Old Buck 307 folder age question.

[MountainLyon]

Hello, this is my first post here. I cleaned up an old Buck 3 blade jack knife of my Grandpa's. It says 307 on one side of the biggest blade and Buck made in USA on the other side, with micarta handle scales. I'm curious how old it is, from the 60's maybe?

 

[JD Mandrell]

Hello, this is my first post here. I cleaned up an old Buck 3 blade jack knife of my Grandpa's. It says 307 on one side of the biggest blade and Buck made in USA on the other side, with micarta handle scales. I'm curious how old it is, from the 60's maybe?

Hi, you have the much sought after and treasured large stockman, it was actually made by Camillus for Buck under contract, which means it was made prior to 1987. Asssuming they are original, the scales are actually Delrin, not micarta.

The 300's series was introduced during the 60,s but I'm not sure when the 307 was discontinued.

 

[MountainLyon]

Cool! I’m sure glad it didn’t get thrown away before I cleaned it up! The brass and steel of the handle frame was green and orange with rust and corrosion, and the black delrin scales that I thought were micarta had turned white on the surface like how old lead bullets oxidize. Now I wish I had taken a picture of it before.

The blade steel had no rust, just scratches. I would have guessed it was 440C, but since it was made by Camillus, what steel is it likely made of?

I’m guessing that my grandpa bought it no later than the mid 70s, more likely 60s. I have most of his knives now, (mostly Solingen fixed blades,) so I’m giving this old Buck back to my Dad since it’s nice and shiny again. I figure it will live on his desk where it can be appreciated and maybe open a box or something once in a while. I’ll try to post some pics if I can. Thanks for the info.

 

[WilltheBarb]

With that tang stamp it is a first gereration Camillus knife made between 1968 and 72. With the model number on the back side it would probobly be closer to 72 than 68. It's in really nice shape for a knife of that age.

 

[MountainLyon]

That's really neat to be able to learn about a little piece of burried family treasure like this. I guess my only other question about it is if someone knows what kind of steel was used? Thanks guys.