Review OLD 103 Need Info

I have a sheath like that and the knife was made in 1967. If it was from 1961 the snap would not have 'Buck' on it. DM
 
I not sure if anything can be made of the snap having Buck on it or not. I've also seen early holster sheaths with a plain snap.
 
Ok, if we are talking 1964. As that's when the 'Buck' appeared. But in her photo the tag on the knife said 61. Which is what I was commenting toward. DM
 
David Martin said:
I have a sheath like that and the knife was made in 1967
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David, is there a chance that your knife and sheath didn't start off together. My understanding is that 1964 was the last year for the sheath with keeper strap and also the beginning of the flapover sheath.

Bert
 
Ok, this ^ made me go back and look at my sheath in question. The sheath is with a model 105 barrel nut (mid) (not leather spacers) 1962. Could even be early 1963. Keeper strap. The snap has 'Buck' on it. This makes me wonder about the year this stamp & snap was added. DM
 
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The flap over sheaths started in 1964 so it's not a 65 year knife.
Arielen, could you look and the end of your 103's pommel and tell us if there is a circle present? Thanks, DM
 
sportingspecialist said:
DSS was correct in his assessment of the date of the 103.The 1965 catalog shows the flap-over sheath,while the 1962-63 catalog shows the strap sheath like yours.I can't find any 1964 catalog.

You can send it back to Buck Knife company and have it refurbished or you can leave it in its current condition.
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SS has the catalog. But I’m not sure if you can tell whether buck is stamped on it or not
And I don’t believe mine has the circle in bottom , it’s on the sides . But I’ll double check. How is the strap attached to your shealth DM? Any photos we can compare ?
 
David Martin said:
The flap over sheaths started in 1964 so it's not a 65 year knife.
Arielen, could you look and the end of your 103's pommel and tell us if there is a circle present? Thanks, DM
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Yes the circles are on both sides of the knife. Hard to find
 
Thanks for these photos. These make me think your 103 could be from the last half of 63, after the barrel nut models. Or first half of 64,
before the flap over sheaths. DM
 
David Martin said:
Thanks for these photos. These make me think your 103 could be from the last half of 63, after the barrel nut models. Or first half of 64,
before the flap over sheaths. DM
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Ok so barrel nuts ended in last part of 63..well then that would narrow the year down to 63/64.. still good for me :)
You guys should make a sticky thread with photos and /or characteristics of the older model knives. The ones that are harder to narrow down years . Or the most popular ones anyways. I’d love to be able to look thru them in chronological order and see the differences of each as they progressed thru the years.
 
Basically, this knife is a short, thick bladed butcher knife. It works well in the kitchen. After I quit hunting, hiking, and adventuring, I put several of my hunting knives in the kitchen drawer where they excel at such tasks.
 
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