Old buck build outs?

[kossetx]

Although I came here for years I never joined because I never considered myself a collector, or even a real enthusiast. I am more of a user guy who likes buck knives and has too many from many years of picking them up when I see one I liked.

Since joining I started to look at my knives differently. Displaying what was once drawer fodder and trying to date the knives. I have a 112 that puzzles me. It's mostly pristine but for one scratch on a bolster. The blade is stamped BUCK 112 USA making it a cat 2, but the handle is 3 large rivets as a cat 3 version 3 would be.

When you look down inside the knife and see how clean and unused it appears to be I find it hard to believe the knife has been re bladed, even many years ago. Would buck have built out with older blades back then?

Sorry, no pics. I've tried every way possible but can't post.

pete

 

[David Martin]

Yes, Buck could have done a blade replacement on your 112. DM

 

[Lapedog]

Although I came here for years I never joined because I never considered myself a collector, or even a real enthusiast. I am more of a user guy who likes buck knives and has too many from many years of picking them up when I see one I liked.

Since joining I started to look at my knives differently. Displaying what was once drawer fodder and trying to date the knives. I have a 112 that puzzles me. It's mostly pristine but for one scratch on a bolster. The blade is stamped BUCK 112 USA making it a cat 2, but the handle is 3 large rivets as a cat 3 version 3 would be.

When you look down inside the knife and see how clean and unused it appears to be I find it hard to believe the knife has been re bladed, even many years ago. Would buck have built out with older blades back then?

Sorry, no pics. I've tried every way possible but can't post.

pete

I am not sure when it comes to Buck specifically, but I know in alot of companies generation 2 and generation 3 parts may be mixed as the new parts enter the factory and the old parts haven't run out yet. So you sometimes see a gen 3 blade on a gen 4 handle for example.

 

[DeSotoSky]

There really is no answering this without a picture. Also, if I read correctly, you are implying you have a newer handle with an older blade?? Wouldn't the opposite be true if it was a replacement?

 

[bucksway]

There was a build out 112 in 2008 or so with a older 440 blade Joe Houser had made up about 75 knives but I didn't get one as I did not realize how odd and different it was. .I know better now lol! It just didn't look all that different from a regular issue and I was chasing known oddballs with horn and obviously different handle materials. This might be one of those. Odd 112's show up for all kinds of reasons and the repair shop at Buck has made there share.

 

[kossetx]

Also, if I read correctly, you are implying you have a newer handle with an older blade?? Wouldn't the opposite be true if it was a replacement?

Good point.

I bought this at least 20 years ago. It is the version 3, type 3 handle, probably built with an older blade.