The Sunday Picture Show (May 29, 2022)

[DeSotoSky]

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)

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For those of you who may have missed my closing remark last week we are trying something a bit different this week. I am sure many, including myself, have knives other than Bucks. In the interest of community building, let's have a little show and tell about the other brands of knives that we have. Only requirement is that each post starts with a BUCK knife picture. After that, please feel free to share with us other types of knives that you have, a single user or even another collection. Alternatively, if not a knife, you could share with us something else that you collect. It would be an interesting big plus if you told us something about them.
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This Day in History.... May 29, 1953
Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Tibet successfully summit Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world at 29,032 feet. Given that Mount Everest is located in Asia, I thought it appropriate to start the Picture Show with a Custom Shop 102 Woodsman with an Asian Water Buffalo horn tip handle.




I would like to share with you some of my Iron Mountain Knife Company Stinger Bowies. (there is another another unrelated knife company by the same name)
A really tough company to find out information on, there is a tenuous connection to Buck which I will cover in another post. I do not have one to show but there is another identical looking knife by the Beaver Knife company. I think the result of a partnership split. The first and third knives have Dymondwood handles. The handle of the second knife is Ivory Micarta. If you look closely you will see that each of the knives I have displayed have a slightly different blade shape. Also, look closely at the bird head pommel tip on the third knife. I don't know what else to say about these knives except they just plain strike my fancy.

 

[Chilebrown]

 

[bertl]

This Day in History.... May 29, 1953
Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Tibet successfully summit Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world at 29,032 feet.

Ten years later in 1963, the American team made it to the top. One of the climbers, Jake Breitenbach, was killed at an early stage of the climb. My wife worked for Jake in Jackson, Wyoming. Jake's shop was an open loft above Barry Corbet's shop—Barry was another member of the American Everest team. There were no stairs going to Jake's shop and tourists would ask, "How do we get up there?" The answer was that if you can't climb up, you don't need what we are selling.

 

[bertl]

I doubt if there is a bigger fan of the Buck 303 Cadet than I. A plain-Jane version has been in my pocket just about every day for decades. There are some fancy versions, and Wilde Bill Cody’s single blade Limited Edition from 2006 with polished buffalo and mother of pearl is one of my favorites. Gerber made some nice pocket knives, also. In 1976 Gerber started production of the Silver Knight Series designed by Al Mar. I collect the 250A Silver Knights, which are single bladed and similar in length to the Buck 303 Cadet. These knives are well-made and very thin. Over the years they have come with a large variety of handle material, including many scrimshaw versions—of the two shown here one has zebra wood and the other black lip oyster.

 

[DeSotoSky]

C Chilebrown Those two 110's also strike my fancy.

bertl Very nice pictures. Thanks for sharing.

 

[matthewtstock]

Cabela's Alaskan Guide 113 followed by Cabela's Guide Series. The Guide Series are Japanese manufactured knives that were offered in the early 1990's.

 

[bertl]

I prefer shorter fixed blade knives—probably 4 ½” or less—and for me the Buck 102 Pro is a great fixed blade—actually any 102 is a great knife. However, there are some Gerber fixed blades that I really like and have used over the years. Two of these are the Trout & Bird and the Mini-Magnum. Both of these models were introduced by Gerber in 1969 with “Armorhide” handles. I think the Trout & Bird is one of the best designs of any brand for fish and small game. In the 80s Gerber changed the Trout & Bird design from a blade length of about 3” and an overall length of 7 7/8” to about 3 1/4” and 8 3/8”. In addition, the technique and material for applying the “Armorhide” handle coating was changed with the result that the color changed from gray to black. I prefer the earlier version. The Mini-Magnum was produced from 1969 through 1976 then disappeared for a few years before being reincarnated from 1981 to 1989. This knife has a 4 1/4” blade and an overall length of about 8 1/4" and is a great general purpose hunting knife.

Bert

 

[tommycopper1]

Here is a knife I snatched off of eBay for a good price!

 

[tiguy7]

Thank you Roger for doing the show and for the history lessons. I wonder if Buck needs to crack the Crocodile Knife market. The Buck General is 440-C, and the Linder Croc is 440-A. I sometimes wish that Buck made more Titanium knives. My son in law anodizes Titanium, so I can “customize” my handles.
The Victorinox 91mm Waiter has a skeletonized handle and an added saw. The Buck 186 Titan is difficult to anodize because the handle is cast rather than machined. It has a “skin” on it. The Camillus CUDA Aftermath attracts TSA attention for some reason. The Benchmade 943 Osborne has an aftermarket scale with a palm swell and underside material removal. The William Henry B-15 Titan has an added pocket clip, underside material removal, and the San Mai blade has a ZDP-189 core.
#1) no lock, #2) front lock, rear release, #3) frame lock, #4) AXIS lock, and #5) button lock. I am not too fussy about the colors, but they all confer a great deal of scratch resistance to the handles.View attachment 1830963View attachment 1830965

 

[pjsjr]

Roger, thanks for this Sunday Picture Show. I'm hoping that this will show me that I'm not the only one with this sickness of 'accumulation'...collecting. Show me that I'm not alone, Buck brothers. Thanks to all who post and comment about this common sickness.

Mine started at an early age wanting to hunt and fish and fascinated by rocks, coins, stamps, guns and knives. My Grandfather had some coins that he had collected and began giving them to me. Then it was on to stamps(anything postal), spurred on by a college professor who had a massive postal collection. When I was able to I was on to accumulating guns and knives, mostly Colt's 1911 and Buck knives. There have been a few other brands, GEC, Benelli, Randall Made, Benchmade, Winchester, and yes, bertl Gerber.

 

[matthewtstock]

Nothing finer than a Colt 1911 and it's variants......

 

[pjsjr]

Nothing finer than a Colt 1911 and it's variants......
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Please tell me about that front strap treatment, if you know.

 

[matthewtstock]

pjsjr Just a fairly crude stippling applied way before I acquired the pistol. Which was good for me as it reduced the value to collectors and put it in my price range.

 

[topgun03]

A 915 Gameset with Mesquite wood handles

Not so much collectors but most definitely my most used in the field. Over the years I'm sure I've used these to field dress at least a few dozen whitetail I've harvested. They're not much but I haven't found anything I like better for the task.

 

[bertl]

I’d guess most collectors have some knives that were bought not to get hard use but because there is something special about them. The Buck 694ER, a Limited Edition of the Alpha Hunter from 2004 is one of those knives. The elk antler and rosewood handle give it a special look. In 1975, Gerber introduced the Custom Series of six models designed by Al Mar. The first variation (1975-1976) had green nylon handles and didn’t sell very well. The second variation (1976-1978) had ebony handles, and the third variation (1979-1983) had stag handles. I like the ebony variation. Blade lengths vary from 3” to 4 3/4". Of the six models in the series, two of them have 3” blades—the C300A and the C300B. Those two knives are shown below.

Bert

 

[matthewtstock]

pjsjr you are not alone, I also collect way too many things. The knife atop Prince Albert is an Ulster 58OT offered during the 1970s. It belonged to my Great Grandfather, a pipe smoking man as you may have guessed.

 

[GPyro]

Interesting show.

Big fixed blades are cool, but it's the little ones I use the most.
Here's some of my little fixed blades I enjoy using.
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[bucktool]

My 119 at the cabin yesterday.

My first fixed blade knife. I found this Old Timer along the Boise River in downtown Boise Idaho, around 1972.
It has seen some use over the years.

 

[DOGPOUND77]

i like the big bowie knives.....starting with buck 124...

 

[matthewtstock]

DOGPOUND77 Nice collection of Bowies. I am wondering if you can provide any backstory/information on "Kenny".