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I ususally post something about 300 series slipjoints over on the Buck forum in the Sunday Picture Show thread. This little blurb seemed like Traditional guys ought to see.
(You know who you are) 300
The First Buck Made Slipjoint Knife.
We like to call the Model 117 , lifeboat knife with replaced Buck made blade, as the first Buck slipjoint.
But for the hair splitters, it would be a Buck 'modified' lifboat knife. First Schrade and then Camillus contracted with Buck to make their series 300 slipjoint knives. Camillus continued to make some under the Buck name till 2000.
BUT, for you folks who speak the ABSOLUTE TRUTH (you know who you are), here is the first Buck Made Slipjoint. Beginning in late 1985 Buck brought home the manufactoring of the models 301, 303,309 and 305. To show the difference, Buck tried a scale escutcheon with indented and ink printed BUCK to replace the stamped knife,bolt and hammer shield used in the past. The new dating system was also used after a few undated slipjoints were made in late 85/early 86. The BUCK shield ink had a tendency to rub off with handling. That with some grumbling in the ranks casused them to switch back to the old shield in 1989. Blade steel was 425M. Represented here with photos of 301s. FYI. 300Bucks
Top: Last Camillus version, double back brass liners. Middle: The FIRST ALL BUCK, not date coded. Bottom: #2 Buck shielded AND date coded(86).
Left to Right as above. Shown to view double brass liners on last Camillus and first Bucks. Also note Buck 425M blades are ~.012 thicker than the Camillus blade (Likely 440A).
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(You know who you are) 300
The First Buck Made Slipjoint Knife.
We like to call the Model 117 , lifeboat knife with replaced Buck made blade, as the first Buck slipjoint.
But for the hair splitters, it would be a Buck 'modified' lifboat knife. First Schrade and then Camillus contracted with Buck to make their series 300 slipjoint knives. Camillus continued to make some under the Buck name till 2000.
BUT, for you folks who speak the ABSOLUTE TRUTH (you know who you are), here is the first Buck Made Slipjoint. Beginning in late 1985 Buck brought home the manufactoring of the models 301, 303,309 and 305. To show the difference, Buck tried a scale escutcheon with indented and ink printed BUCK to replace the stamped knife,bolt and hammer shield used in the past. The new dating system was also used after a few undated slipjoints were made in late 85/early 86. The BUCK shield ink had a tendency to rub off with handling. That with some grumbling in the ranks casused them to switch back to the old shield in 1989. Blade steel was 425M. Represented here with photos of 301s. FYI. 300Bucks
Top: Last Camillus version, double back brass liners. Middle: The FIRST ALL BUCK, not date coded. Bottom: #2 Buck shielded AND date coded(86).
Left to Right as above. Shown to view double brass liners on last Camillus and first Bucks. Also note Buck 425M blades are ~.012 thicker than the Camillus blade (Likely 440A).
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Thank you for the post and information. I have two of their first production run multi-tools but I'm missing the first Buck made slipjoint. I'm guessing they're not easy to come by either. Great collection!
