Some one explain this to me.

DeSotoSky

DeSotoSky

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Buck knife for sale on Craigslist with the original "KA-BAR" blade. No pictures.

Buck knife used very good condition. The sheath is brand new and the knife hasn't been used or sharpened, but the brass is starting to discolor and it has the original KA-BAR blade. Folding Hunter lock blade, the knife has just been stored with very little wear or use on the knife. Model 110 and catalog #381.
 
The fact that the ad states "model 110" and "folding hunter" makes it seem like he's using the term "KA-BAR" as a generic term to describe a Buck knife. Maybe every hunting-type blade is a kabar? Interesting mystery.
 
Well, I just learned something new. Never knew KA-BAR made a 110 clone. Still doesn't explain why the seller is describing two different knives.
 
Midnight Rider said:
The fact that the ad states "model 110" and "folding hunter" makes it seem like he's using the term "KA-BAR" as a generic term to describe a Buck knife. Maybe every hunting-type blade is a kabar? Interesting mystery.
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Maybe, I think " Catalog #381 " is the key here .
381 could have been a cat# for the 110 at some point, but who knows how many different cat #'s the 110 has had over the years.
it sounds like he's both using Ka-bar generically for a specific knife, but also using specific Buck details to generically refer to a KA-BAR knife.
 
Catalog #381 was the number for the Buck 110 folding hunter in at least the 1980s and 1990s. I would assume that if the seller knew the catalog number, the knife must have the box also. I don't think the catalog number is recorded anywhere else except the box and dealer catalog. I have no idea where the KA-BAR reference came from though. The question I have is who in 2024 doesn't have a digital camera or phone to snap a photo of the knife to include in the ad. My 82-year-old father posts photos all the time when he sells stuff on Craigslist.
 
TheFishman said:
Catalog #381 was the number for the Buck 110 folding hunter in at least the 1980s and 1990s. I would assume that if the seller knew the catalog number, the knife must have the box also. I don't think the catalog number is recorded anywhere else except the box and dealer catalog. I have no idea where the KA-BAR reference came from though. The question I have is who in 2024 doesn't have a digital camera or phone to snap a photo of the knife to include in the ad. My 82-year-old father posts photos all the time when he sells stuff on Craigslist.
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It's gotta be a Buck 110 then.
The fact that they would use KA-BAR to reference the knife in any way is just so darn bizarre though.
 
dsutton24 said:
It probably is just a sloppy reference to the clip point blade.
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That's gotta be it.
It's so wild though because I've known " KA-BAR " to be used in general reference to any stacked leather clip point fixed blade, and I've known " Buck knife " to be used in reference to basically any clip point hunting knife or lockback, and " Bowie " in general reference to the clip point blade shape or to any clip point fixed blade, but never " KA-BAR" in general reference to the clip point.
That's gotta be it, but it's very odd.
 
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