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Butch#1

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I am bumping pretty close to 70 years. I bought this pair new in my younger days but really don't remember when. I know that they weren't new when my wife & I married. That was in 1967. They have been on almost countless hunting trips and quite a few fishing trips. they have prepared lots of meat for our table, not to mention a fairly large share of veggies from our garden. I would like to know if anyone here can tell me when these knives were made. I'm not really interested in how much they are worth because I wouldn't sell anyway. I am thinking about sending them back to Buck for a facelift though.





 
I think your memory is playing a trick or two on you. The knives in your picture were made sometime from 1973 to 1980. In 1972 the three line stamp was inverted and prior to that there were just two lines (Buck over USA).

Check this out:

Group 1 1972- Blade stamped BUCK, XXX, U.S.A. Stamp is upside down or inverted, read with the point down, Guard has two micarta spacers and two aluminum spacers. Pommel has two micarta spacers and one aluminum spacer. A holster style, or Flap over sheath was used and the knife came in a two piece yellow bow.

Group 2 1973-1980 Blade stamped BUCK, XXX, U.S.A. Stamp is right side up, read with the point up, as it is on today's knives. Guard has two micarta and two aluminum spacers. Pommel has two micarta spacers and one aluminum spacer. Holster style, or Flap over sheath still used and the knife originally came in a two piece yellow bow but the switch to a one piece yellow box probably started around 1978.
 
Well I said I was gettin' a little feeble minded. Could have sworn I had them when we got married guess not. That still doesn't take away from all the great times we ( me & the knives. not the wife) had together. Oh heck now I've done it...........................don't tell her I said that.
 
Butch#1 said:
Well I said I was gettin' a little feeble minded. Could have sworn I had them when we got married guess not. That still doesn't take away from all the great times we ( me & the knives. not the wife) had together. Oh heck now I've done it...........................don't tell her I said that.
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LOL, I can identify with that. I'm nearing 71 yrs old myself and I'm well aware of how the memory fades. Don't be too concerned about forgetting when you got it. It's not unusual at all for folks to say " I've had this knife for over thirty years" but the date stamp shows it to be only about 20 yrs old. ;)
 
Thanks Ky. I think that they had a name for the set ,brothers or twins or something like that. I know that having 2 types of blades sure comes in handy.
 
Butch#1 said:
Thanks Ky. I think that they had a name for the set ,brothers or twins or something like that. I know that having 2 types of blades sure comes in handy.
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The 1973 catalog lists your set as model #104 (includes the 102 and 103) and calls it the "Twin Set". There were two other "sets", model #115 containing a 118 and 103 called the "Sportsman" and model #117 containing a 116 and a 103, the "Trophy Set".
 
Wow oh wow oh wow. I do most of my butchering here at home on the front porch but I bet something like that would ideal at a deer camp. You know one thing I really like about the older Bucks over the new ones is the grind line seems to be a lot smoother and not as noticeable as on the new ones. I know a little sandpaper could smooth it out some but those older knives are just sweet looking.
 
There were other Twin Sets in the early 1950's, there was a 109 twin set and late 1950's a 210 twin set. Not counting the early twin set with a hatchet. DM
 
Here is a mid 50's Twin Set. Not my knives. I believe they are from HKingdom's collection. That is the 110 Skinner in the set. Predecessor of the 103. DM
 
I was at a gun show today and the dealer I bought some items from cut a tag off with one like in Haebbies middle pic. It was an inverted one line BUCK. I picked it up looking and he reached down in his gear and pulled out a sheath that had the twin in it.

Sad thing was, someone had engraved their name in the handle and they looked like they had maybe been on a grinding wheel.

He said he had bought the set a long time ago and paid $65... I thought it was interesting to see a user that old still being used. I told him he should put it away and use something different least it might walk off.
 
Butch#1 said:
I am thinking about sending them back to Buck for a facelift though.
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Butch,

Personally, I think the set looks great now. Don't erase all the "memories" that took you 40 years to acquire. Oh and if it makes you feel any better, I can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday. :D
 
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