The Sunday Picture Show (October 1st, 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, October 1st, 1908 the first Model T Ford rolled off the assembly line
15 million were sold between 1908 and 1927. The most sales of any car until passed by the Beetle in 1972. Compare today to Corolla 50 million and F150 43 million. In 1909 a new Model T cost $850. Ford introduced the moving assembly line in 1913 (Olds was first in 1901) and by 1924 the price was down to $260. The Model T had a 20 hp 177 ci engine (2.9L) with a top speed of 45 mph. Compare to Chevrolet Silverado 2.7L turbo at 310 hp. (I was curious and looked it up, the Beverly Hillbillies drove a 1921 Oldsmobile)
Fun Facts (source Carthrottle.com)
  • The Model T is nicknamed “Tin Lizzie”.
  • The car’s body is made out of wood covered with a thin sheet of metal.
  • Ford employees were required to sign a contract that stated they had to buy a Model T as soon as they were able to afford one.
  • The first Model T’s weren’t available in black at all, whereas a couple years later they were only available in black.
  • Back when only two roads existed in the entire state of Kansas, two Model T’s managed to crash into each other at the only intersection.
  • In the later versions Ford offered an electric starter instead of a crank starter, yet nobody wanted it because of the higher cost.
  • The crank starter could be rather dangerous, it could kick back and break your arm. On rare occasions the car would launch the crank as a high velocity missile.
  • No woman were allowed on the factory floor.
  • The Model T had no speedometer.
  • a very higher percentage of the Model T’s still drive around today.

I found this 1991 model 119 at a gun show this morning (Saturday). I was attracted to the Indian and Eagle etched to each side of the pommel. I'm thinking the etch was done with a laser and is very shallow. I used one of the grand kids black crayons to fill in and enhance it a bit better to photograph. Has anyone else seen a similar style etch on a knife?
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Nothing fancy here but I post this picture almost every October just because I like it. My old 301 that I inherited in mid 80’s.

I’ll throw the little 309 in also just because I like it also.😁
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Last week for SPS I brought a blue tinted large Vantage... today I've included a green small. Both are a type of paper micarta that Buck calls Paperstone. Great stuff... durable, warm, stable, attractive colors and made from recycled material. :thumbsup:

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Good Morning fellow Buck collectors. I hope everyone is enjoying their Sunday. Thanks to Roger and all who participate. V4V1 & V4V2 with a Coleman 242C circa '46 (a burgeoning addiction since finding this one in granddad's garage).

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Happy Sunday... took an 8 day trip with the wife. All I can say is that I'm not going to be living in the north east within 5 years. Such a beautiful country the USA is.

While I was at it, I picked up a couple Bucks.

Added one to my growing collection of little guys. Eagle and flag 526 withe the Idaho stamp.

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And got a NOS compadre with the red blade. I had wanted one of them for a while.

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The Ford Motor Company was incorporated in June 1903 and had about a dozen employees. The first model was the Model A—another Model A was produced about 20 years later. I've attached a copy of the first payroll from July 1903. Take a look at the hours worked and the weekly pay. I'm sure the UAW of today wouldn't think much of that, but for it's time the pay was pretty good. My grandfather appears twice on that payroll—the 6th from the top and then again below. He was the bookkeeper and general errand runner. My great-grandmother told my grandfather, "You need to get a real job. That contraption of Henry's is never going to amount to anything." Sometimes your mother doesn't know best.

Bert

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It wouldn't be Sunday for me without stopping by the Buck Sunday Picture Show. Always enjoy everyones pictures of their Buck knives. Thanks Roger and everyone for participating.
Got my Browning Mountain Rifle ready to go for muzzleloader season. Haven't decided which Buck to carry yet - that's always a hard one for me! 🙂 But I kinda like this Buck 113 with ironwood.

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Thank you Roger for the History Lesson and doing the Sunday Picture Show. My grandfather was a doctor who delivered babies, mostly at home, in the early days. In order to start his Model T in cold weather, he would drain the crankcase oil into a large kettle. If he got a call in the nighttime, my grandmother would heat the oil on the stove while he was getting dressed. He would pour the hot oil back into the car. He had a tank of Acetylene on the running board with a Copper tube running to the carburetor. A shot of C2H2 would facilitate the starting process.
The Valox handled knives came in 2 styles. Some were assembled with rivets, some were molded in 1 piece. The latter could get their lanyard holes enlarged to accommodate a push pin, quick release, loss prevention lanyard. This set up is a boon for bronc busters, sky divers, and pogo stickers. The lanyard can be quickly detached when using the knife to avoid soiling it with fish guts,View attachment 2340536View attachment 2340537
 
Henry Ford was also responsible for standardizing the 5 day work week; Monday through Friday without a decrease in pay.

I dont buy too many knives any more unless it's something special. I'm a sucker for El Cajon customs and Buck's damascus. Here's a couple I added this year.

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