Show Your Oldest and Newest BUCK knives

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bertl

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Oldest and Newest Buck Knives—Post photos of your oldest and newest Buck knives {oldest and newest is year of production, not how long you have had the knife}. Tell what you know about the knives you are showing.

My oldest Buck is a Model 107 made in 1946, +/-. The blade is 4 7/8” long and the spine is partially serrated. The handle is made of stacked Masonite spacers with a couple of aluminum spacers and one copper spacer in the middle. Finding this knife with the original sheath is a bonus.

My newest Buck is a Model 303 with three springs, made in 2025. The position for the sheepsfoot and spey blades is reversed from that of the first 3-spring version from about 35 years ago. I think this is the first time that Buck has no spacer between adjacent tangs; therefore, the tangs are in contact.1 107 masonite left side copy.jpg2 107 masonite right side copy.jpg3 107 masonite & sheath copy.jpg4 303 Cadet 2025.jpeg5 303 full length copy.jpeg
 
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My oldest could possibly be a 703 dated 1979-1985 but it’s hard to pinpoint the year.

So I am going to say that this 2 Dot 112 is my oldest which I think dates 1974-1980.
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Oddly enough, the Buck knife that I bought brand new from a dealer about a month ago is dated 2023. So that makes this Dymalux Oak 112 my newest Buck knife which my wife ordered from the custom shop in late 2024 and gifted to me that Christmas.
One of the things that make custom shop 112’s unique is that they all have hidden rocker pins whether you order rivets or not. That might be true for 110’s too but I don’t know.
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bertl bertl I absolutely love your 107. A Masonite handled knife has so far eluded me for my personal collection.
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In available catalogs the 107(106) is last seen in 1951 and the 121 appears in 1964. That precludes a direct evolutionary connecton but the familial history of making a fixed blade knife with a scaler has always been there.
addendum: I didn't catch on to the blade length not matching the model number until you pointed it out.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing that one. /R
 
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DeSotoSky said:
That precludes a direct evolutionary connecton but the familial history of making a fixed blade knife with a scaler has always been there.
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I agree. The 107 model number on this knife baffles me a little. If you look at the 1949 catalog, you'll find both a 107 and a 106 which seem to differ only in size. According to that catalog, my knife should be a 106, but it is definitely stamped 107. I have two thoughts—the knife was stamped incorrectly, or the smaller knife was introduced later and given the number 107 with the larger knife changing to 106. We will probably never know, but I tend to favor the second idea. Either way, I think this is a special knife.

Bert
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I'm a old new newb piker - had 110s in the '80-'82 timeframe. Had three IIRC, one after another as the each grew legs and walked off (stolen). Didn't buy another Buck until 2019.

So, my oldest is the 2019 192, and IIRC the anvil-marked 112 was bought from Buck's website the same year (not sure when actually built). Newest are the 55 and 119 built by the Custom Shop May 2025.
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Also have two 500s purchased this year, markings are small enough my eyes can't differentiate between 1991 (doubtful?) and 2019 - 2022 (most likely).
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Well, maybe I do have a couple 1991 500s? Both copies marked the same. Unless it's just the way the deep stamping looks - the letters in the U.S.A. stamp kinda run into the periods. I wasn't aware Buck had knives that old on their webstore? Or not? Maybe I'm just seeing/ not seeing things.
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great thread Bertl. I dont have much in way of old. maybe mid 80s or late 80s......so nothing that interesting to contribute myself in the way of old....but im enjoying y'alls that collect the early Bucks......
 
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