Rare 112 Aurum Etched Blades

Timstools

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Hi, sorry for bad photo i will do a better and post another tomorrow, all these arrived today from my friend the founder of Aurum Etchings. I would like to have the blades put in the Original Buck 112s that they were designed for. I dont have any ideah how to do this and would like some contacts of anyone who could do it. Do Buck knives still have a custom knife shop?? Would Buck knives do this sort of work if i sent these to them?
Most are very rare prototypes seems a shame not to have them in the knives they were intended for.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Regards Tim

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email me and i can put you in touch with some one that can ..
he worked for buck for a number of years.
his name is Leroy and he does a lot of work for collectors..
nice blades
 
I wonder why those were etched on that side of the blade?

You do want to write up a history of those.

I hope you keep them together as a set. Small fortune there.

Yes please, more pics. :thumbup:
 
to the best of my knowledge most of bucks early acid etch were on the back side..
Rich can supply a lot of info to this thread
 
Interesting info Dave :thumbup:

The only Aurum etch I have is a 110 four dot on the normal tang stamped side.
 
334dave said:
to the best of my knowledge most of bucks early acid etch were on the back side..
Rich can supply a lot of info to this thread
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They show up on Ebay some, really early Arum etches are often on the pile side instead of the mark side.
 
These are Aurum game scene blades from 1978. The complete set included 7 each 501, 110 and 112 plus 2 each 401 and 402 (these latter knives are from 1979). All are well documented but hard to find. Leroy Remer can do the blade swaps as Dave says. You will need 2 501s with micarta inlays and two inlay pins exposed in the handle. You will also need 10 2 dot 112s
(BUCK, .112.,USA tang stamp) for the other blades. All frames should be in new condition with the sheaths and yellow boxes. Each knife will cost around $30 to do the blade swap (contact Leroy for the exact price). The frames, sheaths and boxes will cost between $50 and $75 each on eBay. These completed knives sell for $200 to $400 each so it is well worth reconstructing the knives. FYI.
PS: The early Aurum black etched blades were all etched on the right/pile/non-tang stamp side of the blade. They (Aurum) appear to have transitioned to the tang stamp side of the blade around 1984. FYI.
 
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WOW!! Thats a nice heard !!! I need them!!!!!! I would display just them in my rare/odd 112 collection ....They came in square frame 112s 2 dot??? ITS A NICE HOARD !!
 
it is my thought the frames would be square also but i dont know when the radius frame started.. square frame 112's are hard to find..
rich would it be sq or rounded?
 
200.00 to 400.00 ??? I nearly got one last year for 125.00 and that was for a origional, no display case...But mabe some sold for that much...2-4 will buy some really increadable Bucks tho... You certainly got my attention!! They do not look sharpened A rare find Tim...
 
The two dots have square frames. The radius frames started around 1980 and were hand radiused at both ends of the knife, I assume to assist in getting the knife in and out of the sheath. They then started to hand radius the entire perimeter of the knife except for the thumb notch which was left square. If I remember correctly, the full radius frame started in 1982 when the powder metal frames were introduced. The square frames and hand radiused frames were cast.
 
Now those blades are nice and we all want them.... Leroy is the man to talk too like Dave said... You can email me or Dave I live in the San Diego area and see Leroy every so often... Well every chance I get that is.... He's in Post Falls, ID right now... He will be back next weekend... Good Score...

Armand Sr
 
Hi Thanks for all your nice comments Im fortunate to have these through a friend,
The Harley knife below is the very first knife Harley Knife that Aurum produced, ( I also have the first knife Aurum ever produced but its a Gerber not Buck)
I will try and get at least some of these into handles, most are from Mid to late 70s. Have a few duplicates also. Some of these never went into production.

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:cool:...I'm speechless regarding the beauty I see here...:cool:...:thumbup:...( I have so many empty frames sittin' around too...sigh...:o )...:p
 
Tim thanks so much for sharing!!! We all wish you the best getting them put together...I'm sure a few Buck Brothers here would be glad to trade for,buy,ect. your dups to help you compleat the rest of your set! [darryls has frames] Please do share any new gifts like that as/if they come to you..We can dream..............
 
:cool:...Tim you won't find a better craftsman/artist than the man that has been recommended to you. Leroy Remer is in a class all by himself. Many, many people can only hope to even get close to the level of perfection that Leroy has reached. Whether it's a Buck that someone sends him to work on or a knife that he's designed and built from scratch...there are none better than what Leroy turns out. I'll bet he'd love to transform those blades into what they were intended to be. Please contact him...:cool:...:thumbup:
 
Tool Time Tim,

Those are just fantastic!!! You should leave them as is and hunt for the factory issued knives....your blades with the factory issued knives and their history would make an awesome display. Thanks for the photos!!! Please put them in the Buck photo link at the top of the Buck forum.

jb4570
 
jb4570 said:
Tool Time Tim,

Those are just fantastic!!! You should leave them as is and hunt for the factory issued knives....your blades with the factory issued knives and their history would make an awesome display. Thanks for the photos!!! Please put them in the Buck photo link at the top of the Buck forum.

jb4570
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:cool:...John does have a real point there Tim...OH DECISIONS...DECISIONS ! ! ! ...:)
 
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