The Sunday Picture Show (November 20, 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)


This picture is inaccurate as the ship was stationary when rammed by the whale.
The picture incorrectly depicts the ship ramming the whale.
The classic line from Jaws comes to mind... We're gonna need a bigger boat.

This day in History November 20, 1820 The whaling ship Essex, was rammed by a sperm whale in the southern Pacific Ocean, 2,000 miles west of S. America. A small 78 foot ship, to put the size of the ship in context, a large male sperm whale can be almost the length of the ship and weigh 50 tons. All 20 crew members survived initially but only 8 were rescued following a long journey, at the end straws were being drawn to see which crewman would be eaten to allow the others to survive.. The sinking inspired the novel Moby Dick by Herman Melville in 1851. The voyage of the Essex was beset by problems from the very beginning. The wiki account of the journey is a very interesting read.

Essex (whaleship) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Hippopotamous tooth handle on a Custom Shop 103. The only Buck knife with a hippo tooth handle I've ever seen.




Interesting Hippo Facts.
Probably the most dangerous land animal killing 500 people per year.
Are herbivores, the large canine teeth are for defense and fighting
Have the largest teeth of any animal.
Males can weigh up to 3 tons.
The canine teeth can grow to more than 18"
Eat on land and poop in the water
Eat 50 to 70 lbs of grass daily, foraging mostly at night
Can not swim but can move under water up to 15mph
Can open their mouths almost 180 degrees
Unlike the rhino, they have good eyesight
Live up to 40 years in the wild
George Washington had false teeth made from hippo ivory.

 

[Chilebrown]

 

[bucksway]

I once was looking for a Walrus tusk at the Blade Show in 2009 for possible handles for a 112. This is Mastodon from the Old Custom shop.

 

[Arian29]

Greetings,
thanks DeSotoSky for SPS and all buck fans who post and visit here.
119 with Compadre 104 and 113,

 

[Old Hunter]

 

[BuckShack]

Happy SPS everyone. Vanguards have the most comfortable handles in my opinion. One of my favorite fixed blades.

 

[tommycopper1]

Hello everyone, Here is a Buck 188 Bayonet on one side and Phrobis 3 on the opposite. I don't know how rare it is? can anyone help me? Just to lazy to open the book M9 Bayonet. I found it. It is a 1990 media blasted civilian model 188 and scabbard in green. Amount Made: approx. 1649 from Jan. 1990 to Dec.1990. This was the last year that you will see the FOUR line. Buck Knives parted ways in 1991. All versions of the civilian model 188 had the Phrobis dolphin put on the scabbard from 1989 to 1990. they were made of 425 ss.

 

[kyhunt]

Thank you for the SPS.

 

[pjsjr]

Thanks Roger for another Sunday Picture Show, that 103 is a beautiful knife. Thanks also to all who post photos and comment.
Didn't know about the Essex and how it's fate inspired the Melville book.
The Buck 315 Yachtsman was introduced in the early '70s. These are my three...
An OEM, bottom. The top one covered with Ram's horn.
The one with the scrimshaw is done by Dale Fisk, on swordfish bill...not sure if the Essex/Moby Dick are the intended subjects, but for the sake of this SPS I'm going to say they are.

 

[pjsjr]

This link might have the info...

The Buck-184 Buckmaster - The peak of survival knives!

History and peak of the Rambo style Survival knife - the Buck-184 Buckmaster

buck-184.com

Hello everyone, Here is a Buck 188 Bayonet on one side and Phrobis 3 on the opposite. I don't know how rare it is? can anyone help me?

 

[bertl]

Thanks to Roger, I'm probably going to wander around today with the phrase, "Call me Ishmael." running through my head. No one will match the hippo tooth, but here are a couple of knives (196 and 113) with mammoth tooth.

Bert

 

[bucktool]

Thank you for posting your nice Bucks every one
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110 Buck Build Out #17 Elk

110 Buck Stag Damascus

 

[jb4570]

Happy SPS to one and ALL! Thank you Roger for hosting this weekly event, same thanks to those who post photos or add comments.

Preston those 315s are awesome and the Fisk Scrim fits well with Roger's history bite. Here is a war time sailing ship and mock Whales tooth, to bad Captain Ahab did not have all the cannons that are on old Ironsides.

 

[jmh33]

Thanks to Roger, I'm probably going to wander around today with the phrase, "Call me Ishmael." running through my head. No one will match the hippo tooth, but here are a couple of knives (196 and 113) with mammoth tooth.

Bert

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WOW!!! Both are AWESOME!!
The 196 is WAYYY over the top!!
John

 

[Vaporstang]

Thanks for hosting the SPS! This eclectic mix is as close as I can get to today's theme : Yachtsman, 103, and 116.

 

[Uncle Timbo]

My thanks to Roger and all those who contribute to the Sunday Picture Show. This one is no different from the others as far as some amazing Buck knives.

 

[DeSotoSky]

Thanks to Roger, I'm probably going to wander around today with the phrase, "Call me Ishmael." running through my head. Bert

Funny, "We're gonna need a bigger boat" has been running thru mine!

 

[pjsjr]

Vaporstang Interesting tang stamp on the top 116. Don't remember seeing the tang stamp that had the 'anvil' above the Buck, USA before. Are there other knives with this order?

 

[DavidABQ]

Wow! There are some beautiful knives in this thread. My contribution to this thread is an old model 500 that my Dad gave me while I. Was still in high school.

 

[DDDWho]

A Vanguard and its 685 stunt double