Question on identify prefactory knives

[375dave]

Every now I get the chance to travel some looking for knives. This week I got out and found a 620,a 549 and this older hand made knife. It is well done with a nice job on the handle but I can not find any makers ID. I'm thinking it is not Buck but what should be the tell tail indicators if it were to be Buck. Just a hint or two. As on this one someone has taken a grinder to part of the blade.I know there are some out there and can always hope,,


Sorry about the poor quality photos, I guess I should get a camera and take some lessons from my shutter bug son.

Thanks
Dave T

 

[mbjannusch]

No not a Buck, the pommel is way off and Buck never made a blade like that, that I'm aware of. Nice knife though.

 

[ItsTooEarly]

Good find... I always have a good time going out looking for buck knives... I'm with Mbj, I don't think it's a Buck either
but I sure do like the handle on it... Don't give up, keep looking there out there... :thumbup:

 

[300Bucks]

375,
Do a Buck forum search for "knife photography', there is at least one really good thread a guy wrote for beginning knife photographers.
It should give you some easy pointers that will really help. Here's two I picked up: You can't get too much light and Steady, steady, steady hold he camera steady....

300Bucks

 

[375dave]

Thanks for the information.
One of the questions I had was did Buck almost always use the same pommel shape that they use now? Most of the photos I see of the older knives have that general shape with few exceptions.
The handle is still tight and in good shape who ever made it knew what he wanted to achieve and succeeded.
I will do the forum search for Photography.
Thanks
Dave T

 

[mbjannusch]

The pommel stayed consistent for the most part, with a few exceptions. Things like pommels with pins and without, pommels that screwed on and slight differences in shape, spacer configurations, blade stamp and handle materials. A good reference is the old catalogs in the BCCI website. Like any style of knife the more you research the easier it gets.

 

[375dave]

Thank MJ. When I moved the last time Ii let my membership laps, I'll get it going again and dig into it.
DT

 

[kn4wd]

the knife on the bottom looks like a marbles of Gladstone, maybe not made by them but certainly one of their patterns. could be a seconds knife but you would have to remove the handle to determine if it was tang stamped. I own the same pattern in a marked Gladstone with fuller, they made both if memory serves me the fuller cost 2.00 more when new. I got mine on my 7th birthday and I am 58 now it is still by far the best knife in the house.

 

[375dave]

I don't believe it is a Marbles, maybe a copy. the back of the blade spline is rounded, I have never seen that on a Marbles.
Thanks for the input
DT

 

[Fernando A]

I have a Buck 620 that looks like the top knife in your pic. Marked Buck
620<
u.s.a.
Having a hard time with I.D. Only thing I've been able to find refers to Reaper. Any help will be appreciated.

Fernando A.

 

[DeSotoSky]

I have a Buck 620 that looks like the top knife in your pic. Marked Buck
620<
u.s.a.
Having a hard time with I.D. Only thing I've been able to find refers to Reaper. Any help will be appreciated.
Fernando A.

BUCK recycled the 620 model number and curently uses it with the Reaper. Your 620 is called the CampMate. It is a Buck 120 with a Kraton rubber handle. "<" is the date code for 1986. Some of the standard 100 series fixed blades were offered as a 600 series knife with Kraton handles in the mid-late 80's to early 90's. Aways thought it funny they gave a "Mate" name to all but the 603 Skinner.
102 = 602 TrailMate
103 = 603 Skinner
105 = 605 PathMate
119 = 619 WoodsMate (black) or GameMate (olive drab)
120 = 620 CampMate
There was also the 639 FieldMate, available with and without the broached spine.

 

[Fernando A]

DeSotoSky,

Wow! Thanks for the info. and the pics. Blades Forum is THE place for knife info!
Thanks again.
Fernando A.