I guess I should put it away until a couple hundred more of the 400 are used more.
I only got it to see how I liked Strider designs. It seems to be rather "tankish" in its construction.

Tankish being a good thing, of course.
 
perado: Did you take note of the packaging date on the box or clampack? I'm just wondering if it is 2007 like Walkindudes.
 
I only received the knife itself. It's a user that I picked up on one of these forums. It was a cheap way to see if I liked Strider design.
 
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