The Peaky Blinders will use 'Buck119br' knives in the next season of the BBC series

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The Buck company has signed a contract with the BBC's TV series 'the Peaky Blinders', to promote its all-time classic product '119br' in the next season coming up this year.
Here's some promotional photos from BBC's official site.

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When I extract the first link and put it into the browser manually I only get to a login screen and no image.
I guess the problem is that you have to have a membership on that site to view the images ... put them somewhere where you do not need to log in to see them and it should work!

HTH
 
Thank you pal, you're very helpful. Can I put them on my Facebook page? Would Facebook pics work on this forum?
 
You are welcome.
I cannot help you with the facebbok question though, as I do not have a Facebook account. :(
 
Hey buddy, does it work now? I've put the pics on my facebook album, and post the links here. Can you see them pics now?
 
Isn't it a bit anachronistic, though? I know Hoyt Buck began making knives in 1902, but the 119 came in much, much later. The show is supposed to be set in 1919. IMHO, they should have gone with something different.
 
Buck is supposed to be the oldest brand of knives in history, no? So they've no other alternatives, 'cause the other brands are even later than Buck.
 
Ashenden said:
Buck is supposed to be the oldest brand of knives in history, no? So they've no other alternatives, 'cause the other brands are even later than Buck.
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Buck started in the 1900's, knives have been around for thousands of years, so...no, they've got plenty of alternatives.
 
What I meant was Buck is the oldest brand of knives still in business. What other brands of knives could they promote? Ka-bar? Cold steel?
 
Is Marbles still making knives?

Kabar was making them then, so was Remington.

I don't think it really matters. most people won't even notice.

I've never heard of the show, is it any good?
 
Ashenden said:
Buck is supposed to be the oldest brand of knives in history, no? So they've no other alternatives, 'cause the other brands are even later than Buck.
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Not really. There are older brands, although Hoyt Buck made his first knives in the 1900s, the first proper Buck shop ("H. H. Buck & Son") opened in 1947. I've got nothing against Buck getting some extra publicity, but I think they could have made a better choice (perhaps replicas of some of the old Sheffield made knives). It's supposed to be a a historically accurate show, and while some errors are unavoidable, getting period correct knives shouldn't be that hard.
 
heresthedeal said:
Is Marbles still making knives?

Kabar was making them then, so was Remington.

I don't think it really matters. most people won't even notice.

I've never heard of the show, is it any good?
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You're right, most folks won't care. I'm sure there are other mistakes that I haven't caught because they aren't related to my hobbies or interests.

I like the show, I'm a fan of British TV shows like this one, "Ripper Street" and son on (my absolute favourite was the brilliant "Inspector Morse" series).
 
Hi Ashenden, welcome to BF.

I'm curious, what made you join the forums? If I didn't know any better I'd think you were just trying to promote the show and/or Buck...

Just seems awfully suspicious to me but I'm willing to give you the benefit of the doubt.
 
No worries, pal. I'm not in the promoting business, unless it's one of my favorites. Although by showing off your favorite knives you can't avoid sounding a little advertising. But I just like to see my favorite cutlery products on screen. BTW, Buck119br was also used in Jean-claude Van Damm's Maximum Risk, no promotional efforts intended though.
And thank you for welcoming me to this forum, and congrats on your gold member status, and the privilege to use avatar and post attachments... So what do I have to do to earn such privileges?
 
Ashenden said:
What I meant was Buck is the oldest brand of knives still in business. What other brands of knives could they promote? Ka-bar? Cold steel?
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They could have a prop master design a piece actually appropriate to the period. I'm sure there are replicas of Sheffield knives out there they could use. I mean it's like this, the Roman soldiers in Gladiator carried prop gladiuses...they didn't give them Bucks just cause real, bronze gladiuses are no longer made.
 
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