The Sunday Picture Show (December 17th, 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. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)

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On this Day 120 years ago, December 17th, 1903. The first successful powered airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. I had wondered why the Wright brothers of Indiana chose to haul their flier all the way to North Carolina. It was geography and isolation. The soft sand topography, steady winds, and no vegetation. Isolation was also important to the Wright brothers as they were paranoid about others stealing their ideas. The brothers had been to Kitty Hawk a number of times since 1900 working with gliders. on the 4th and final flight of 800+ feet the Flier was damaged on landing. Shipped back to Indiana and later repaired by Orville but it never flew again. Displayed many places but is presently at the National Air and Space museum in Washington DC. 2nd picture after 1995 restoration.

Buck 116 with Elk Tine handle. A 1 of 24 web release in 2019. Check out the clip point, unique on a 116. An ebony spacer and distressed leather sheath round out the attractive kit. Joe Houser's logo is on the COA so I assume these were his project.
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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. DeSotoSky (Roger Yost)

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On this Day 120 years ago, December 17th, 1903. The first successful powered airplane flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. I had wondered why the Wright brothers of Indiana chose to haul their flier all the way to North Carolina. It was geography and isolation. The soft sand topography, steady winds, and no vegetation. Isolation was also important to the Wright brothers as they were paranoid about others stealing their ideas. The brothers had been to Kitty Hawk a number of times since 1900 working with gliders. on the 4th and final flight of 800+ feet the Flier was damaged on landing. Shipped back to Indiana and later repaired by Orville but it never flew again. Displayed many places but is presently at the National Air and Space museum in Washington DC. 2nd picture after 1995 restoration.

Buck 116 with Elk Tine handle. A 1 of 24 web release in 2019. Check out the clip point, unique on a 116. An ebony spacer and distressed leather sheath round out the attractive kit. Joe Houser's logo is on the COA so I assume these were his project.
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Saw the exhibit in Ford museum yesterday. Had my 311 in pocket
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Good Sunday morning to you all. Thank you Roger, always look forward to this stellar thread. Thanks to all who post photos and comment.
That 116 of yours has a unique tang stamp, the anvil w/the B is ahead of Buck and the script is different...very nice piece! :thumbsup:
My 116 shown here is 1971-72 vintage. I found it in a small mountain town's general store in the late 90's. No box or paperwork and just a few, very minor, handling scuffs.
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There is a 120th Anniversary celebration today in Kitty Hawk at the Wright Bros. Memorial that I had considered driving over to, however this winter storm, with gusts up to 60 mph and torrential rain, has changed my mind. My Buck 116, circa 1972 is the only one I own (or have owned) - I’ve never used it for anything other than being a part of my Buck Knife collection. OH
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