Seven Buck knives in my collection, and now these two will join...

I read one person's belief that these scales are not real jigged bone, but plastic. I took my trusty flashlight and my cheater glasses and inspected real carefully. If these ain't real, then it's man's best attempt at a perfect copy via plastic ;) I obviously don't know for sure, but my thought is that it is :)
 
I'm glad someone else appreciates that set. I picked one up a year or two ago and I really like them. (I think I paid a little under $20, and still think it was a bargain. You probably are satisfied as far as having a representative of Buck's offshore production, but if you're interested, Buck puts out a Christmas gift tin every year sold in that same giant box store. This year the set is some kind of burl wood. Finding each year's set is a little holiday tradition for me. :)

Do you have a USA made black valox 303 in your collection? It's a classic.
 
No, do not have that model.... but eventually, I never know what will tickle my fancy ;)

So do you think I may be correct in believing the scales are true jigged bone?

I gotta admit, my recent purchase of these two knives and the canoe rough rider I jusr got, makes for some real cheap sarisfaction :) Paying less, not something easy to grasp anymore for me, lol! ;)
 
I have purchased two of these sets to spread across the country at places that I frequent by air. I like to leave knives at family members houses that I frequent so that I am not forced to check a bag every time I travel. I currently have one of these little guys in four states! Mine definitely made it clear on the packaging that they were synthetic jigged bone, and they looked it to me. Due to the low cost it might be worth an experiment. Heat up a needle and poke it into the scale. If the needle melts into the scale, it's synthetic, if it doesn't, it could be bone...
 
mtangent said:
I thought the 110 was made in China for a brief period.
The hew & cry, & high prices of USA made knives on the secondary market helped convince them to take production back to USA.
I could be wrong.
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the 110 has never been made overseas, a good portion of bucks lineup has always been made stateside, there was a thread in the Buck section about this a few years back, a poster had claimed to see a 110 marked as import in a sporting goods store, a case of mistaken identity
that being said the buck slipjoints look like great little knives regardless of origin
Nice score Pocket knife jimmy
Gene
 
Mine is definitely bone. I made a few modifications to it - ground a nail relief, and rounded a few of the sharp edges on the covers:

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I suppose it's possible there was another set with synthetic made. They have made so many variations over the years. You could ask in the Buck forum.
 
Thanks for the response :) I too believe mine are bone, and if not, oh well, I guess... for $3.75 per knife, I can't complain either way, lol! ;) They definitely look like bone in every way, unlike my Camillus delrin that is obviously synthetic looking :)
 
If you are really determined to find out, heat up a pin and stick it in the least obtrusive place you can find. If it's delrin or thermoplastic, it will melt and slide right in. If it's bone it will burn a little bit.
 
WOW, You guys are all over the map here. My friend and your Moderator Knarfeng has asked to step over from the Buck forum and comment a little. First off, I wish you would have started this discussion over in the Buck forum some but not all of the Buck nuts visit the Traditional forum but you would have gotten some precise answers quickly to some of the questions. Let me see what I can respond to here.

Number one: As stated the Buck 110/112 has never, let me repeat NEVER, been made Overseas. Let me repeat a third time- NEVER. What you do see are fakes made overseas, marked with fake stamps and fake boxes. By trade law they are suppose to be marked with the country of origin, usually on the reverse of the tang. But, some are showing up without that also. They are even faking the boxes to look like Buck boxes. SO, if you buy off auction sites, or other sellers with questionable history you folks beware of deals that seem too good.

Number two: Mr. Jim's knife appears to be jigged bone from the photo but the needle test is the test. The 'Value Line' of 300 series models have mainly been wooden scaled. BUT, especially at Holiday times special issues can show up in certain large stores. I have a couple of plastic jigged scales from several years ago.

As I have stated numerous times in the past, the 37X and 38X line of Buck pocket knives were created to supplement production as the factory was moved from CA to ID, BUT mainly was created to provide a certain 'Mart' store with knives that they demanded be at a certain price point. Production cost in CA and production effort in ID could not meet that price. They could not just walk away as this provided them with a tremendous market. They attempted to regulate and inspect the production overseas to meet Bucks high standards. You be the judge whether they did or didn't. On the Buck forum we have gone past the intense flag waving phase and actually talk just about the knives. Few find anything to be critical of in them. They are Buck knives.

The bolsters are slightly yellowish.

The current 2013 catalog has 18 - USA made 300 series pocket knives and 7 - 300 series models made overseas. As I said a few Holiday specials are not always shown in the catalog.

As production, equipment and worker experience allows, Buck is moving more and more of the construction of their offerings to our shores.

So there you go, if you wish to dig deeper in these subjects I invite to come to the Buck forum and start a thread on the subjects.

300Bucks, Buck forum moderator
 
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Very awesome information... thanks to you for taking the time to share that info, and thank you to Knarfeng for requesting your expertise :-)
 
PocketKnifeJimmy said:
Very awesome information... thanks to you for taking the time to share that info, and thank you to Knarfeng for requesting your expertise :-)
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I thought some of the earlier posts were incorrect. But anymore I'm sometimes unsure of what I think I remember. In those cases, I prefer to get the facts from an actual expert rather than depending on my memory. When it comes to Buck knives, that expert would be 300Bucks.
 
Knarfeng and you other guys honor me too heavily,

Seriously, If any of you guys want Buck info just jump over to the Buck forum and ask your question. There are folks a whole lot smarter than me on the 110s, straight knives and the newer models who are just itching to talk Buck knives. Just like in the traditional forum photos enhance the experience. 300Bucks is for what I collect, not how many I have.......my spouse might say I have too many now.....300


http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...2013-Buck-Collectors-Club-Area?highlight=BCCI
 
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IVANKERLEY said:
the 110 has never been made overseas, a good portion of bucks lineup has always been made stateside, there was a thread in the Buck section about this a few years back, a poster had claimed to see a 110 marked as import in a sporting goods store, a case of mistaken identity
that being said the buck slipjoints look like great little knives regardless of origin
Nice score Pocket knife jimmy
Gene
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I believe I formed my opinion from this table:
http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d104/lfh60/buckdatingcodes.png
I suppose I made an assumption, that a code for overseas production meant there had been overseas production. My mistake.
My thanks to Ivankerly & 300 Bucks for the correction.
 
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