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Just got a new Buck lite 482, the blade is much like the shape of my Buck bantam 285, but the steel has the look of the steel in the blade of my old Buck 110. What would be the difference. The belt clip is at the end of the handle. Really feels different taking it out and opening the blade. But I like it. I don't have any other knives with the clip at the end of the handle. Are knives like this unusual? Great knife.
 
If you like the blade on the 482 and you like your old Buck then you might like this video where the two were combined: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ID4NAWX3rs Buck's own site has the specifications on the blade steel of their 482, 420HC, same as the steel in their 110: http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=product.detail&productID=3660 My personal favorite in this category is the 486 pictured in this thread in orange: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php/744793-Opinions-on-Buck-s-EcoLite-series Your Bantam has the same steel, 420HC, per the Buck website specifications for this knife: http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=product.detail&ProductID=3095
 
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Just watched the video on you tube about switching the blades on the two Bucks, that would take a real craftsman. Amazing work.
 
My pleasure ver heiratet.

I toured the Buck Factory last month while attending the Collector Club Reunion and watched as an employee, in the warranty department, took apart a customer's used buck knife so swiftly and skillfully that it was if he had opened a can of peanuts. I could not believe my eyes. He swapped in a new blade and spent most of his five minutes sharpening the new blade and buffing the knife into like new condition. To this employee the pins holding the knife together were like a zipper to you and me: No problem. He drilled them out with a drill press in the wink of an eye. You should consider taking the tour. The Buck Collector Club will have another bash in 5 years so get ready now. :)
 
It would be a great day for me to see a Buck knife factory. When I was a boy if you wanted a folding knife that locked you got a Buck. Guess I still have that mindset.
 
http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...CI-25th-Anniversary-Post-Falls?highlight=25th

You belong here ver heiratet with that excellent mindset. Yes you do.

You can see/read some of the Buck Collector's Club 25th Anniversary meeting at the Buck Factory in Post Falls, Idaho in the above linked thread if you like. I've never met more hospitable people. It was a real pleasure for my wife and myself to visit the factory, the employees and the other collectors. This was one of the best summers I've ever had. Really was. We were treated like royalty and given enhanced factory tours. Some went on the tour twice!
 
I head up to Kirkland Wa. every so often to visit the cemetery where my grandma and grandpa are buried. I usually just go up I 5 but it would be easy to take a detour home, and go by Post Falls to see the factory. Would I need a reservation? I have an old 303 and a 110 that I would love to know the dates of. I think the 303 is 32 years old and the 110 35 years old. Maybe I could get some more information there. The 110 is so old the dating information I have found doesn't help. The blade is made out of an extremely hard steel, and really holds an edge. Bought it new in the late 70s. and the 303 in the early 80s. Seems like yesterday. Couldn't begin to count how many trout I have cleaned with the 303.
 
Here you go, right from the horse's mouth:

http://www.buckknives.com/index.cfm?event=why.plantTour

"TAKE A TOURCome by and see how Buck Knives are made.

We offer tours year-round, free of charge Monday through Thursday at 10:00 a.m., 12 noon, and 2:00 p.m.
Tours last about 45 minutes. Fully closed shoes are a must (closed toe and heel). It is a knife factory, after all. Children seven-years-old and up are welcome.

Please call ahead for a reservation, 800-326-2825 x172.

We are located at 660 S. Lochsa St. in Post Falls, Idaho (between Spokane and Coeur D’ Alene). Take I-90 to Exit 2 (Pleasant View Road), go south to Lochsa, turn right and follow Lochsa to the plant. Visitor parking is available."

Here is a link to a video of some of the factory and process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ey_ZdF1PwbY

Collectors here can help date your knives. If you post a separate thread asking for date information with pictures of the tang stamps, knives and sheath(s) collectors of those models will be along to assist.
 
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