The Sunday Picture Show (April 23, 2023)

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Hello and welcome to the Sunday Picture Show. Share your Buck knives with others by posting pictures of them here. New or old, plain or custom, user or safe queen, one or a collection, we love to see them all. This weekly tradition was started in 2010 by ItsTooEarly (Armand Hernandez) and Oregon (Steve Dunn). Help keep the tradition alive. Feel free to click that 'LIKE' but lets not let it replace discussing and complimenting each others knives. Above all, enjoy the show. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)

On this Day, April 23, 1861 Robert E Lee (1807-1870) is named commander of Virginia Confederate forces (US Civil War)

Traveller (1857–1871) Originally named (ironically) Jeff Davis, he was a gray American Saddlebred. Lee acquired Traveller in February 1862 and rode him in many battles. He was known for his speed, strength and courage in combat. Traveller had to be put down when he contracted tetanus in 1871, out living Lee by a few months.
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Full story about Traveller here.
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Around 2008 Buck made a series of large knives for Browning's Living History Series. There were 6 total and Buck made 3 of them for sure. They are documented in the Special Projects list. 003 Robert E Lee, 004 Eisenhower/Normandy, 006 Vietnam. The 001 Liberty Tree and 002 The Alamo are not documented. 005 Crazy Horse is an Obsidian bladed knife so I don't know how that could be connected to Buck. Each of the knives has a wooden handle taken from a tree with some historical connection. The wood for the handle of the Robert E. Lee Bowie is taken directly from a black oak on the grounds of Lee's former estate in Arlington, Virginia (now Arlington National Cemetery).

Browning 003 Robert E Lee, Buck model 611, Black Oak handle with D-Guard, 500 made, 2008 SP list
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History erased.
Lee and Traveller taking their last ride.
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A stunning knife. I hope Buck returns to making commemorative knives like this someday.
 
Vaporstang said:
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What’s the story on this 119? Custom shop?
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Happy Sunday to all. As DeSotoSky (Roger) said in his opening post, one of the blades Buck made for Browning's living History series of knives was the Vietnam Bowie.
The brown wood handled knife below is an unstamped prototype of the Vietnam Bowie and the other 2 are Joe Houser Customs using leftover blades.

Enjoy the upcoming week.

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Thank you Roger the Sunday Picture Show and the History Lesson. Lee like Rommel was a competent General. Both were well liked by their soldiers. Both were on the wrong side of History. The photos today show a potato peeler that I “fashioned” from a spare Gut Hook. It is not too attractive, but it never leaves the kitchen.View attachment 2162541View attachment 2162540
 
Good Evening and Many Thanks to All who contribute to the SPS. Special Thanks to our host Roger. My Grandmother was a junker and I have followed in her footsteps. Love to save items that still show value and purpose. These four 110s were my last submission to the spa for reblading. All four were expertly refurbished.

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