Survival knife???

Thanks TooEarly....great article....really pans the 184 as a "Survival knife"....but it does look good!

I'm with xdguys....time for Buckmaster II.
 
I buy one every time I run across one for a good price. I must have seven or eight of them. I can't help it; it's a sickness. Same goes for the 188.
 
i have had a 184 and a 124 and other field knives
no i have no much exp with dressing deer

i know some former seals and udt folks
they tel me the saw back was not to cut through branches
it was to make a notch for primer cord or a notch in pier plyings for a
cord to attach securely to to hold gear out of sight

i have used the 184 as a camp knife and i prefer the 124
the 120 is also a good camp knife were weight is an issue
the 124 in a rubber sheath makes a great dive knife also
and i speak from experience on this..
now not every knife is for every use or person
your mileage may very
 
I have the full tang "plastic dipped" or what ever it is handle. Love it, never liked the hollow one. The teeth work on mine, I have used them before.
 
Here's one from an employee at Buck who's been asked to sell off excess knives from BUCK's back storage room on fleabay.....

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Wolfjohn said:
Here's one from an employee at Buck who's been asked to sell off excess knives from BUCK's back storage room on fleabay...
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Yeah, that guy has been selling a lot of Buck knives lately...I bet he grabs stuff when no one is looking and stashes it somewhere for sale on eBay... :D

Yeah! Here's a pic of his storeroom... :eek:

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Joe Houser said:
We used to get a lot of customers call and tell us they broke off the tip by stabbing it into a tree. I am sure there are many much more effective techniques for killing a tree but who am I to judge? :rolleyes:
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That's the funniest thing I've read all week! :D


Thanks Joe! ;)
 
I've got one, and I might very well be selling it.
As I've seen mentioned many times over, I bought it as a youngster in the mid-1980s, during the "Rambo"/survivalist craze. Never used it, though - it was just too darn heavy to lug-around on backpacking forays, and luckily "Red Dawn" never happened in my hometown. lol

KD
 
gotta hand it to "Joe", he nailed the 184's main design weakness - it's almost needle pointed bowie clip.
would hate to imagine anyone having accidently dropping a weighty 184 tip down on to pure urban concrete...
a most shattering experience shortly ensued.
 
Wolfjohn said:
Here's one from an employee at Buck who's been asked to sell off excess knives from BUCK's back storage room on fleabay.....

280384581114
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Wolfjohn,
This employee is our own Joe Houser. Great stuff for collectors. I picked up a Titanium Nitrate "Gold" coated 650 Nighthawk.
 
topol said:
I see many references to the Buck 184 as a survival knife. It would seem to me that I would want a full tang knife in a survival situation. The attached photo of the 184 blade is far from a full tang and it would seem that the "bolt area" is a very weak point especially if the knife had to be used for any hacking or chopping as would seem probable in survival situation. So why the continued reference to the 184 as a survival knife.
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I have seen plenty of these knives abused, even intentionaly busted with a vise and pipe, and that blade and handle joint usually holds solid. That is not a problem with these knives. The binding oversize sawback, the weight, and the bulky sheaths are more of a concern.

n2s
 
Seriously guys, when I get back from vacation in 2 weeks I'll dig my old 184 out of my Great Big Box of Random Gear, see what condition it's in, and get back to you regarding selling it. I'm not a collector and it's just wasting away in that box. Just going from memory, it hasn't been sharpened, I still have the two weird "anchors", and the sheath is in great shape. I do NOT have the compass w/ pouch anymore, and here's why: I bought the Buckmaster in the mid-80s, around 1988 or so I was living in a fraternity house here at University of KY and someone stole it (along with my favorite, Gerber Mark I bootknife) while I was away at an Army school. Never figured out who or how, but a couple years later a package appeared on my front porch with my Buckmaster and a note that read: "Kenny, a few years ago I stole this from you and I always felt guilty" (paraphrased) - but no compass or pouch, and no Gerber. So again, if anyone really is interested in buying this thing, we can talk about it again when I get back from my trip.

KD
 
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