October BOTM bets and guesses

[riversidedep]

My guess (wishful thinking) is they will continue with their Betsy Ross flag lucite handle models. Maybe a 119 or 120 this time, soon to be followed by every other model in the 100 and 300 series!

 

[Hickory n steel]

A 524 in orange would be very cool.

 

[jb4570]

I'm hoping for a 905 Mountain Man Bowie!

 

[Old Biker]

I would not be shocked if was a 112..

A 112 with Mother of Pearl scales would be nice.

O.B.

 

[wonderboy1377s]

I'm hoping for a 905 Mountain Man Bowie!

If we are going to dream big. This with a mammoth handle.

 

[jbmonkey]

If we are going to dream big. This with a mammoth handle.

500 of those are gonna be hard to do..... but I like the idear.

 

[IDhorace]

If we are going to dream big. This with a mammoth handle.

500 of those are gonna be hard to do..... but I like the idear.

Yeah, I'd be in for 3 of those... one for me, and one for each grandson

 

[BuckShack]

I wouldn't mind a 501 squire with the same black burlap micarta as last month. Or with Ebony. Or a 102 woodsman.

 

[bucksway]

MOP is perhaps the rarest of all handles for the 112..and a run of 500? But yes I like the idea! I figure Buck will make some really special and important LE's next year for the 112 50th and I'm already getting my Buck budget ready for that. Look for a few very special auto's ,hopefully with a drop point, in fancy handles..

 

[texpat]

Well I still would love a 119 in 3v with black micarta.

But also cool would be a 616 boot knife, again in 3v and black micarta.

How about an American-made 863 Selkirk knife? Always liked the look and feel of them, just don't want an import.

 

[GPyro]

"How about an American-made 863 Selkirk knife? Always liked the look and feel of them, just don't want an import."

I'll take one of those!

 

[Bandages]

I don't want to know what I'd be willing to pay for a 124 in 3v with burlap

 

[Old Biker]

MOP is perhaps the rarest of all handles for the 112..and a run of 500? But yes I like the idea! I figure Buck will make some really special and important LE's next year for the 112 50th and I'm already getting my Buck budget ready for that. Look for a few very special auto's ,hopefully with a drop point, in fancy handles..

I know it's a long shot, and probably won't happen. But it would sure look nice alongside these.

O.B.

 

[Makael]

My guess whatever it is will be a bit more generic to keep the price somewhat reasonable. I wish the 112 fit my hand better. Would be a good model to collect. The 110 is so popular the amount of customs is staggering.

 

[pjsjr]

I would not be shocked if was a 112..

One of these months youll be right.

I bet we won't see a 112 for the rest of the year. 2022 will the 50th anniversary of the 112, so next year I suspect there will be a few of them.

CJ said Buck has big plans for the 112 50th so I'm sure we will see quite a few different LE's. But above all I hope Buck will offer a drop point in the Custom shop. Especially premium steels!

When they do, let's hope 'they get it right' and not have a repeat of the faux pas they made when doing the 25th of the 110

 

[Makael]

When they do, let's hope 'they get it right' and not have a repeat of the faux pas they made when doing the 25th of the 110

Your right. There wasnt much done but the badge on the scale and the 110 is an Icon.!

 

[pjsjr]

Your right. There wasnt much done but the badge on the scale and the 110 is an Icon.!

Mike, I was referring to the adding the 112 in on the 25th Anniversary of the 110 and the mistake on the 112's blade badge dating.

You're right there wasn't much done on the 50th of the 110 so maybe we shouldn't expect much for the 112's 50th.

Buck's celebration the 100th of Buck Knives in 2002 was overwhelming. I started to gather their offerings when they began but quit after spending a ship load of money and barely touched the number and amount that they put out. I'm more selective now, just buy what I like, and will be that way on the 112's.

As an example of the multitude of examples offered on the 110 during the 100th, here are some combinations of medallion/tang stamp that I was able to get.

The 110 on top has a 2001 tang stamp and the 2002 100th medallion.
Next is the 2002 tang stamp and medallion.
Then 2002 tang stamp but no medallion.
Finally 2003 tang stamp and medallion...

 

[Lesknife]

As for me I don’t get to excited about the different anniversary special models unless they have the kinds of materials that I admire.
I was kinda interested in one of the 50th 110 models and the particular one I wanted, if I remember correctly had s30v blade, special handle covers with a medallion and was hard to come by and the higher price was enough to keep me out of the running.

Also there seemed to be some confusion in that some of the SFOs online had different kinds of medallions or badges and a few I came across were not tang stamped correctly like they were made from previous years and didn’t have the 50th stamp. I don’t know, maybe they were pictures that were photo shopped by that particular dealer to look similar but I didn’t want to end up with a non qualified specimen.

Anyhow I’m going to keep an eye out for any anniversary 112s that do appeal to me. I do like the 112 and they are a nice using knife but as I’ve said many times that in my kinda work and lifestyle I usually need a bit longer blade.

 

[Tecate]

Here is the count of the 45 previous BOTM releases by model. I still don't see a 124 on the list.

110 Folding Hunter	5​
112 Ranger	3​
830 Marksman	3​
192 Vanguard	2​
501 Squire	2​
301 Stockman	2​
722 SpitFire	2​
104 Compadre	2​
The 55	2​
119 Special	2​
120 General	2​
347 Vantage Pro	2​
293 Inertia	1​
842 Sprint Ops Pro	1​
808 Talon FMC	1​
303 Cadet	1​
944 Chef Knife	1​
401 Kalinga	1​
726 Mini SpitFire	1​
105 Pathfinder	1​
113 Ranger Skinner	1​
532 Bucklock	1​
867 Fixed Blade Vantage	1​
535 Moose Skinner	1​
945 Santoku Chef’s Knife	1​
538 Open Season Small Game	1​
117 Brahma	1​
112 Slim Pro	1​

 

[IDhorace]

No 124, eh? Well that's just wrong.