Older Buck Sharpening Equiipment Information?

You all made me go look to see what I have. I found three, two patent pending and one patent and all are in unused condition.

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The price tag on the one on the right says $4.95 and the center one has a very fine crack part way through the top of the plastic case, but all have good hinges, lock snaps and original paper instructions.

This has turned into an informative thread. I never noticed the patent pending ones before.

Anyone have an idea as to the dates these were available??
 
Craig, Has a point as one of my md. 136 has a broken lid with the patent number. My other one has a good lid and box with 'patent pending' wording.
Plus, its super easy to find out all kinds of information about the sharpener using that number. Just go to the government patent site and type in the number.
You'll find that the md. 136 was applied for a patent in June 1973 and granted its patent in Dec. 1975. Now, you know more about the dates of your model. DM
 
These secondary Buck collectable items are loads of fun and of as much interest as the knife models. Many are very hard to find. Like Stumps 101 stone and the display model buttons/pins. DM
 
The 136 is the only one I don't have, But I found one on the bay and bought it just today. It is the one with the patent #. It had a good box and paperwork and looks to be unused for the most part. I have a set of the mini crock sticks but they don't seem to work very well. Most of this stuff won't see any work and just fill in space in the display.
 
Wow!! I'm glad I started this thread :D This is one cool education. As my name would indicate I am a devout Spyder-head and Spyderco is my main collecting item in the world of cutlery. But I've always collected sharpening equipment along the way. I have a few of the items you guys have photos of. I've had that model 137 steeling device and it really works nicely. I've even used it on fixed blades as well as folders.

Buck and Spyderco are a lot alike in that they make their sharpening equipment with the same high quality standards that they put into their cutlery products. Like I said earlier I actually cut my teeth on Buck and Ka-Bar knives. When I was a kid growing up we had a local hardware store that sold Buck and Ka-bar knives and I sure bought a lot of them over the years.

I'm sure going to take notes on all the items you guys have put up. I'm even going to get out my old Buck model 119 fixed blade this evening and sharpen it :cool: I haven't played with that blade for some time now. I also have a 1980s vintage Bucklite folder that I've used over the years and I think I'll sharpen that blade while I watch a football game. JD
 
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