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Mitch W.

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What would the oldest continually produced model in BUCK's line? By oldest I mean other than design changes, which are to be expected, which model is the oldest (102, 105, etc.).
 
The 103 is up there and can be traced back to the 110 but the stacked lucite models are older. They'll have different numbers but in those you'll see the roots of the 105, 119 and 120. There is a scaler back in those as well. HK, has some fine photos and examples of these models. DM
 
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I'm not trying to be anal, but the 103 started out as the 110. The question may not be answerable as there may be models still made that didn't have numbers assigned to them originally.
 
The early and unmarked 105 is the most likely candidate......118 style second.

:)
 
Yes, a very early sales folder calls the 105 their most popular knife......and that configuration was probably always the most popular, even before it had a number.

The 119 may be the most popular knife today, but today's buyers are far different than the practical hunters who bought knives in the 1940s and 50s.
 
I would agree that the 105 is one of the oldest and certainly was the most popular. You see more of them than any other model.


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hkingdom said:
I would agree that the 105 is one of the oldest and certainly was the most popular. You see more of them than any other model.


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WWWWOWWWWWWWW!!!!! Talk about dropping a BOMB!!!
Nice :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
 
I'm just stunned by some of the stuff people have......good grief. Amazing.

Never in my wildest dreams.......

:)

Nice stuff, HK.
 
My chin hit the desk when i saw that picture HK! Beautiful! Lot of "scrap pile" aka older lucites in that bunch. (pre-1947)
We can only go by what we have documented and what we have says the oldest running model is the 105. In the 40's it was called the 105 All Purpose Knife in Buck's catalog. When Hoyt started his mail order business in '47 it was the 105 in those early magazine ads.
It actually got the name Pathfinder pretty early on. I have undated catalogs that I believe are from 1950, even though they have a picture of Hoyt on them, and they call the 105 the Pathfinder.
Great question! I didnt know when the 105 gots its new name until I read your post. :)
 
Oh, my.

Holy cow.

The 119 may be the most popular knife today, but today's buyers are far different than the practical hunters who bought knives in the 1940s and 50s.
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AMEN!

I no longer feel weird that my favorite size in that pattern is the 105.

*SnoopyDance!*

 
hkingdom said:
I would agree that the 105 is one of the oldest and certainly was the most popular. You see more of them than any other model.


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HK, I am so astounded by this photo. I am amazed by the variations not only of the knives, but the subtle differences of the sheaths as well. Thank you for sharing:thumbup:

This thread exemplifies what I love about this forum:thumbup:
 
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