The most American Knife

My vote is for the classic two-blade Barlow. You know Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn and all that... There have been many manufacturers. It is a very recognizable pattern in its classic design. The Russell Barlow was one of the early US ones. Sheffield made and shipped lots of them to the US as I understand it (bit before my time). Since the 60's, I'd have to say "Case".

Buck 110 or a clone were very popular during the 60's thru 80's. I think it was distinctly American and my No. 2 choice.
 
Totally agree with the majority with the Buck 110!
 
You guys might slang a rock at me for saying this, but I gotta throw a nomination out for the BM Grips! They don't have the iconic stay power of the Buck 110, but they've been around a good bit. American-designed from profile to locking mech, made here, and there's more than a few in circulation!
 
Long before Buck was around, Western knives were all American! So were Colonials and Imperials. Today, the 110 is highly recognizable as is the Ka-bar.

Joe
 
Spinny said:
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Kabar
 
killgar said:
Buck 110.

I think "bowie knife" is a rather generic term that people use in reference to a variety of knives. And I'd wager that far more people own, and carry a 110, than own and carry a bowie knife.

And I believe that more people in the US could identify a Buck 110 over a Marine KABAR. As someone who carried a 110 on my belt for several years, I've encountered many people who knew virtually nothing about knives, but they immediately recognized my knife as a "Buck knife" ("Is that a Buck knife?"). And again, I'd wager that far more people in the US own and are carrying a Buck 110 today than own and are carrying a KABAR.

To many, the Buck 110 is a boring, outdated, and even unattractive knife. But it is iconic, highly recognizable, often copied, and lots of people have owned them, carried them, used them, and continue to do so to this day. It has survived the test of time. How many other individual knives have experienced the same level of popularity in the US as the Buck 110?

People in the US must still be buying the 110, because Buck is still making them.

I also know that many Buck 110's saw use in the Vietnam war. So it also has a history of service.
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For those people they probably use the term generically, because they were so popular that for a lot of people a wood handle brass bolster clip point lockback is a buck knife no matter what.


Anyway , you know that a knife is iconic when your grandma ( yes grandma 👵 ) of all people notices your knife and says " those buck 110's were the shit back in the day, I wish I still had mine "
 
killgar said:
Buck 110.

I think "bowie knife" is a rather generic term that people use in reference to a variety of knives. And I'd wager that far more people own, and carry a 110, than own and carry a bowie knife.

And I believe that more people in the US could identify a Buck 110 over a Marine KABAR. As someone who carried a 110 on my belt for several years, I've encountered many people who knew virtually nothing about knives, but they immediately recognized my knife as a "Buck knife" ("Is that a Buck knife?"). And again, I'd wager that far more people in the US own and are carrying a Buck 110 today than own and are carrying a KABAR.

To many, the Buck 110 is a boring, outdated, and even unattractive knife. But it is iconic, highly recognizable, often copied, and lots of people have owned them, carried them, used them, and continue to do so to this day. It has survived the test of time. How many other individual knives have experienced the same level of popularity in the US as the Buck 110?

People in the US must still be buying the 110, because Buck is still making them.

I also know that many Buck 110's saw use in the Vietnam war. So it also has a history of service.
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100% agreed here. Good post. :thumbup:
 
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